Good Times/Bad Times
This bad time in Canaan forced Jacob to send his sons to Egypt to buy grain.
What is famine?
There are 5 books of the Bible that each are contained on one scroll. This one tells the story of David's great grandmother, who converted to Judaism.
What is Ruth?
Usually the first prayer a child learns, it is said morning and evening, and contained in the mezuzah at the entrance to a Jewish home.
What is the Shema?
When this happened, the Israelites were finally free of their Egyptian pursuers, who drowned.
What is the crossing of the red sea?
This scroll tells us the story of the woman who rescued the Jews from the evil Amelekite, Haman. It is also the new queen in the passover story...
What is Esther?
This prayer is chanted on Friday nights when we drink our wine, and before we say the blessing over bread.
What is Kiddush?
By conquering this city, Joshua enabled the Israelites to take possession of the Promised Land.
What is Jericho?
This book, perhaps the saddest in the Bible, is read on the holiday that mourns the destruction of the first Temple.
What is Lamentations?
This is the prayer we chant when we pray for healing of the sick.
What is the mi shebeirach?
This holiday reminds us of the destruction of the first and second temples, which both occurred on this date.
What is Tisha B'av?
This scroll begins the words "I am my beloved, and my beloved is mine,:
What is Song of Songs?
With a name that is very similar to kiddush, this prayer is said in memory of people who have passed away.
What is the Mourner's Kaddish?
This past Monday, November 9, was the anniversary of the Night Of Broken Glass, in which thousands of Jewish owned businesses were attacked, and hundreds of synagogues were burned in Germany. Historians call this the start of this terrible event.
What is the Holocaust?
This scroll tells us that there is a time for every purpose under heaven.
What is Ecclesiastes?
This prayer, usually sung at the end of a service, ends with the words "Adonai li, v'lo irah," which means God is with me, and I have no fear.
What is Adon Olam?