This or That?
(Hebrew letters)
Shema - שֽׁמַע
Israel Geography
Biblical Leaders
Holidays
100

This letter is vet

בּ   vs   ב

What is on the right?

 ב  

100

We do this action during the שֽׁמַע (Shema).

What is putting our right hand over our eyes?

100

This is the saltiest body of water in Israel.

What is the Dead Sea?

100

This person saved the Jews from Haman.

Who is Queen Esther?

100

This is the Holiday of Lights.

What is Channukah?

200

This letter is khaf

כ   vs   כּ

What is on the left?

  כ  

200

In English, שֽׁמַע (shema) means...

Hear  /  Listen  /  Pray  /  Understand

What is  Hear  OR  Listen?

200

60% of the land is this kind of environment.

What is dessert?
200

This person had a coat of many colors.

Who is Joseph?

200

This is the holiday of matzah?

What is Passover?

300

This letter is reish

ר   vs   ך

What is on the left?

   ר  

300

When we say the שֽׁמַע (Shema) we are speaking to _______.

What is the Children of Israel?

So, basically Jews.

300

This city is also called the City of Gold.

What is Jerusalem?

300

This person turned his staff into a snake.

Who is Moses?

... Or who is Aaron?

300

This is the holiday of trees.

What is Tu B'shvat?

400

This letter is tzadi

צ   vs   ע

What is on the left?

  צ  

400

This is a place, other than a siddur, where you can find the שֽׁמַע written.

What is the Torah?

What is a mezuzah?

What is a chumash?

what is a machzor?

What is tefilin?

400

This is the "most modern city in Israel."

What is Tel Aviv?

400

This person was known for his hospitality and had a tent with four doors: 

one to the east,

one to the west,

one to the north,

and one to the south.

Who is Abraham?

400

This is the Holiday of Booths.

What is Sukkot?

500

This letter is vav

ז    vs    ו

What is on the right ?

ו

500

If we say the שֽׁמַע every opportunity we get, we will say it at least ______ times per day.

What is 3?

On week days, without a Torah reading, we say it:

- During shacharit, the morning service

- NOT during mincha, the afternoon service

- During ma'ariv, the evening service

- and when we lay down to go to sleep at night.

500

This is the Hebrew name for the Western Wall.

What is the Kotel?

And another name in English is the Wailing Wall.

500

This person is NOT a mathriarch.

Chooses 1:

Sarah

Rachel

Ruth

Rebecca

Who is Ruth?

Sarah was married to Abraham.

Rachel (along with Leah) was married to Jacob.

Rebecca was married to Isaac.

500

This is the Holiday of Weeks?

What is Shavuot?