Hebrew
Numbers
Numbers
אחד
The leader does this as he/she recites ברכו (and the community does it after)
bows
Israel
ישראל
they love to go to baseball games and eat at the synagogue breakfast buffet
Batya and Ben
This Persian Jewish queen saved the Jews in the Purim story
Queen Esther
3
שלוש
the group of ten jewish adults needed to say ברכו
מנין
blessing
ברכה
"welcome!" to a group of girls
ברוכות הבאות!
And he's the one who tried to kill the Jews just because Mordechai wouldn't bow down to him
Haman
10
עשר
it's the root that appears twice in the both the leader's part and the community's part
ב.ר.כ.
prayer book
סדור
the Hebrew word for the Bible (not just the Torah). hint: it's an abbreviation
תנ’’ך
it's the thing we love to smell during Havdalah
בשמים
8
שמונה
it's the community's response to ברכו את ה׳ המבורך
ברוך ה׳ המבורך לעולם ועד
light
אור
the prayer thanking God for the wonders of creation, including light
יוצר אור
we might be sad that it's dark so early, but now we get to do this nighttime prayer service earlier too
Maariv
7
שבע
it's the meaning of לעולם ועד
forever and ever
cat
חתול
visiting the sick and feeding those in need are examples of loving kindness, this in Hebrew
גמילות חסדים
He took the Jewish people out of slavery in Egypt
Moshe