Holidays
How many plagues are in the story of Passover?
Bonus 100 points if you can list them IN ORDER
10!!
blood, frogs, lice, wild beasts, cattle disease, boils, hail, locusts, darkness, first born death
What is the Jewish New year called?
Rosh Hashanah
What is the Hebrew word for giving charity?
Tzedaka
What is the Jewish Dietary rules called?
Kosher
how many times does Israel fit inside of Texas?
32 times!
Which holiday is the MOST holy of all of the holidays?
Yom Kippur
What do we do during Simchat Torah?
Read the Torah / dance with the Torah
Give me an example of a Mitzvah
1. Lighting the menorah at Hanukkah
2. Not stealing money
3. Not saying unkind things to your parents
4. Giving charity
5. Not making fun of anyone else
6. Visiting sick people
7. To celebrate Passover, Shavuot and Sukkot
8. Not gossiping about other people
9. Don’t stay angry at people (don’t bear a grudge)
What was the mountain the Jews got the 10 commandments from, called?
Mt. Sinai
What is Israel's currency called?
Shekels
How many seeds are in a pomegranate?
613!! (The amount of Mitzvot)
Which holiday lasts eight days long?
Hannukah
What is Bikkur Cholim? Why is it important
150 points - Visiting the sick
150 points - it's important because we need to care for the sick and be there for them. It's a mitzvah to care for others
How do you say ARM in Hebrew?
Zroah!
What happens when we say "Haman"?
BOOOOOOOOOO AHHHHHH MAKE SOME NOISEEEE
What do we read the story of Purim out of?
Megillah!
What do we call the birthday of the Trees?
Tu Bishvat
Which one of the ten commandments involved TWO other people besides yourself?
Honoring your father and mother
During Parashat Noach, how did Noach know it was safe to get off the boat?
He sent a dove that came back with an olive branch
When did Israel became an independent country?
1948
What holiday did we learn about last class?
Israel's independence day, Yom Ha'atzmaot
What is one thing that happens during Sukkot?
1. We shake the four species
2. We eat and build a Sukkah
3. We read the Torah
613!!! Just as many as seeds in a pomegranate!
This occurred when the Egyptions were chasing us after we left Egypt. Moses used his staff to make this happen, but it didn't happen until someone was brave enough to show trust in G-d.
Splitting of the Red Sea
Which city in Israel is one of the oldest cities IN THE WORLD
Akko