Ashrei
The first line of Ashrei ends with a sneaky word, which we cannot be translate to English! Wow.
What is "Selah"
This expression means "To Life!" and with our glasses of grape juice we say this before we drink.
What is Li-Chayyim?
I have a Dog, but she never wags her tail because in Hebrew Dag means this.
What is a FISH?
I give you the number of books in the Torah PLUS the number of your grade. Then I subtract the number of the month of May. I lose one from my first number.
True or False?
It's a strange time, but in Israel they marked the birthdays of trees by planting new trees on this day. No, it's not the second day of Shevat.
What is TU B'shevat? (the 15th)
Many people "OPEN" their hands at this word because the line says "you OPEN your hand". This is the first word in the line of PEY.
What is Po-te-ach?
A wimpel is a swaddling cloth usually given to newborn babies before this important ceremony. Any one know the answer? Bueller?
What is a baby naming ceremony, or Brit Milah.
He sold sea shells by the sea shore. Say it fast in English to describe a boy. In Hebrew though, the seller is feminine because the word "He" means ...
What is "SHE"?
True or false, Kitah Dalet did an AWESOME job this morning.
TRUE!!
Like to build houses? Good. In five months we'll be building temporary huts, which give us the name of this holiday.
What is Sukkot?
The Ashrei is called an acrostic, because each line follows the Hebrew alphabet. Oh no - This letter fell (Noffel) from the Ashrei order. Find that letter.
What is NUN?
For those who convert to join the Jewish community, you have to immerse yourself in a ritual bath, which is also called this in Hebrew.
What is the MIKVAH (Mikveh)
What is because a house is BAYIT in Hebrew?
There are ONLY five Sundays of Hebrew school left? Oh no, I want more!
True or False?False - there are only 3 sundays left.
If I counted Sheva yamim in Hebrew, I'd have a Shauvah. This holiday means many Shavua-s and comes in about 1 month.
What is SHavuot?
These two MAgnificent words that sit next to each other have the same Root (shoresh) that we use for King. Find these doubled words in the second page of the Ashrei.
What are "Malchutecha Malchut"?
Think you're done with Hebrew school after 7th grade? Nope, not until you've gotten to 10th grade when you celebrate this Re-affirming Ceremony.
What is Confirmation?
This word can't open a lock. I will tell you why. It means BECAUSE in Hebrew.
What is Key
If aleph equals one, bet equals two, and yud-aleph equals eleven, then L-Gimel equals 30. True or False?
False. Gimel (ג) equals 3, and Lamed (ל) equals 30.
(ל) + (ג) = 33
Starting on this holiday we count 49 days until the next big holiday of Shavuot. This period of counting is called the Omer. This holiday is the first day we count.
What (or When) is Pesach?
Since ב is the second letter in Hebrew, it should be the second line in the Ashrei. Instead this word starts line 5
What is 'Be-chol" בכל
Sorry boys the ladies get to go a year early. This is the age where girls USED to be called up to the Torah.
What is 12 years old?
I sat down for dinner and my MA said there was a fork in her LEG. A fork in Ma's LEG!! Don't try this at home but tell me the Hebrew word for Fork.
What is Maz-leg
מַזְלֵג
Wait for a full moon because many Jewish holidays like Sukkot, Purim and Passover all fall in the middle of the Jewish months. True, or False?
What is True!
Next year is that almost all the holidays fall on Sunday. Purim will be on a Saturday night next year, so the second day of Purim (the name of the city where Esther lived) will be on right on Sunday.
What is Shushan Purim?