WORDS, WORDS, WORDS
The Hebrew word for Truth
אמת
(Emet)
This is the Jewish holiday that celebrates the Israelite's freedom from Egyptian slavery.
What is Passover
Letters that appear on a dreidel
ג,נ,ש,ה
Triple points if you can say which each one stands for
I didn't pitch in a world series game because it was Yom Kippur
Who is Sandy Kolfax
Julia's favorite middot for our class to practice: מיעוט שיחה. Which one is that/What does that mean?
Minimizing small talk
This is the word for 'Joy' in Hebrew
שמחה
(Simcha)
How many books are in the Torah
If Chanukah occurs during Shabbat, which Candles should be lit first?
Chanukah, then Shabbat, because loghting Chanukah candles would count as work which is forbidden during Shabbat
This famous bombshell blonde converted to Judaism to marry her second husband Arthur Miller
Who is Marilyn Monroe
What did Maimonides say not to do while visiting the sick?
'One who visits a sick person shall not sit upon the bed, or in a chair or on a bench or any elevated place, or above the head side of the patient, but should wrap him/herself up and sit below the head side [of the bed], pray for the sick person’s recovery, and depart.'
This is an exact line from this prayer: סומך נופלים ורופא חולים
What is the Amidah
The reason Miriam was cursed with Leprosy
She gossiped with Aaron over Moses marrying a Kushite woman
How many candles are needed (shameshim included) to celebrate all 8 nights of Chanukah?
44
Name one Jewish supreme court justice.
Who is Ruth Bader Ginsberg?
600 points if you say anyone else.
Something we can say about a person who has passed; a way to practice כבוד המת (Kvod Hamet)
An honorific; May their memory be a blessing
100 points if you can recall the honorific for Pele our class came up with
This is the Hebrew word for "to listen"
שמע
500points if you can name a prayer that contains this word
Esau gave up his birthright for this dish
What is Lentil soup
What are the four kinds of temperment discussed in Pirkei Avot
Quick to anger, quick to forgive
Slow to anger, slow to forgive
Quick to anger, slow to forgive
Slow to anger, quick to forgive
This Jewish band of sisters has a music video featuring them dancing down Ventura Boulevard
Who is HAIM?
This is how our class practices שמירת הגוף (Shmirat Haguf)
We spend time having fun outside when we can
This Hebrew letter is the only letter that does not appear in the alphabetical acrostic of the Ashrei Prayer. In other words, there is no line in the Ashrei that has a word begin with this letter.
(נ)NUN
Why Did Eli the Cohen bless Channah?
He made the assumption she was saying her prayers for a child in silence due to drunkenness rather than her devoutness.
What is the major difference between an Ashkenazi and a Sephardic Synagogue?
The bimah in an Askenazi synagogue is built like a stage with an audience seated like a recital hall, while a Sephardi bimah is placed in the center of a rounded synagogue with circle of seats on all sides like a Greek amphitheater
This Jewish actor is famous for portraying a character with a prominent scarred face and tragic backstory.
Who is Daniel Radcliffe ?
The middot Julia has to practice this middot almost every class.
דן לכף זכות or ארך אפים
Dan L’Chav Zechut) or (Erech Apayim)
Benefit of the doubt OR slow to anger
Half points if only in English
1000 points if both in Hebrew