I say Barchu, You say Baruch
And you shall love the V'ahavta
Pick Apart a Prayer
Exceptions to the Rules
Jewish Geography
100

Pronounce this word: בָּרְכוּ

Barchu

100

In the phrase בְּכָל-לְבָבְךָ which means with all your heart, which letter refers to YOUR

 Chaf sofit (Final Chaf) ךָ

100

What is the Hebrew word for Prayer?

Tefilah

100

Pronounce this word כָל

Chol

100

How many people live in Israel in 2023?

Just over 9 Million

200

Pronounce this word: בָּרוּךְ

baruch

200

Pronounce מְזוּזֹת and point to one example in the classroom

Mezuzot (singular is Mezzuzah)

200

The Shema is recited before which prayer?

The V'ahavta


200

How do you pronounce this?  יהוָה

Adonai

200

How do you pronounce  אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל  and what does it mean?

Eretz Yisrael = Land of Israel

300

If Elohay means God, then אֱלֹהֵינוּ means what?

Our God

300

Pronounce וְשִׁנַּנְתָּ֣ם לְבָנֶ֔יךָ  And then fill in this translation of the phrase: You should teach them to your....

V'shee'nan'tam l'va'ne'cha (teach to your children) 

300

The Avot v'Emahot means Fathers and Mothers. What is another English word to describe those people who have come before us?

Ancestors

300

Pronounce this word כָּל

Kol

300

Which sea in Israel doesn't have any fish in it?

Dead Sea

400

 The phrase נוֹתֵן הַתּוֹרָה means Giver of the ______?

Torah

400

 Pronounce בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ which means when you sit. And in English, describe where one sits in the context of the prayer.

b'sheev't'cha  - WHEN YOU SIT 

where: in your house

400

Abraham was married to Sarah and they had a baby named who? Hebrew and English required. 

Isaac = Yitzchak

400

The Hebrew word for happy is שָׂמֵחַ  - how do you pronounce it?

SA'MAY'ACH  (the chet at the end is not -cha, it is -ach)

400

Which seas border Israel?

The Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea

500

How many syllables are in 

אֲשֶׁר נָתַן לָנוּ תּוֹרת אֱמֶת

Ten

500

Chant this verse 

וְאָהַבְתָּ אֵת יְיָ אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּכָל-לְבָֽבְךָ וּבְכָל-נַפְשְׁךָ וּבְכָל-מְאֹדֶךָ

V'ahavta et adonai elohecha, b'chol l'vav'cha, oo'v'chol naf'sh'cha, oo'v'chol m'odecha.

500

Which of Abraham's grandchildren had 12 sons that went on to become the 12 tribes of Israel?

Jacob (Ya'akov)

500

וּבְשָׁכְבְּךָ  Pronoucnce this word

oo'v'shoch'b'cha

500

There are four major deserts in Israel. The Arava, the Zin, the Judean, and this well known one...

The Negev