All About Oraynu!
The full name (first and last) of our school's principal
Risa Morris
טֵבֵת
Tevet, a month in the Jewish calendar
The pigs' names in our Chanukah play
Mitzi and Seymour
Word for peace, also means "hello" and "goodbye"
Shalom
What is your teacher's job outside of Oraynu?
Works in a school
The bright room that we have our festivals in
Sky Room
Translation for "good"
Tov (טוֹב)
The Jewish psychologist that created the Hierarchy of Needs
Abraham Maslow
Mitzvah
Good Deed
What is the coming-of-age ritual that boys and girls go through when they are around the age of 13?
Bar/Bat/Bnei Mitzvah
At Oraynu, we are proud "__________" Jews
Humanistic Jews
אֲנִי
Ani, meaning "I" or "me"
What do we hold and shake on the holiday of Sukkot?
We hold the Etrog and shake the Lulav
Means "righteousness" or "justice"
Tzedekah
Who led the Jews out of Egypt for 40 years? (Think: Passover)
Moses
Name 3 other teachers at Oraynu
Carl (music), Allyne (1/2), Adam (5/6), Lindsay (7), and Denise (tots)
What is Shehecheyanu (שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ)?
The blessing for doing something new or for the first time
Name at least 3 of the 5 levels of needs in the Hierarchy of Needs
Physiological, Safety, Love and Belonging, Esteem, and Self-Actualization
Community
What is the next big Jewish holiday that is coming up?
Purim
What year was Oraynu founded?
1969
תיקון עולם
Tikkun Olam, which means to repair the world
Name 2 of the Jewish heroes we explored in our black-and-white exhibit project. Bonus: describe their contributions to the world!
Ruth Bader Ginsburg (activist and famous lawyer), Leonard Cohen (musician), Golda Meir (first female prime minister of Israel), Theodor Herzl (helped establish Israel as a state), Lillian Wald (social activist and founder of Henry Street Settlement), Sigmund Freud (studied the mind).
Tikvah
Hope
What year was Israel declared a state?
1948