The Torah
This is the number of books in the Torah.
What is five?
It takes two to Akedah, a father and son. This is the father.
Who is Abraham?
In this miraculous event, G-D appeared to the shepherd Moses in this form.
What is a Burning Bush?
This Jewish scientist declared "E=MC squared"
Who is Einstein?
He is our Rabbi.
Who is Rabbi Noah?
This is the Torah book immediately after Bereshit.
What is Exodus?
Who is Joseph?
This event is recounted during the story of Passover. Indeed, it is the endpoint of the story.
What is the Exodus?
This Jewish scientist helped develop the polio vaccine.
Who is Jonas Salk?
Kol Dorot has two locations- one in Oradell, and one in this two-named town.
What is River Edge?
A person called to read from the Torah is honored with one of these, which also refers to a Jewish person's pilgrimage to Israel.
What is an Aliyah?
When Moses was on Mount Sinai, this man, his eventual successor, was said to be half-way up.
Who is Joshua?
Who is Leah?
Though politically opposite of Justice Scalia, this former Supreme Court Justice was best buds with him- they even rode elephants together!
Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
Kol Dorot translates from Hebrew to "voice of", this word. Hint- think of L'dor va'dor.
What is generations?
This Torah book is appropriately nicknamed "the handbook of the Priests" because it has a lot of instructions for how ancient Israelite Priests should conduct themselves.
What is Leviticus?
If you've been to the Women of Kol Dorot-sponsored Shabbat Service, then you know this Torah character has her own song. Hint- the sea split for her and her brother.
Who is Miriam?
This is the reason Noah had to build his famous Ark.
What is the Flood?
This baseball player got special permission from his Rabbi to play on Rosh HaShanah
Who is Hank Greenberg?
Kol Dorot, before merging with Temple Avodat Shalom, was itself a merger of two Temples, including this former Closter, NJ Temple whose name means "House of G-D".
What is Temple Beth El?
This is the term for all of those symbols that tell you how to chant the Torah.
What are trope marks?
This Torah character didn't like his "smooth-talking" brother, but they eventually patched things up. But he won't be eating anymore soup, thank you very much.
Who is Esau?
This is the name for the part of the Service where the Torah is read.
What is Seder K'riat HaTorah?
If you grew up with a teddy bear, you can thank this inventor.
Who is Morris Michtom?
If you come to Services, you may hear the E-word term used to describe former cantors/rabbis of Kol Dorot.
What is emeritus?