American Jewish History
Name of the 1st Governor of New Amsterdam
Who is Peter Stuyvesant
The first Lifecycle event a baby boy takes part in.
What is a B'rit Milah/Circumcision
The name of the first day of a Hebrew month.
What is Rosh Chodesh?
The number of years that Rabbi Justin and Cantor Mandi have produced the Living Museum
What is 13?
The number of pairs of boy twins in 6th grade
What is 3? (Chazen, Stein, Bergman)
The Financier of the Revolution
Haym Salomon
Name of the new status achieved when a boy or girl turns 13.
What is a Bar or Bat Mitzvah?
The object in the sky that is sighted to begin a new month.
What is the moon?
These 2 Kiddush cups exhbited last Sunday were used for weddings.
What are the Blue Ceramic Kiddush Cup (Eliza Ansari) and the silver Kiddush Cup with the handle (Sam Bergman)?
The number of girl/boy twins in 6th grade
What is 2? ( Ansari, Fox)
He walked in lock-step with Martin Luther King Jnr on protest marches.
Who is Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel?
Name of the canopy under which a bridal couple are married.
What is a 'chuppah"?
The size of the object in the sky when Rosh Chodesh is announced.
What is a sliver?
The 2 long fringed garments exhibited on Sunday.
What are Tallitot?
The title of our helpers Emma and Alex.
What are 'madrichim'
"Give me your tired your poor"
What is the poem on the Statue of Liberty?
Shiva or 7 days after burial.
What is the period of deep mourning for a parent, child or spouse?
The month when we annouce that we will increase our joy and fun.
What is Rosh Chodesh Adar?
The letter 'shin' on the mezuzah is the beginning of this word.
What is the first letter of the name of "Shaddai", one of G-d's 70 names.
The name of the game Simon Says in Hebrew.
What is "Shimon Omer".
Name and Religion of the current Vice-President's husband, whose title is 2nd gentleman.
Who is Doug Emhoff? What is Jewish?
Tzedakah
What is following the right path with the act of putting money in a box, to send to a charity?
We look forward to Pesach when this month is announced,
What is Rosh Chodesh Nisan?
What is the challah cover? (Ashley Shapiro) It had the words "And it was evening and it was morning the 6th day" also "And the heaven and the earth were completed with all their array".
Simcha Sleuth
American President assassinated on April 14, 1865 during Passover.
Who is President Abraham Lincoln?
The greatest mitzvah (kindness) of all.
What is one for which the recipient cannot thank you such as burial/filling in the grave?
Saddest or most bitter month of the Hebrew year.
What is Mar Cheshvan, because it has no holidays?
Language on the Belgian birth certificate exhibited by Julianna Flamm
What is Flemish?
The direction of the Ark in the Conservative Sanctuary, the correct direction in which to stand when you pray.
What is facing East?