First Review Session Flashcards
Shabbat
weekly Sabbath on Saturday (stems from words to cease and seven)
Rosh HaShana
New Year (Fall)
Yom Kippur
Day of Atonement (Fall)
Sukkot
Feast of Tabernacles (Fall)
Hanukkah
Winter
Pessach
Passover (Spring)
Shavu’ot
Feast of Weeks (Summer)
When is the Sabbath?
Friday sunset to Saturday sunset
Kiddush
Blessing or Sanctification of the Sabbath (ceremony)
Challah (Hallah)
Kiddush bread (braided bread); usually 2 loaves of it
Havdalah
Separation; Ceremony on Saturday night to end the Sabbath
How many candles are on the dinner table Friday night to welcome the Sabbath?
2 (Kiddush candles)
Kiddush cup
wine
Why 2 loaves of bread?
represents the 2 portions of Manna that God allowed Israelites to collect on the Sabbath
Habdalah candle
braided; usually has 6 very skinny strings (6 work days)