What- Part 1 Flashcards

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What are the months of the Jewish year?

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תשרי
חשון
כסלו
טבת
שבט
אדר
ניסן
אייר
סיון
תמוז
אב
אלול
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What are the names of the שבעת המינים?

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Pomegranate רימון
Wheat חטה
Barley שעורה
Date תמר
Fig תאנה
Grapes גפן
Olives זית
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What was created on each day of creation?

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  1. Light and dark
  2. The sky
  3. He separated the land from water and gave it vegetation
  4. The sun, moon and stars
  5. Birds, fish, and insects
  6. Animals and man
  7. A day of rest
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What are the signs of kosher animals, fish and birds?

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Animals- split hooves, chew cud
Fish- scales, fins
Birds- not predator, Torah lists 24 non-kosher birds

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What are the seven Noahide laws?

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Prohibition of:
1. idolatry
2. murder
3. theft
4. adultery
5. blasphemy
6. eating meat from animal while it's still alive
Must have:
7. courts to provide legal recourse
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What is the correct order in which you cut your nails?

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Hold out hands in front of you; number according to above order; cut from 1-10

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What are the names of the 5 Megillah and when are they read?

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אסתר- Purim
רות- Shavuot
איכה- Tisha Beav
Sukkot- קהלת
Pesach- שיר השירים
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What is the correct way for putting on and tying shoes?

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Put the right shoe on first (b/c tradition says right more important than left, so right can’t b uncovered while left is). Tie the left shoe first (as a reminder of the tied arm tefillin), and take off the left shoe first.

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