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Jewish Name Game
Match the words on left with their corresponding definitions in right
column.
__ Shalom A. A specific agreement with
God, sealed with a
sacrifice.
__ Yom Kippur B. An sacrifice of any variety of animals
or
grain (if very poor) given for
cleansing from sin.
__ Rabbi C. A child’s toy with four Hebrew
letters that stand
for “a Great Miracle Happened
There.”
__ Rosh Hashanah D. “My great Lord,” used as a
substitution for the holy
Tetragrammaton, the four-letter
name of God.
__ Ado-nai E. The capital of Israel and
the holiest city of the Jews.
__ Yiddish F. The first month in the
Jewish Year, corresponding
to June or July in the
Gregorian Calendar.
__ ( G. The Hebrew word for “peace,” a
common
greeting.
__ Sabbath H. The resident expert or
teacher on Jewish law. Jesus
was called this by His
contemporaries.
__ Hebrews I. A people or person who is
not Jewish.
__ Ark of the Covenant J. The six-pointed star that
is on the flag of Israel.
__ Tahnach K. “Head of the year,” A time
of prayer to prepare for
Yom Kippur and annual repentance
& rededication
__ Covenant L. A language spoken by many
Jews today, consisting
of German, Hebrew, and Slavic
language groups.
__ Torah M. “The Proper Way,” the Five Books of Moses,
consisting of Genesis through
Deuteronomy.
__ Yarmulke N. “Day of Atonement,” the
tenth day of the Jewish
Year, when Jews ask God for
forgiveness.
__ Sin Offering O. Time from Friday sunset to
Saturday sunset that
commemorates God resting after
Creation Week.
__ Sh(e)ma P. A special lamp, resembling
the golden lamp stand
used in the Tabernacle and
Temple in worship.
__ Jerusalem Q. The cabinet in which the
Torah scroll is kept,
housed in the Most Holy Place
in the Temple.
__ Gentile R. A noisemaker used to drown
out the name of
Haman, the villain of the Purim
story in Esther.
__ Menorah S. Another name for the Jewish
people.
__ dreidel T. Acronym for Torah, Neviim,
K’tuvim, the three
divisions of the Jewish Bible.
__ Bar mitzvah U. A skull cap worn by Orthodox
Jews at all times.
__ Grogger V. “Hark,” or “Hear!” The
first line in the Jewish
declaration in belief in One
God, in the Torah.
__ Nisan W. A celebration of a Jewish boy’s
entrance into the
age of
responsibility, 13 years old.
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