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| having the emotional intent to make activity meaningful |
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| going beyond the required mitzvah |
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| doing the right thing even if not required |
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| being a generally decent person |
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| telling another to change their ways |
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| the commandment not to ignore another's misery |
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| Do not destroy the enviroment |
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| No direct mentioning of G-D in the Megillat Esther |
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| in walled cities, such as jerusalem, Purim is celebrated on the 15th of ADAR |
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| one of the mitzvot of Purim is giving gifts to the poor and needy |
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| the shabbat before Pesach |
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| Main Commandments of Pesach |
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| 1)-eat matzah 2)-tell the Pesach story |
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| the tradition of leaning comfortabally at the Seder |
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| Connection between Pesach & Shavout |
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| on Pesach B'nai Yisrael got their freedom. On Shavuot B"Y recieved the Ten Commandments so that they can worship Hashe, which gives a purpose and guidelines for their freedom |
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| the 7 weeks counted between the 2nd day of Pesach & Shavuot |
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| the three days before recieving the Ten Commandments |
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| the basic storyline or text |
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| an added explanation, interpretation, or commentary on a text |
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| A Rabbinacally Ordained Holiday |
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| a Jewish holiday established by the rabbis vs. Hashem |
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| ancient books that didn't make into the Tanach |
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| Israels Borders & Peace Treaties |
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Borders: Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt
Treaties: Egypt & Jordan |
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| Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Kineret, Jordan River, Yam Hamelach |
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| Israel's main cities & regions |
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Israel's Independence: 1948 (before 1948 called: Palestine)
Northern regions: Golan & Galil
Southern region: Negev
Main airport: Ben Gurion
Main seaport: Haifa
Yafo: the ancient city that Tel Aviv was built next to
Tel Aviv: the 1st Hebrew city is known as the city that never sleeps
Yerushalaim: Israel's 3,000 year old capital city, four major religions (Jews, Christians, Muslems & Armenians), rules by Jordan from 1948 till the Six Day war (1967)
Metzadah (= fortress): tall mountain in southeast was a fortress for the Jews' revolt against the Romans in 73 C.E.
Eilat: southernmost city, by the Gulf of Aqaba
Suez Canal: ships travel thriugh to reach the Meditteranean Sea |
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| those who support a Jewish state in Israel are |
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| haganah became Israel's army, named Tzahal after 1948 |
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| in a Kibbutz you don't own your home privately |
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| Jews refer to any land outside of Israel |
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| blaming another for something which is NOT their fault |
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| discriminatin against Jews |
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| Jewish identity of an individual lost because of blending with other cultures\religions\customs |
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| Israel's national anthem, the Hatikvah= the hope, reminds us of those who were forced to leave their home, and live in exile, andthe long wait for 2,000 years until they could return to the land of Israel |
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