jcc high holidays scavenger hunt

 JCC HIGH HOLIDAYS SCAVENGER HUNT Everybody loves scavenger hunts! They are a great bonding experience to do with friends, family, and community. In this hunt you will explore, learn, be creative, do good deeds, and much more, so we can all embody the essence of the High Holidays season. Engage your mind, body and neshama (soul) in these fun, heart-­‐warming, and creative challenges! Submit evidence of completion in the form of photos and videos to [email protected]. Submissions are due September 20, at midnight. Prizes: First: A full year of JCC Cultural Arts ticketed events (two tickets per event) Second: One month free individual membership at the JCC Third: One item of clothing from the JCC active wear collection www.calgaryjcc.com/high-­‐holidays-­‐scavenger-­‐hunt or on www.facebook.com/CalgaryJCC Checklist 1. 2. CHALLENGES High Holidays Edible Art! Get your creative juices going and make an apple and honey edible sculpture! PROVE IT! Don’t eat it before you take a picture! Shofar Hero! Be a rock star and blow your best tekiah! Take a 10 second video 3. Mitzvah Time! Take a picture or video on how The High Holidays is a good time to you make a difference in the do a mitzvah (good deed), give world. tzedakah (charity) and do volunteer work. 4. Trivia Time! Which one of the following is NOT a custom at the Rosh Hashanah table? -­‐Eat the head of a fish -­‐Dip egg into salt water -­‐Eat carrots -­‐Dip apples in honey 5. Rosh Hashanah Resolution! In this season of reflection and self-­‐examination, write down your RHR. Show us your best calligraphy! And stick to the goal! Challah Go Round! Take a photo and hold your Why do we eat challah in a challah proudly! different shape during this season? Bake it round, or as a key, or a shofar. Go crazy on the raisins to make it a sweet year! 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Send the answer along with a picture of a drawing of your favorite Rosh Hashanah tradition! Take a photo of your resolution posted on a high visible place in your home. H2O Live! Take a photo. Any wild life Start this year with a clean slate! creature in the shot is a bonus! Which body of water are you going to choose for Tashlich? Choral Cartis Bracha! Take a 15 second video. Gather your friends and family and create a harmonious New Year’s greeting! Rosh Hashanah Upcycled Use pieces from your blue/recycling bin to create a High Holidays sculpture. Take a photo. The artist must be in the shot! Get Personal! Write a kvitelach, a wish for the New Year, and post it in the HaKotel HaMa'aravi, the Western Wall replica at the JCC. Take a photo while you push the note in the crevices. The JCC will ship all notes to the actual Kotel in Jerusalem. 11. Pomegranate Ready! It is a custom to have this fruit on the Rosh Hashanah table. Jewish wisdom teaches it has 613 seeds. How many does yours have? 12. Kitchen Time! Cook/make a different Jewish tradition dish than yours, as part of your High Holiday celebration. 13. 14. 15. 16. If you didn’t go crazy counting, take a photo of your pomegranate and recite this beautiful blessing: “May it be Your will, our God that our merits increase like the seeds of a pomegranate”. Take a photo of your yummy dish! Hachnasat Orchim! Invite somebody new to your home; show your hospitality as part of the Rosh Hashanah traditions. Take a photo of your guest and share that yummy dish you made in the previous challenge! Stained Glass Sparkles! Where is this artwork located? What does the Hebrew mean? Find out who donated this work of art and take a photo of yourself in front of your favorite Jewish holiday. Your IDF Connection! Send a Rosh Hashanah card to an Israeli soldier, as they will spend their High Holidays in uniform, on base, standing guard and protecting Israel from any threats. No need to prove anything! Just go to http://www.stogether.org/send-­‐
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soldiers-­‐2 A Watchful Eye! Where is this piece of art located? Look for the detail that shows the artwork depicting another Jewish holiday. Take a picture of that detail. 17. Send the answer along with the image of the main symbol in any phrase. Shalom HaOlam! Create a peace message for the New Year to share with the world! Text or video. Share it on the JCC Facebook page, Twitter and all social media. 18. Israeli Tips! Why is Rosh Hashanah the only festival that is celebrated in Israel over two consecutive days? Program developed and produced by Shula Banchik, Calgary JCC Cultural Arts & Israeli Program Manager, Fall 2015.