Macabee Emblem
Name:
Address:
Telephone : ______E-Mail:
Unit: ______District:
Activities for Earning the Macabee Emblem
My Name ______
I. Names
In your notebook, provide the following Jewish names:
- Your own
- Your mother's
- Your father's
- One grandfather's
- One grandmother's
- A synagogue in your area
Counselor ______
Date ______
II. Holidays
In your notebook, provide the Hebrew names of four of the following Jewish holidays. In addition, tell three facts about each of the four and carry out at least one suggested activity connected with each of the four holidays.
- Passover
Hebrew Name:
Three Facts :
One Activity:
- New Year
Hebrew Name:
Three Facts :
One Activity:
- Day of Atonement
Hebrew Name:
Three Facts :
One Activity:
- New Year of the Trees
Hebrew Name:
Three Facts :
One Activity:
- Sabbath
Hebrew Name:
Three Facts :
One Activity:
- Feast of Booths
Hebrew Name:
Three Facts :
One Activity:
- Feast of Weeks
Hebrew Name:
Three Facts :
One Activity:
- Israel Independence Day
Hebrew Name:
Three Facts :
One Activity:
- Feast of Lots
Hebrew Name:
Three Facts :
One Activity:
- Festival of Lights
Hebrew Name:
Three Facts :
One Activity:
Counselor ______
Date ______
III. Terms
In your notebook, tell what each of these terms means.
- Mazal tov
- Shalom
- Yom tov
- Torah
- Mitzvah
Counselor ______
Date ______
IV. Symbols, Objects and Articles
In your notebook, identify five of the following objects. Indicate how they are used. Draw three of the five articles or construct them out of wood, oaktag, cardboard, Styrofoam, metal, or other materials as suggested.
- Siddur (prayer book)
- Shofar
- Mezuzah
- Matzah
- Lulav
- Menorah
- Dreidle (called "svivon" in Hebrew)
- Tallit (some pronounce it "tallis")
- Haggadah
With the approval of your counselor, you may substitute two of the following symbols for two of the above symbols: Magen David (Star of David), afikoman, gragger. kippah (yarmulkah), Aron Ha-Kodesh (Holy Ark).
Counselor ______
Date ______
V. Community Helpers
In your notebook, briefly tell what two of the following persons do. In both cases, give the name of one such person in your community or in a nearby one. interview one of them.
- Rabbi
- Cantor
- Jewish educator (principal, teacher)
- Jewish Community Center worker (JCC or YMHA)
- sofer (scribe)
- Jewish Federation worker
Counselor ______
Date ______
VI. Heroes
In your notebook tell briefly about five of the following important Jews.
- Abraham
- Moses
- Mordecai
- Judah Maccabee
- Hillel
- Rabbi Akiba
- Haym Salomon
- Theodor Herzl
- Anatoly (Natan) Shcharansky
- Deborah
- Queen Esther
- Maimonides
- Chaim Weizmann
- David Ben Gurion
- Golda Meir
Counselor ______
Date ______
APPLICATION
This is to certify that
Name: ______
Address: ______
City: ______State ______Zip ____
a member of Tiger Group number ______
affiliated with Pack number ______
organized by:
Name of organization: ______
Address: ______
City: ______State ______Zip ____
and is located in the ______Council,
has completed the Maccabee emblem requirements.
We recommend that he be approved for this honor.
Parent/Partner name: ______Signature: ______
Counselor name: ______Signature: ______
Synagogue or school: ______
Date: ______
To the Adult Partner:
First, please print the following information:
Your name:
Address:
City: ______State ______Zip:
Daytime phone: ______
Evening Phone: ______
Once your son or partner has completed all the activities and the counselor has signed the certification, send the completed application, along with a check for $11.00 made payable to P.R.A.Y. (Programs of Religious Activities with Youth) at the following address:
BAC JCoS
7131 Boxford Road
Baltimore, MD21215
410-358-0383
The emblem will be mailed to the person indicated above. Contact your council service center to see if a local Jewish Committee on Scouting exists. They are able to assist you in making the arrangements for the emblem presentation.
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