H.
Hebrew Games
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H.2.
When I Went to Israel
The
leader asks all the participants to sit in a circle.
The first person (or the leader) says:
(When I went
to Israel, I took with me…)
and supplies the name of an object in Hebrew.
The next person in the circle repeats the sentence,
saying what the first person took and adding an object of his/her own.
Continue around
the circle.
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H.3.
Shinui Shinui
The leader gives each person
in the circle a word, or a number in Hebrew.
A volunteer is asked to stand blindfolded in the middle of the circle
and be the tag.
The leader calls out two of the participants’ Hebrew words. Those
two have to switch seats without being tagged by the blindfolded person.
When the leader calls out “Shinui, shinui,”
all participants must move to another seat without being tagged.
Any person who is tagged gets into the middle and is blindfolded and a
new round is played.
Variation:
Use Hebrew or English names.
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H.4.
Name Game
This game is played sitting
in a circle.
The first person
says his/her name in Hebrew and a Hebrew adjective which begins with the
same first letter as his/her name.
E.g., 
The next participant says the name before his/hers and adds his/hers,
and so on, around the circle.
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H.5.
Israeli Hopscotch
The leader prepares a hopscotch
board on the sidewalk with chalk. In each block the leader or participants
write a Hebrew word.
When playing Hoscotch, each participant who
lands on a word must say the word and translate.
This can be done
with expressions, names of places, numbers, etc.
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H.6.
Hebrew Clothes Relay
The leader splits the group
in half and lines the participants up into two lines at the front of the
room with two bags full of clothes (for which there should be a list in
Hebrew!).
The leader now calls out the Hebrew name of
an article of clothing. The first member of each team runs up to the bag
of clothes, takes out the appropriate article, dons it, and repeats the
Hebrew word, returning the garment to the bag.
The team that returns the clothing to the
bag first gets a point.
The leader proceeds
to call out the next Hebrew name.
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H.7.
Agrees/Disagrees
Read
statements in Hebrew which reflect personal opinions; e.g.,
(Diaspora Jews should go on aliyah to Israel)
Participants who agree stand up, those who disagree remain seated.
The difficulty of
the statements can be varied according to the group’s knowledge
of Hebrew.
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H.8.
Find Your Partner
The leader hands out cards to
each participant, with half of a Hebrew expression.
Participants mill
around trying to find another person with a word that fits their part
of the expression.
Examples:
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H.9.
Find Your Partner (Variation)
Group
members get cards with half a phrase. The leader calls out words.
When a member
has a suitable word s/he calls it out and gets a card (one point).
The person
with the most points wins.
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H.10.
Homa Umigdal
All participants tap two
fingers continuously on the table (or if in a bus, on the seat) in front
of them. (The group as a whole is now making the sound of pitter-patter).
The leader faces the group and taps his/her
fingers as well. When s/he chooses s/he calls out either “homa”
or “migdal.”
Upon hearing the word “homa,”
participants place their hands on the table one foot apart from each other,
palms facing each other.
When the leader calls out “migdal,”
participants place two closed fists on the table, one on top of the other.
After a word is called out all return to tapping
their fingers on the table.
The leader also tries to confuse the group
by calling out a name and making the wrong sign with his/her hands. Anyone
who makes the wrong sign for “migdal” or “homa”
is out.
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