Holidays
The name of this holiday literally means, "the head of the year," and one way to celebrate is eating apples and honey.
What is Rosh Hashana?
Fried potato pancakes, eaten with sour cream and/or apple sauce.
What are latkes?
נֵס
Nes (Miracle)
Who is Moses?
The citrus fruit shaken with the lulav on Sukkot.
What is an etrog?
A braided bread brushed with egg wash and eaten on the weekends.
דָג
Dag (Fish)
The title of the book of the Torah where the creation story appears.
What is Genesis, or B'reishit?
This man led a revolt against the Seleucid king of the Syrian-Greek empire, Antiochus III, which we celebrate during Chanukah.
Who is Judah Macabee?
Originally made in Egypt out of fava beans and called ta’amiya, Jews from Yemen helped make this fried food popular in Israel, although with chickpeas instead of fava beans.
What is falafel?
לְחיִים
L'chaim! (To life! or Cheers!)
The sign that God displayed to show that he promised not to destroy humanity again after the Great Flood in the story of Noah and the ark.
An empty seat is left for him at the Passover table.
Who is Elijah the Prophet?
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How long are you supposed to bake matzah?
טֵלֶוִיזִיָה
Televizia (television)
The only son of Abraham and Sarah, who God asks Abraham to sacrifice (though eventually he is spared). His half-brother, Ishmael, is considered a prophet in Islam.
Who is Isaac?
The action that Mordechai took that caused Haman to hate him and plot to kill all of Persia's Jews; we celebrate the thwarting of this plan by Esther during Purim.
What is refusing to bow to Haman?
Cinnamon and chocolate are two common flavors of this delicious pastry whose name is related to the Yiddish word for grandmother, bubbe.
What is babka?
תַפּוחַ אַדֲמָה
Tapuach adamah (potato)
A written collection of the Oral Torah, organized by subject matter. It is part of the Talmud.
What is the Mishnah?