Holidays
What do we eat on Rosh Hashana to symbolize that we want Hashem to give us a sweet new year?
Apples dipped in honey
What is the name of the braided bread we eat on Shabbat.
Challah
What is the name of the first Jew?
Avraham - Abraham
Bonus - What did he teach the world?
Name one Jewish prayer
Any
The item that Jewish men and boys wear on their head.
Kippa
The item we light on Chanukah
Menorah
What does Shabbat celebrate?
G-d created the world in 6 days and rested on the 7th so we rest on the 7th day from all work of creating.
In what country were the Jews slaves for over 200 years? What holiday celebrates their freedom?
Country - Egypt.
Holiday - Passover
In the "Modeh Ani" prayer, what do we thank Hashem for returning to us each morning?
Our Neshama - Soul
What do we put inside a "Tzedaka Box"
Coins for the poor and those in need
The item we blow on Rosh Hashana
Shofar
What special mitzvah is given to Jewish women and girls in connection to Shabbat?
Lighting Shabbat candles
How many forefathers and foremothers do we have?
3 fathers and 4 mothers.
Bonus - Can you name them?
Why do we cover our eyes when we say Shema?
To concentrate on the words of the Shema without getting distracted.
What is our "neshama"?
Our Jewish Soul
Why do we wear white, fast, and not wear leather shoes on Yom Kippur
Because we try to be pure like angels
In the song that we sing called "Shalom Aleichem" on Friday night - who are we welcoming into our home?
The visiting angles who are coming to bless the home for Shabbat.
Where did the Beit Hamikdash (Holy Temple) stand before it's destruction?
Jerusalem, Israel
Bonus - What is the name of the one remaining wall?
What do the words of 'Shema Yisroel' mean?
There is only ONE G-d
What materials does a scribe use to write a Torah?
Parchment from the skin of a kosher animal and ink and a feather.
The name of the Hero who saved the Jewish nation from Haman's evil decree during the Purim Story.
Queen Esther
What is one of the three rituals we do at the closing ceremony of Shabbat, on Saturday night called Havdallah?
Flame, wine, smell a sweet spice.
What did Yaakov (Jacob) give to his brother Esav in exchange for the rights and blessings of being the first born?
Lentil Soup
Bonus - How did Esav react when Jacob later received the first born blessings from his father?
Why do we whisper the second sentence of the Shema? When is the one time a year we say it out loud?
Because it is a prayer of the angels that we borrow. On Yom Kippur we say it out loud.
What two qualities make an animal Kosher?
OR
Name two kosher animals
Have split hooves and chew their cud.