The name of at least 2 of the 5 books of the Torah.
What are Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, or Deuteronomy?
100
Term for Jews who come from (or whose ancestors come from) Spain, Portugal, North Africa and Middle Eastern countries.
What is Sephardic?
100
The Jews of Eastern Europe sometimes sang songs using this historic language that is a mix of German and Hebrew.
What is Yiddish?
100
This Jewish holiday's name literally means "Head of the Year."
What is Rosh Hashana?
100
The country in which the Jewish women wear saris while cooking their matzah in a tandoori oven.
What is India?
200
When Moses follows God's instructions to raise his rod high, this great miracle occurred.
What is the parting of the Red Sea?
200
This country had an "Inquisition" in the 1400's which resulted in the murder or expelling from the country anyone who was not Catholic.
What is Spain?
200
This Jewish baseball player refused to play a game in the 1934 World Series because it was on Yom Kippur.
Who is Hank Greenberg?
200
In Tunisia all the children throw pictures of Haman into a bonfire during this holiday.
What is Purim?
200
The Ashkenazic version is made with chopped walnuts apples, and sweet wine. The sephardic version is made with chopped walnuts, dates, and sweet wine.
What is Charoset?
300
Joshua sends two spies into this land before the Israelites conquer it.
What is Jericho?
300
Today's Russian Jews are not very knowledgable about the Jewish customs and religion because they grew up under this form of government.
What is Communism?
300
This popular style of Ashkenazi Jewish music is jazzy in style and usually includes a fiddle, a clarinet, a bass and a drum.
What is Klezmer?
300
In Uruguay this celebration for a group of girls may involve costumes and an elaborate Broadway-style performance.
What is a Bat Mitzah?
300
We cooked burmelos, fried dough in oil, which the Turkish Jews eat on this holiday.
What is Chanukah?
400
This woman tricks Samson by cutting his hair, and thus, robs him of his power.
Who is Delilah?
400
Jews have lived in Italy since before the time of this famous religious figure.
Who is Jesus Christ?
400
This Jewish artist liked to paint pictures of his village in Russia and often depicted people and animals upside-down?
Who is Marc Chagall?
400
During this holiday, Jews from Gibraltar put brick dust in one of their dishes.
What is Passover?
400
Arroz Con Leche (Rice Pudding) is an everyday treat made by Jews of this country.
What is Spain?
500
This man becomes king of ancient Israel after David and is given the difficult task of deciding which of two women is the real mother of a baby.
Who is Solomon?
500
The Abayudaya are a group of Jews from this African country.
What is Uganda?
500
This international Jewish athletic event is held every four years in Israel.
What are the Maccabi Games?
500
The Jews of every land celebrate this holiday by setting a beautiful table, wearing their finest clothes, and preparing a special meal before a period of rest.
What is Shabbat?
500
The Jews of this country on the Baltic Sea (which happens to look like the coast of Cape Cod) put their native berries, called Seabuckthorn, in their hamantaschen.