Holidays
The name for the Jewish New Year.
What is Rosh Hashanah?
This word means hello, goodbye and peace.
What is shalom?
The special bread many families eat on Shabbat.
What is challah?
The first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
What is aleph?
On this holiday, we eat Matzah.
What is Passover?
This is the seventh day of the week, also called the day of rest.
What is Shabbat?
The fruit we dip in honey on Rosh Hashanah.
What is an apple?
The Hebrew word for giving charity.
What is Tzedakah?
On this holiday, we light candles for eight days and spin the dreidel.
What is Hanukah?
The name of our Hebrew School, which means "tomorrow" in Hebrew.
What is Machar?
Some people say this fruit has 613 seeds. We eat it on Rosh Hashanah, and it is one of the seven species.
What is a pomegranate?
The song the youngest child sings on Passover, which involves asking four questions.
What is Mah Nishtanah?
On this holiday, we ask our friends and family to forgive us for anything we may have done wrong.
What is Yom Kippur?
This is what we call the Hebrew Bible.
What is the Torah?
This dessert is shaped like a triangle, and we eat it on Purim.
What is a hamentaschen?
In English, these two words mean "fix the world." It is the Jewish value of doing good for the world and other people.
What is Tikkun Olam?
The holiday when we celebrate nature and the trees
What is Tu B'shvat?
The word for a commandment or a good deed.
What is a Mitzvah?
Name one thing that goes on a seder plate on Passover.
What is: an egg, a shankbone, charoset, bitter herbs, lettuce or carpas (parsley)?
This county is sometimes called the Jewish homeland and is located in the Middle East.
What is Israel?