Torah Time
Who convinced Eve to eat from the Tree of Knowledge?
The snake
Which holiday do Jewish people celebrate every week?
Shabbat
What is the current prime minister's nickname?
Bibi
Who was King Achashverosh's first wife?
Vashti
What do falafel and hummus have in common?
They are both made out of chickpeas
Who was the first Jew?
Abraham
What is the name of the prayer shawl worn in a synagogue?
Tallit
Name one city in Israel that has a port
Haifa/Jaffa
What do we celebrate on Tu b'shvat?
Birthday of the trees
Why do we eat Matzah on Passover?
The Israelites didn't have enough time for the dough to rise when they were travelling in the dessert.
Why did Jacob marry two sisters?
He was tricked into marrying Leah first because she was the oldest but he always loved Rachel and worked an extra 7 years so that he could also marry her.
What is the word for a prayerbook used in synagogues and Jewish settings?
Siddur
How do you say Israel in Hebrew?
Yisrael
What do we blow at the end of Yom Kippur to signal that the holiday is over?
Shofar
What is a popular kind of soup that Jewish people eat on Passover?
Matzoh Ball Soup
Please name all of the matriarchs and patriarchs and who they were married to.
Abraham-Sarah
Isaac-Rebecca
Jacob-Rachel and Leah
What color do rabbis/cantors often wear on the high holidays and why?
White-purity/clean slate
What is the weather like in the Negev?
HOT! It is a dessert.
What was the name of the army that defeated the Greeks in the Chanukah story?
The Maccabees
On which holiday do some Jewish people eat carob?
Tu b'shvat
Why was Noah saved during the flood and brought onto the ark?
Noah was considered to be righteous among his generation while everyone else was evil
What is called when more than one person is having a Bar Mitzvah?
B'nai Mitzvah
What do Israelis use instead of dollars?
Shekels
Please name the three Yoms that go together in the spring in both Hebrew and English
Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day)
Yom Hazikaron (Day of the Fallen Soldiers)
Yom Haatzmaut (Israeli Independence Day/Israel's B-day)
What foods are popular to eat on Chanukah and why? Please use at least two languages!
Fried foods.
Jelly donuts-sufganiyot
latkes-Potato pancakes