Traditions
This holiday includes the blowing of the shofar, and eating traditional and symbolic foods such as apples and honey and round challah.
What is Rosh HaShanah?
This writer has been brought back into the spotlight with the movie adaptation of her book “Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret”.
Who is Judy Blume?
He was considered the creator of Judaism and had dialogues with Gd.
Who was Abraham?
This word means "nerve"...as in "Boy does he have a lot of _____!"
What is chutzpah?
This word means crazy or insane, as in "Instead of playing nicely, they run around all _____!"
What is meshuggenah?
During this festival, we eat meals in a hut and we shake the lulav with an etrog.
What is Sukkot?
This author wrote “My Name Is Asher Lev” and "The Chosen".
Who is Chaim Potok?
She led the women in song and dance when the Israelites left Egypt and crossed the Red Sea.
Who was Miriam?
This word means to pray very deeply and seriously, as in "The man went to temple to _____."
What is daven?
This word means to travel or carry with great difficulty, as in "I had to _____ all the way here from across town!"
What is schlep?
During this festival, we send gifts of food to friends, give tzedakah, and wear costumes.
What is Purim?
This author wrote “Abuelita’s Secret Matzahs”, “God in Between”, “God’s Paintbrush”, and “In God’s Name”.
Who is Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso?
He received the Ten Commandments from Gd.
Who was Moses?
This word means to whine or complain, as in "I do my best to make him happy, but all he does is _____."
What is kvetch?
A knick-knack, souvenir, or little gift, as in "My bubbe brought me back a _____ from her vacation."
What is tzotzke?
During this celebration, we cleanse our homes of chometz.
What is Passover?
This author wrote “I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark” in 2016.
Who is Debbie Levy?
She used her position as queen of Shushan to expose Haman as a villain and saved the Jews together with her cousin Mordechai.
Who was Esther?
This word means an honorable, stand-up person, as in the song "Be A _____!"
What is mensch?
This word means face, as in "What a shayna _____!"
What is punim?
Sufganiyot may be found during this festival.
What is Hanukkah?
This author of poetry, prose, and translations wrote the sonnet "The New Colossus", which was inspired by the Statue of Liberty, in 1883. Its lines appear inscribed on a bronze plaque on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty.
Who is Emma Lazarus?
He was the established Jerusalem as the capital of the nation as well as the place where the Ark of the Covenant was kept, and was its first king.
Who was David?
This word means to eat or nibble, as in "She couldn't wait until dinnertime, so she had a little _____."
What is nosh?
This word means belly, as in "I feel very full and healthy in my _____."
What is pupik?