Jewish History
This wall from the time of the Beit Hamikdash is where people put notes in the cracks
What is the Kotel (the Western Wall)?
The number of mitzvot in the Torah
What is 613?
Braided bread we eat on Shabbat
What is challah?
The number of nights we light the Chanukah menorah
What is 8?
He built the teivah (ark) and brought the animals inside before the flood
Who is Noach?
This king, the son of David, built the first Beit Hamikdash
Who is Shlomo HaMelech (King Solomon)?
This little scroll in a case goes on the doorpost of a Jewish home
What is a mezuzah?
Fried potato pancakes we eat on Chanukah
What are latkes?
On this holiday we hear the shofar and eat apples dipped in honey
What is Rosh Hashanah?
The number of makkot (plagues) Hashem brought on Mitzrayim
What is 10?
This great sage started learning Torah at age 40 and had 24,000 students
Who is Rabbi Akiva?
The Hebrew word for giving money to people who need it
What is tzedakah?
Flat, crunchy bread we eat on Pesach
What is matzah?
On this holiday we hear the Megillah and dress up in costumes
What is Purim?
Yaakov gave this son a special colorful coat
Who is Yosef?
The Babylonians destroyed the first Beit Hamikdash. This empire destroyed the second one in 70 CE
What is Rome (the Romans)?
One of the Aseret HaDibrot (10 Commandments): honoring your father and mother
What is kibbud av va'em?
Three-cornered cookies we eat on Purim
What are hamantaschen?
Wine, spices and a braided candle are used in this blessing that ends Shabbat
What is Havdalah?
This young shepherd beat the giant Golyat with a slingshot and a stone
Who is David?
Around the year 200 CE, this great rabbi put the Mishnah together in writing
Who is Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi?
The mitzvah of welcoming guests, like Avraham Avinu did in his tent
What is hachnasat orchim?
Slow-cooked stew kept warm from Friday until Shabbat lunch
What is cholent?
This fast day, on the 9th of Av, is when we mourn both Batei Mikdash
What is Tisha B'Av?
She told Naomi "Wherever you go, I will go" and became the great-grandmother of King David
Who is Rut (Ruth)?