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Israeli-born actress, Hebrew speaker, and former IDF soldier who became a global superhero icon.
Who is Gal Gadot?
Connecting Jewish communities and shaping teen leadership, the Diller Teen Fellows program spans this many countries.
What is 7?
This Middle Eastern dish of spiced, fried chickpea patties is popular in Sephardic Jewish cuisine.
What is falafel?
Who was the king of the Seleucid Empire defeated by the Maccabees?
Who is Antiochus?
This snack, often credited with helping reduce peanut allergies in Israeli children, is a peanut-butter-flavored puffed corn treat.
What is Bamba?
This comedian turned Hanukkah into a pop-culture event with a song listing Jewish celebrities
Who is Adam Sandler?
During the fellowship year, Diller Teen Fellows work together to plan and carry out a hands-on initiative in their own community aimed at repairing the world; this is called their signature _____.
What is the Tikkun Olam Grant Project?
This sweet, rolled pastry often filled with chocolate or cinnamon is popular in Ashkenazi cuisine.
What is rugelach?
According to tradition, a menorah be placed here during Chanukah to publicize the miracle.
Where is outside a doorway?
This river, flowing through northern Israel into the Sea of Galilee, is mentioned in both the Hebrew Bible.
What is the Jordan River?
This singer and songwriter, known for See You Again, has perfect pitch and a Jewish background.
Who is Charlie Puth?
This is how many years the Diller Teen Fellows program has existed.
What is 29?
This Israeli dairy product, creamy and slightly tangy, is often eaten with bread, salads, or honey, and was influenced by European cheesemaking traditions.
What is labneh?
The Hebrew word “Hanukkah” has this English translation.
What is dedication?
This small Israeli city is known as the “Startup Village” because it hosts a tech incubator that helped launch companies like Mobileye and Waze.
What is Herzliya?
Though best known for revolutionizing physics, this Jewish scientist declined the offer to become Israel’s second president in 1952, citing his lack of political experience.
Who is Albert Einstein?
Among the 32 Jewish community partnerships spanning the globe, this partnership was the very first to be established.
What is San Fransisco-Upper Galilee?
The seeds of a pomegranate are eaten on Rosh Hashanah, meant to represent ___.
613 mitzvot and abundance
Chanukah begins on this day of the Hebrew calendar.
When is the 25th of Kislev?
This small Israeli moshav was the first in the world to grow this popular fruit commercially using modern irrigation methods.
What is an avocado?
Matisyahu performed at this major music festival in 2006, making him one of the few Hasidic Jewish performers on such a mainstream stage.
What is the Lollapalooza Festival?
Helen Diller’s philanthropy heavily supported this medical university, including a massive $500 million grant, making it one of the largest donations ever received by a U.S. university.
What is University of California, San Fransisco?
Israel produces more of this fruit per capita than any other country, and it’s famously exported worldwide from the Jordan Valley.
What are dates?
The Hasmonean dynasty, founded by the Maccabees, lasted until this Roman general intervened in Judea.
Who is Pompey the Great?
Every seven years, Jewish farmers in Israel observe this biblical practice, letting the land rest, not planting crops, and forgiving debts.
What is shmita?