Who am I?
You save a glass for me at your Passover seder
Who is Elijah?
JTS stands for this
What is The Jewish Theological Seminary?
This famous NYC deli meat, piled high on rye bread, is the signature dish of Jewish delis like Katz's.
What is Pastrami?
This holiday traditionally involves bonfires
What is Lag B'Omer?
This is the Yiddish word for someone who is a bit clumsy
What is a klutz?
I was a prophetess who led people across the sea and am known for my song and tambourines
Who is Miriam?
JTS is currently in this neighborhood
What is Morningside Heights? (Also accepting Harlem)
This Manhattan neighborhood was the first major hub of Jewish immigrant life in New York
What is the Lower East Side
It is customary on this holiday to eat dairy, and often blintzes or cheesecake
What is Shavuot?
What is Levi's?
I wrote one of the most popular Hannukah songs, including the lyric "put on your yarmulke..."
Who is Adam Sandler?
The main tower of JTS has this many floors
What is 10 floors?
This borough has the largest Jewish population
What is Brooklyn? (1 in 4 residents are Jewish!)
These are the legumes and grains that some Ashkenazi Jews avoid on Passover, beyond Chametz
What are Kitniyot?
This Jewish legal concept permits nearly any commandment to be violated in order to save a human life
What is Pikuach Nefesh?
I was a poet who wrote the poem that stands on the Statue of Liberty
Who was Emma Lazarus?
Who is Abraham Joshua Heschel?
This neighborhood in Brooklyn is home to one of the largest Hasidic communities in the world.
What is Williamsburg, Borough Park, or Crown Heights?
The name of the service that happens on Erev Yom Kippur
What is Kol Nidre?
This dumpling, made from bulgur or semolina stuffed with spiced meat, is a staple of Iraqi and Syrian Jewish cuisine
What is Kubeh?
I was a Brooklyn-born Jewish baseball pitcher who famously refused to play in the 1965 World Series because it fell on Yom Kippur
Who is Sandy Koufax?
JTS was founded in this year (+ or - 10 years will count for points)
When is 1886?
This NYC-based Jewish newspaper, founded in 1897, was once the most widely read Yiddish daily in the world.
What is the Forward?
This is the name of the prayer book used especially on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
What is a Machzor?
This is how much the goat cost in the popular Passover song, Chad Gadya
What is two zuzim?