tu bshvat
birthday of the trees
what is purim
the holiday to celebrate queen esther saving the jewish people from haman
what is passover?
the commemoration of the jews exodus from slavery in egypt.
what is the difference between orthodox, conservative, and reform
more to less strict about jewish law
what is the holocaust?
the genocide where nazis killed 6 million Jews (and 12 million murders total)
what do we do to observe tu bshvat
seder
who was achashverosh
the king of persia
what do we eat? what do we not eat?
matzah; chametz/leavened bread
what is a Jewish federation?
A jewish organization that raises money for Jewish causes.
where did the holocaust happen?
all around europe
what are some of the 7 fruits of israel?
wheat, barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives, dates
who was haman and what did he want to do?
the evil person who wanted to kill the jews of persia and for everyone to bow down to him
what do we do to observe this holiday?
seder, not eat chametz/eat matzah
how did the hatred of Jews escalate to such a large scale?
propaganda, indoctrinating children, using the Jews as a scapegoat
what are some fruits we eat at the tu bshvat seder?
7 types, hard exterior soft interior, soft exterior hard pit, fully edible
who was mordechai
queen esther's uncle/cousin, he helped her save the jewish people when she was queen.
the leader of egypt that enslaved the jewish people and didn't want to let them go, despite the plagues
what were working conditions like for factory workers in the early 1900s in the US?
sweatshops, underpaid, overworked, no rights to not get fired
what was kristallnacht?
night of the broken glass, state-sanctioned riots looting all Jewish neighborhoods
why do the trees need a birthday?
so they can be counted.
- can't be eaten in the first three years
- so they know which section to take ten percent from
how did achashverosh choose esther?
she went to the palace and he chose her over all the other women who wanted to be the queen.
who was moses?
the leader of the jewish people, grew up in the palace, G?d spoke to him in a burning bush, he led the jewish people out of egypt.
how were Jews connected to workers rights issues?
made up a large part of the immigrant population and the workforce. started labor rights movements.
What was the most impactful lesson you learned about being Jewish in this class?
No prescriptive response!