Holidays
What do we eat during Rosh Hashanah?
Apples and honey
What does the word seder mean?
Order
What does covenant mean?
Promise
What did Lot's wife turn into when she turned around?
A pillar of salt
What is the raised platform where the Torah is read in the sanctuary called?
The bimah
What do we not eat during Passover
Bread, pasta, cake, cookies (chametz)
How do you say Happy Holidays in Hebrew?
Chag Sameach
How many sons did Jacob have?
12
What was the name of the ruler of Egypt?
Pharoah
What is the cabinet at the back of the synagogue called?
The ark
What do we eat a lot of during Shavuot?
Dairy (pizza, ice cream, cheesecake etc)
What does Amidah mean (that we say on Wednesdays)
Standing Prayer
Who was older, Ruth or Naomi?
Naomi
What were the names of Moses' brother and sister?
What is inside a mezuzah?
A piece of parchment that has The Shemah on it
During Hannukah, what does it say on dreidels outside of Israel?
Nes Gadol Hayah Sham (A great miracle happened there)
What does Ma Nishtana mean?
Four Questions (also: What is different?)
What was the name of Jacob's daughter?
Dinah
Why did Sarah laugh when she heard she'd give birth to a baby?
Because she was so old (90)
How many hours a day is the light on the ceiling of the sanctuary kept on?
24 hours a day
What is the holiday called where we make bonfires and have bows and arrows?
Lag B'Omer
Say the Shemah in Hebrew
Shema Yisrael, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai Echad.
What did Joseph hide in the bottom of Benjamin's bag?
A goblet
What were the names of Adam and Eve's sons?
Cain and Abel
What is the title of the man who leads tefillah on Wednesday?
A cantor