Holidays
During this holiday, we do not eat leavened grains including bread or rice.
What is Passover?
This Jewish life cycle event happens at 12 for girls and 13 for boys, regardless if you've had a ceremony.
What is becoming bar/bat mitzvah?
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יי אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶך הָעוֹלָם
What is baruch atah adonai eloheinu melech ha'olam?
This man insisted that Pharaoh let his people go.
Who is Moses?
This is the capital of Israel.
What is Jerusalem?
This holiday is very literally named "head of the year."
What is Rosh Hashanah?
What is shiva?
אֶחָד
What is echad?
This young woman wrote a diary during her captivity in an attic during the Holocaust.
Who is Anne Frank?
Israel is approximately the size of this state.
What is Massachusetts, New Hampshire, or Vermont?
Hanukkah commemorates the rededication of this building after the Assyrians destroyed it.
What is the Second Temple?
When a Jewish couple gets married, they do so under a covering called this to represent their new home and hospitality to guests.
What is a chuppah?
עָלֵינוּ
What is Aleinu?
This actor who plays Harry Potter is Jewish and said that he was taught by his parents that "the Jews always punched above their weight class intellectually... I know that influenced me...gave me a sense of responsibility to continue that."
Who is Daniel Radcliffe?
Jerusalem is divided into areas, called quarters, for each of these three major religions to which the city is sacred.
What are Judaism, Catholicism, and Islam?
On this holiday, instead of a usual Torah portion, we read Megillat Esther.
What is Purim?
When a baby boy is born, the name is announced 8 days later, when he enters the Covenant with G-d, at a ceremony called this.
What is a bris?
מְזוּזָה
What is mezuzah?
This man is called the Father of Israel, having 12 sons now known as the 12 Tribes of Israel.
Who is Jacob?
This location in Jerusalem was the outer wall of the Second Temple, and is the holiest place Jews are able to pray. Approximately 100,000 people pray here each day.
What is the Western Wall/Wailing Wall/Kotel?
It is not unheard of to swing a chicken over your head in a ritual called kapparot during this holiday.
What is Yom Kippur?
When a baby girl is born, their naming ceremony is simple and involves only this.
What is a parent's announcement at synagogue over the Torah?
בֵּית תְפִלָה
What is beit tefillah?
This woman became the first female prime minister of Israel in 1969 after successfully working to make Israel its own country in 1948.
Who is Golda Meir?
This is the "party" city of the country, popular among young people for its great beaches, restaurants, and culture like sports and museums.
What is Tel Aviv?