Holidays
Calendar
Customs
Trick Questions
Riddles
100
What is the name of the Jewish New Year?

Rosh Hashanah

100

When is longer? The solar or lunar year?

Solar

100

What do we dip apples in on Rosh Hashanah?

Honey

100

What color was George Washington's white horse?

white

100
What goes up and down but doesn't move?

Stairs

200

Which holiday do we have to fast on?

Yom Kippur

200

How long is a Jewish month?

29 or 30 days

200

What do we do in a sukkah?

Eat (some people sleep)

200

What's heavier? A pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?

They're equal

200

What shrinks as you use it?

A candle, a pencil, etc

300

Which holiday is two days long?

Shavuos and Rosh Hashanah

300

How many months of the year are 29 days in the Jewish calendar?

6

300

What do we eat on Rosh Hashanah to say a Shehecheyanu blessing?

new fruits

300

Your mother has four children. They're names are: North, South, East, and ___________?

Your name

300

What has a bank but no money and runs but doesn't walk?

A river

400
Which holidays are seven days long (8 outside of Israel)?

Sukkot and Passover

400

How do we align the Jewish year with the solar year?

We add extra months (leap years)

400

When is it a mitzvah to eat?

The day before Yom Kippur

400

What word is spelled incorrectly in every dictionary?

Incorrectly

400

If Mary gets 10 tomatoes from the store and all but 9 get ruined, how many are still good?

9

500

How many days are holidays in the month of Tishrei?

11

500

How did the court let people know when the new month was?

They sent messengers/lit fires

500

What four things can you not do on Yom Kippur?

Eat, drink, wear leather, wash

500

A bat and ball cost $1.10 in total. The bat costs one dollar more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?

5 cents

500

What five letter word can be read upside down?

SWIMS

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