Israel 1
What is the second most populated city in Israel? Hint: It's also known for its amazing beaches!
Tel Aviv
What year was Israel declared a state?
1948
When did the Holocaust take place?
a) 1933-1945
b) 1929-1931
c) 1947-1949
d) 1944-1947
a) 1933-1945
What does the word "diaspora" mean?
A group of people who have been spread from their homeland to all over the world
During the Kedushah section of the Amidah, why do we stand on our toes when we say "kadosh"?
To rise closer to the heavens like angels (Kadosh means "holy")
Who is considered the father of Zionism?
Theodor Herzl
What is a kibbutz?
A community in Israel where people voluntarily live and work together. They started as farms, where everybody worked the farm together and shared everything. They have changed a bit since then, but are still based around this idea.
Two part question:
1) What is a perpetrator
2) Who were the perpetrators of the Holocaust
1) Someone or a group who is responsible for carrying out harmful acts
2) Adolf Hitler, the Nazis
What does Amidah mean?
Standing
What does the word "shtetl" mean?
A small Jewish town or village in Eastern Europe
What are two possible meanings of the word "Aliyah"?
1. Immigration to Israel
2. Being called up to the Torah reading
(Also an acceptable answer: "going up, rising, ascending")
Israel’s Jews make up about ___% of its population.
a) 58%
b) 85%
c) 94%
d) 74%
d) 74%
What creature did we use to symbolize the children who died in the Holocaust? Why?
A butterfly because of the poem we read written by Pavel Friedman when he was in a concentration camp. The butterfly may symbolize light, hope, a delicate nature, frailty, remembering a time in the past, beauty, pain, etc.
(Name 3 of the 5 reasons we discussed in the beginning of the year)
Prayer connects us to ourselves, our history, our community, Jews around the world, something greater than ourselves
What was the first plague?
Blood
Where did the Dead Sea get its name from?
There is so much salt in the water, no life can survive there
What is the difference between Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha'atzme'ut?
Yom Hazikaron is the Israeli day to mourn and remember all the lives lost for the state of Israel. It takes place the day before Yom Ha'atzme'ut, Israel's joyous celebration of independence
What is the name of the “night of broken glass” when Nazis shattered many Jewish stores, schools, and synagogues?
Kristallnacht
On what holiday did we read the story of Honi, the Circle Maker?
Tu B'shvat
What on the Seder plate represents the death of the first born Egyptians?
The shank bone
What is the Knesset?
It means "assembly". This is where the government meets in Israel, it's a part of government that makes and passes laws.
Who is Israel's current Prime Minister?
Benjamin Netanyahu
What is a “ghetto”?
The name of the places where Jews were kept and isolated in poor living conditions
What is the king’s name in the Purim story?
King Ahashverosh
Sukkot, Passover, Shavuot