Middot (Values)
What does tzedek mean?
Justice
Who was the first Jew?
Abraham
What is the torah?
a collection of five books, the stories of the Jewish people, etc.
This holiday had a miracle of oil lasting 8 days
Chanukah
What is the Hebrew word for community?
Kehillah
Who was given a beautiful coat and then thrown in a pit?
Joseph
What is a tzaddik?
A righteous person
Who are three of the people in the story of Purim?
Any three: Esther, Vashti, Mordechai, Haman, Achashverosh
What does it mean to have yosher, or integrity?
Doing the right thing, even when no one is watching
Which brother was older and was supposed to receive the birthright?
Esau
What is a job you could have in Ancient Israel?
farmer, shepherd, midwife, priest, metalworker, etc.
How do Jews celebrate or observe Sukkot?
Build a sukkah, eat or sleep in the sukkah, shake the lulav and etrog
What does hitlamdut mean?
Curiosity
Which brother tricked Isaac into giving him the birthright?
Jacob
What are the three major Jewish ethnic groups or communities?
Ashkenazi, Sephardic, Mizrahi
What is simchat torah?
holiday celebrating finishing the torah and beginning it again
What does tzedek, tzedek, tirdof mean?
Justice, justice, you shall pursue
Who was chosen to be Isaac's wife when she gave water to camels at a well?
Rebecca
Who is a famous Jewish tzaddik we learned about?
Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel or Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Some Jews in Góra Kalwaria, Poland (eastern Europe), celebrate this holiday by pouring water on the floor and walking on it
Passover