High Holidays
What is Chanukah?
The Festival of Lights that lasts for eight days
What is Genesis?
: The first book of the Torah.
What is challah?
The braided bread eaten on Shabbat.
What is the Star of David?
The six-pointed star that is a symbol of the Jewish people.
What does Shalom mean?
"Hello," “Goodbye” or "Peace"
The Jewish New Year, often celebrated with apples and honey
Who is Moses?
The leader who brought the Ten Commandments down from the mountain and led the Israelites from slavery in Egypt to the Promised Land.
Potato pancakes eaten on Chanukah.
What is a synagogue?
A Jewish house/place of worship, prayer, and study
What is a Bar/Bat/B Mitzvah?
A ceremony/ritual marking a young person’s 13th birthday, signifying their transition to adulthood and responsibility for observing Jewish commandments.
This holiday celebrates the story of Queen Esther and booing Haman.
How many years did the Jews wander in the desert?
40 years
A soup that is known to help people feel better when they are sick.
What is a mezuzah?
A small box on the doorposts of Jewish homes which contains a scroll that includes the first two paragraphs of the Shema.
What is the meaning of the word "Chai?"
Life
What is Passover?
The spring holiday celebrating the liberation from slavery in Egypt.
Who is Abraham?
The Jewish Patriarch with whom God made a special covenant, promising that his descendants would inherit the Promised Land.
What are hamentaschen?
Triangle cookies/pastries eaten on Purim which represent Haman's three cornered hat.
What is a tallit/tallis?
A Jewish prayer shawl worn during weekday, Shabbat and holiday morning services. (What is a Tallis/Tallit?)
What is a Rabbi?
A Jewish scholar, teacher, and/or spiritual leader.
What is Shabbat?
The weekly day of rest from sunset Friday to sunset Saturday.
The two birds Noah sent out from the Ark to see if the land was dry.
What does kosher mean?
A term describing foods that are fit for consumption according to Jewish law.
The horn made from a ram (or sometimes sheep or goat) horn, blown during the high holidays.
The horn made from a ram (or sometimes sheep or goat) horn, blown during the high holidays.
What is Tzedakah?
The Hebrew word for righteousness or justice