Chapter 5
Chapter 5 -Part 2
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What is Israel’s largest stretch of wilderness in the south?
The Negev
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What is the name of the city on the southern tip of Israel where people can snorkel?
Eilat
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What are the names of the two places that provide 1/3 of Israel’s water
Har Hermon and the upper Galilee
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How many Kibbutzim are in Israel?
270
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In what grade do most Israeli children begin to study a foreign language?
2nd grade
200
What is the lowest spot in the world and how low is it?
The Dead Sea, 1,300 feet below sea level
200
What is the name of the road from Eilat to Jerusalem that passes through a desert?
The Arava
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What is the Hebrew word for the Galilee?
Hagaleel
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What is the name of the very spiritual city where Spanish Jews settled after the Spanish inquisition?
Tzfat
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What are Orthodox religious schools called?
Yeshivot (pl.) Yeshiva (sing.)
300
What is special about the water of the Dead Sea?
It’s so salty that it is completely undrinkable and that people can float in it
300
What is the term used to describe the crater-like formations in Israel’s southern desert?
Machtesh
300
What is the name of the of the northeast corner of Israel that is a very strategic military location?
The Golan Heights
300
What is the vital resource that Israel gets primarily from the north – water, crops, or electricity?
Water
300
How many days a week do Israeli children go to school?
6
400
What ancient fortress was built 2,000 years ago and covers the entire top of a mountain?
Massada
400
What is the Hebrew name for the Jewish value of “do not destroy”?
Bal Taschit
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What is the Hebrew name for the Sea of Galilee?
Yam Kinneret
400
What does Talmud Torah mean?
It’s the mitzvah of studying holy texts
400
What’s the name of the Israeli Scouts in Hebrew?
Hatzofim
500
What is the name of the dead sea in Hebrew?
Yam Hamelach ים המלח
500
Bonus question: How does this mitzvah relate to taking care of the environment?
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500
What are cooperative farms in Israel called?
Kibbutz or Moshav
500
Bonus question: how can we observe the mitzvah of Talmud Torah in our everyday life?
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500
What’s the name for the game of backgammon in Hebrew?
Sheish-Besh
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