Tefillah
How do we stand in the Amidah?
We stand with our feet together.
Who were the perpetrators of the Holocaust
Adolf Hitler, the Nazis
Where are Ashkenazi Jews from?
Eastern/Central Europe
What is Zionism?
Zionism was the movement to establish a homeland for the Jewish people in the land of Israel
What are the letters on the dreidel (outside of Israel)?
What prayer is called the "Song of the Sea"?
Mi Chamokha
What is a shtetl?
A small Jewish village, traditionally referring to a small Jewish village in Europe before the Holocaust
Where are Sephardic Jews from?
Iberian Peninsula (Spain/Portugal)
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.
What is the name of the king in the story of Purim?
King Achashverosh
Why do we rise up on our toes in the Amidah on the word "Kadosh" (which means "holy" in Hebrew)?
To get closer to G-d (closer to the heavens)
What creature did we discuss that symbolized 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.
Where are Mizrahi Jews from?
The Middle East/North Africa
Who is Theodor Herzl?
On what holiday is "teshuvah" very important?
Yom Kippur
"Avinu (avinu) Shebashamayim Tzur Yisrael V'goalo" is from which prayer that we sing in Tefillah?
The Prayer for the State of Israel
What is a "pogrom"?
A violent riot with the goal of killing or pushing out an ethnic or religious group
What does the word "diaspora" mean?
A group of people scattered around the world from their original homeland
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")
What is the fourth question about (from the four questions of Passover)?
That we should recline on Passover. We should sit back and relax now that we are no longer slaves in Egypt.
What is the Mi Shaberach prayer about?
It is a prayer for healing
What is the name of the “night of broken glass” when Nazis shattered many Jewish stores, schools, and synagogues?
Kristallnacht
Name three difficulties faced by Jews in the Middle Ages under Christian rule
- There were many laws that restricted what Jews could do.
- Jews were not allowed to live in certain areas of town
- Jews were not allowed to hold certain jobs.
- In many places, Jews were violently expelled from their homes or forced to accept Christianity.
- The Church discouraged Christians from socializing with Jews.
What country in Africa did Theodor Herzl at one point suggest as the homeland for the Jewish people?
Uganda (today this area is part of Western Kenya)
What three holidays are considered the Shalosh Regalim?
Sukkot, Passover, Shavuot