Jewish Holiday Foods
One of the most iconic Jewish holiday foods, latkes, are served on this holiday
What is Chanukah?
Common Braised beef dish served on Shabbat and holidays
What is brisket?
This is the shape of Challah that we eat on Rosh Hashanah
What is Round?
This is Israel's national food
What is Falafel?
We do not eat shellfish because they are considered to be this
What is a bottomfeeder?
This is the hebrew name for a jelly doughnut
What is sufganiyot?
During Passover, it is traditional to have a shank bone from this animal on the seder plate.
What is a lamb?
This is how many strands most Challah have
What is 3? The three strands of the braid may represent truth, peace and justice. Another interpretation is that having two loaves of three-stranded braids equals six total strands, which symbolize the six work days of the week aside from Shabbat.
This Jewish casserole can be sweet or savory
What is kugel?
What is Chicken Soup
During this holiday, it is customary to indulge in dairy like cheesecake and blintzes
What is Shavuot?
This is a mixture of chopped apples, nuts, and wine
What is Charoses?
This is what causes the dough to rise
What is yeast?
The small, baked, dough bread that has become very popular worldwide, especially when topped with smoked salmon and cream cheese
What is a bagel?
This is a common brand of kosher hot dog
What is Hebrew National?
This classic Ashkenazic dish is a Shabbat afternoon favorite and literally means "hot".
What is Cholent?
Most popular brand of Kosher wine often drank at the Passover Seder.
What is Manischewitz? Double points if you can spell it correctly
It is traditional to use how many loaves of Challah bread on Shabbat and holidays and why
What is 2 which represents the double portion of manna that fell from the sky to feed the Jewish people who wandered in the desert for 40 years after leaving Egypt
This word means "fit" or "appropriate"
What is kosher
This is called fish yuck
What is the jelly on gefilte fish?
Hamantaschen are three cornered cookies served during the holiday of Purim. In Israel, they are referred to as Oznei Haman, which literally translates to this.
What is Haman's ears?
This is the Yiddish word for matzoh ball
What is Knaidelach? Daily double if you can spell it
This is why Challah loaves are draped with a beautiful cover, until it is time to make the Hamotzi blessing
What is in order to shield its feelings from the knowledge that it doesn’t come first for the blessing. In the Jewish tradition it is customary to make a blessing over wine first. This reveals the great value that Judaism places on sensitivity to others.
In order for us to eat a particular animal, it must have these two qualities
What is split hooves divided in two and chews the cud. (Animals that “chew the cud” are those that partially digest their food, and then regurgitate it from their first stomach, most have a four chambered stomach, and chew it).
In order for a fish to be kosher, it must have both of these
What is fins and scales