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Coming five days after Yom Kippur, this festival celebrates the gathering of the harvest and commemorates the miraculous protection G-d provided for the Israelites when they left Egypt

What is Sukkot?

100

Which blonde bombshell converted to Judaism after her marriage to Arthur Miller?

Who is Marilyn Monroe?

100

This ceremony, which was Reform in origin, began about 200 years ago in Germany and constitutes an individual and group affirmation of teens’ commitment to the Jewish people.

What is confirmation?

100

This deep reddish-purple soup of Ukrainian origin is made with beetroot as the main ingredient

What is borscht? 

200

Known as the Holiday of Love, this is a good day for a wedding.

What is Tu B'Av?

200

This famous comedian recently converted to Judaism

Who is Tiffany Haddish? 

200

This document, signed by people right before their wedding, spells out the obligations of each person to the other.

What is a ketubah?

200

A traditional soup accompaniment, the recipe for this item includes eggs, salt, and oil, in addition to the main ingredient.

What are matzo balls/kneidlach?

300

During Chanukah, what direction do you start LIGHTING candles from?

What is left?

300

This actor is famous for the “peach scene” in Call Me By Your Name

Who is Timothee Chalamet?

300

This ritual involves tearing a piece of the clothes of the relatives of a deceased person right before their funeral.

What is k’riah?

300

Gefilte fish likely originated in Germany, where the minced carp, pike, or whitefish and other ingredients were stuffed back into the fish skin from which it came, but in Poland, it evolved into this shape we have now

What is patty/ball/oval?

400

This holiday celebrates the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai.

What is Shavuot?

400

This actress is best known for her SNL impersonations and her voice acting on “Big Mouth?

Who is Maya Rudolph?

400

This is the title of the person who is given the honor of holding the baby during a brit milah.

What is a sandek?

400

A popular Sephardi baked pastry usually filled with cheese or potato

What is bourekas?

500

Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year, falls during this Hebrew month

What is Tishrei?

500

The writer of the song Puppy for Hannukah?

Who is Daveed Diggs?

500

This ceremony is when a parent redeems a first-born baby boy by paying five silver coins to a kohen, a priestly descendant of Aaron, so that the child doesn’t have to become a pries

What is a pidyon haben?

500

Named after a city in Poland, this is the lesser known cousin of the bagel.

What is bialy? 

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