Famous Jewish People
This scientist is known for developing the theory of relativity.
Who is Albert Einstein?
This holiday is celebrated for 8 days and commemorates the miracle of the oil lasting longer than expected in the rededication of the Second Temple.
What is Hanukkah?
This unleavened bread is eaten during Passover to symbolize the bread the Israelites ate when they fled Egypt.
What is matzah?
This is the small parchment scroll that is affixed to the doorpost of Jewish homes.
What is a mezuzah?
This is the first book of the Torah
What is Genesis?
The son of Russian Jewish immigrants, he is credited with inventing the Polio vaccine
Who is Dr. Jonas Salk?
This Jewish New Year marks the beginning of the High Holy Days and includes the practice of blowing the shofar.
What is Rosh Hashanah?
This sweet dessert is a triangle-shaped pastry filled with poppy seeds, fruit, or chocolate, traditionally eaten during Purim.
What are hamentashen?
This special cloth worn by men during prayer is often made of wool or silk and features fringes at the corners.
What is a tallit?
This Jewish patriarch is the son of Isaac and the father of the twelve tribes of Israel.
Who is Jacob?
This Supreme Court Justice, known for her work in gender equality and civil rights, became the second female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
This solemn holiday is observed with fasting and prayer, marking the day of atonement.
What is Yom Kippur?
This dish made of ground fish is commonly served on Shabbat and Jewish holidays.
What is gefilte fish?
This candle lighting ritual takes place before the start of Shabbat.
What is lighting the Shabbat candles?
These are the four matriarchs of the Jewish people.
Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel and Leah
He is the youngest player to be elected into the baseball hall of fame, who also refused to pitch on Yom Kippur.
Sandy Koufax, inducted into the Major League Baseball (MLB) Hall of Fame, at the age of 36, in 1972.
This holiday celebrates the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and includes the reading of the Haggadah at the Seder meal.
What is Passover?
This braided bread, often served during Shabbat, is traditionally eaten on Friday evening.
What is challah?
This Jewish circumcision ceremony, performed on male infants, is a sign of the covenant between God and the Jewish people.
What is a bris (or brit milah)?
This woman was a prophetess and the leader of Israel who led the Israelites to victory over the Canaanites.
Who is Deborah?
Leonard Nimoy
This holiday, also known as the Festival of Booths, is celebrated by building temporary structures and thanking God for the harvest.
What is Sukkot?
This soup, often made with matzah balls, is a traditional Jewish comfort food served during Passover and other holidays.
What is chicken soup with matzah balls?
This ritual, performed on a Jewish boy when he turns 13, marks his transition to adulthood in the Jewish community
What is a bar mitzvah?
This is the acronym for the Jewish scriptures.
What is Tanakh or Tanach?