Jewish Foods
What is the bread called that we eat on Friday night?
Challah
What is the holiday called that we clean our houses and we have separate dishes to eat on during this time?
Passover/Pesach
Chanukah celebrates reclaiming the Beit Hamikdash from
the Greeks/Yevanim
What major event happens to Jewish baby boys and when?
A Brit at 8 days old.
What is the name for the Mitzva of giving money to the poor or for a Mitzva cause?
Tzedakah
What is the potato pancake called that we eat on Chanukah?
Lattkeh
What is the name of the candle holder that is used on Chanukah?
Menorah/ Chanukiah
What is the garment called that men wear on their heads?
Yarmulkeh/Kippa
How many Torah Mitzvot are there?
613
What is a Ketubah?
A document that contains the husband's obligations to his wife
What types of foods are associated with the holiday of Shavuot?
Dairy foods.
Which holiday brings a joyful parade into the synagogue, followed by dancing and praising the Torah?
Simchas Torah
Name 1 thing you shouldn't wear on Yom Kippur and name 1 thing it's best to wear on Yom Kippur.
No- Leather shoes
Yes- White clothing
What is inside of a Mezuzah
A scroll with 4 Torah sections (2 are Shema and Vehaya Im Shamoah)
What is a Yahrzeit?
The anniversary of a death.
What is the name of the ritual of casting our "sins" bread into the water during Rosh Hashanah?
Tashlich
Why on Rosh Hashanah do we eat apples dipped in honey?
We want to have a sweet new year
During what month is the shofar blown each day?
Elul
What is the book called that we use during the holiday to pray from?
A Machzor
What is the name of the marriage canopy used in Jewish weddings?
A Chuppah
What is the unleavened bread called that we eat on Passover?
Matzah
What do we celebrate on Shavout?
Receiving the Torah
What is the name of the famous prayer chanted 3 times at the beginning of Yom Kippur?
Kol Nidrei
During Purim it is a Mitzva to give 2 ready to eat foods to a friend. It is called...
Mishlolach Manot
What is a Bracha/Blessing?
Thanking God for being the source of everything.