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100
The special bread that we eat on Friday night
What is Challah?
100
What is the holiday called that we do not eat any bread?
What is Passover?
100
Hanukah is also known as the festival of____
What is Lights?
100
The name of the ceremony that happens around the age of 13 for boys and 12 for girls.
What is a Bar/bat mitzvah?
100
The name for the Jewish tradition of giving moneyis called this Hebrew name.
What is Tzedakah?
200
The potato pancake that we eat on Chanukah
What is Latkah?
200
What is the name of the candle holder that is used on Chanukah?
What is Menorah/ Chanukiah?
200
What is the garment called that people wear on their heads in synagogue?
What is Yarmulkeh or Kippas?
200
What is the garment worn over your shoulders during morning prayers?
What is tallit?
200
In order to be "engaged" in Jewish Law, the husband needs to give this to his wife.
What is a ring?
300
The triangle-shaped cookie we eat at Purim.
What is Hamantaschen?
300
This holiday brings a joyful parade into the synagogue followed by dancing and reading the Torah?
What is Simchat Torah?
300
What letter is this in the Hebrew Alphabet?
What is Bet?
300
A Mezuzah has this holy item with writing on it inside.
What is a scroll?
300
The blessing for this ritual is baruch ata adonai eloheinu melech haolam asher kidishanu b'mitzvah v'tzivanu l'hadlik ner shel shabbat.
What is Shabbat candlelighting?
400
The name of the ritual of casting our "sins" bread into the water during Rosh Hashanah.
What is Tashlich?
400
Why on Rosh Hashanah do we eat apples dipped in honey?
What is to have a sweet new year?
400
The color of the Israeli Flag
What is blue and white?
400
The title for a Jewish religious leader, often the head of a synagogue
What is a Rabbi?
400
The name of the marriage canopy used in Jewish weddings.
What is a Chuppah?
500
The unleavened bread called that we eat on Passover.
What is Matzah?
500
The holiday of Shavuot celebrates Moses receiving this on Mt. Sinai.
What is the Torah/Ten Commandments?
500
What is the fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet?
What is dalet?
500
During Purim it is customary to give gift baskets filled with food to a friend. What is the gift giving called?
What is Shalach Manot? (Mishloach manot)
500
What prayer is this the beginning to?
What is shema?
600
This is the mixture of apples, wine, nuts, and cinnamon that is on the Seder plate.
What is charoset?
600
The holiday of Tu Bishvat celebrates these large growing plants.
What are trees?
600
This Jewish country is 77 years old.
What is Israel?
600
A siddur is this in English.
What is a prayer book?
600
This is broken at the end of a Jewish wedding.
What is a glass?