Holidays
This minor holiday feels like a major one here in America
Chanukah
What villain do we boo during the purim spiel?
Haman
What holiday might be celebrated here with parades and costumes?
Purim
Name one kosher law or something we can't eat
pork, cheese and dairy, etc
What does shamash mean (shamash candle)
helper
We shake these two things on Sukkot?
The lulav and the etrog
Who receives the ten commandments on Mt. Sinai?
Moses
Where does Moses receive the 10 commandments?
Mt. Sinai
Besides Passover, what other holiday has a seder?
Tu Bishevat
What direction do we read Hebrew?
right to left
Which holiday do we eat mostly dairy foods?
Shavuot
This biblical figure was known for his coat of many colors (and his excellent musical)
Joseph
What does the long siren mean on Yom Hazikaron / Yom Haatzmaut / Yom Hashoah
Stop and honor the fallen
What is falafel made of?
If you are a mensch, what are you?
A good person
What is Yom Haatzmaut?
Israeli Independence Day
How was Moses related to Pharaoh?
He wasn't. His daughter found him floating in a basket in the Nile
Name the three pilgrimage holidays
Sukkot, Shavuot and Passover
What is sufganiyot?
Jelly donuts
Are shmuck, shlemiel, and shlamazel positive or negative words?
What is one tradition for young boys on Lag B'Omer
first haircut
In Jewish folklore, who was Lilith?
Adam's first wife who left Eden rather than bow to him. Said to have become a night demon.
What is the wailing wall?
What do we add to the seder plate to honor Miriam
Miram's cup and the orante
Purim gets its name from the word 'pur' meaning...