Jewish Holidays
During what Jewish holiday do we light 8 candles?
Hannukah
What is the capital of Israel?
Jerusalem
What three things does "Shalom" mean?
Hello
Goodbye
Peace
A commandment and a good deed
Mitzvah!
Tanach
The Hebrew Bible
What Jewish holiday marks the Jewish New Year?
Rosh Hashanah
What language is primarily spoken in Israel?
Hebrew
What does "Boker Tov" mean?
Good morning
bikkur holim
visit the sick
Talmud in Hebrew means:
"Learning"
What do we eat off of during the Jewish holiday of Passover?
A Seder Plate
In what year did Israel become a state?
1948
What does "Slicha" mean?
Sorry
What Jewish holiday do we celebrate every single week?
Shabbat
For centuries our ancestors likes Moses and Rebecca made choices, these stories and the lessons they teach us are called "(blank)"...
(HINT: pssst page 21 Mensch handbook)
Midrashim
Name three characters from the story of Purim
King Ahasuerus
Mordechai
Queen Esther
Queen Vashti
Haman
Name two bodies of water in Israel
Red Sea
Dead See
Mediterranean Sea
Sea of Galilee
What does "Todah" mean?
Thank you
What does "Tikkun Olam" mean?
Repair the world!
613
The number of commandments (mitzvot) in the Bible (tanach)
What are we celebrating during the Jewish Holiday of Tu Bishvat?
Trees
Abraham and Sarah were the first Jews to live in Israel, but not the first to be born there. That honor goes to their son. Do you know his name?
Isaac
Spell "mitzvah" in Hebrew
מִצְוָה(Mem,Zayin,Vav,Hey)
What does "B'tzelem Elohim" mean?
Created in God's image
Who said "What is hateful to yourself, do not do to your neighbor. That is the whole Torah; the rest is commentary. Now go and learn."