Famous Jews (then)
Holidays
Mitzvot
Famous Jews (now)
100
He led the Jews out of Egypt and in the desert for 40 years.
Who is Moses?
100
This holiday is eight days long and celebrates the miracle of the Jews triumphing over the Syrian/Greek army as well as the miracle of the oil that lasted eight days.
What is Chanukah?
100
This is the Hebrew word for giving charity.
What is "tzedaka"?
100
He writes the Chanukah songs about famous Jews and is a famous actor/comedian himself who is playing in the upcoming movie, Grown Ups
Who is Adam Sandler?
200
This King of Israel was famous for his harp playing and his slaying of Goliath, a giant Philistine.
Who was King David?
200
This holiday we celebrate our freedom from slavery in Egypt
What is Passover?
200
This is what we do each week in temple on the Sabbath. It helps us learn about our history and the mitzvot.
What is reading the weekly portion of the Torah?
200

She was a female Supreme Court Justice

Who was Ruth Bader Ginsburg?

300

She was a young woman living in Persia and defeated an evil man named Haman. 

Who was Esther?

300
This holiday means "lots" in English.
What is Purim?
300
This is one of the ten commandments. It involves two other people besides yourself.
What is honoring your father and mother?
300

He wrote all of the Marvel comics and is sneakily featured in the movies.

Who was Stan Lee?

400
This prophet symbolically visits us each Passover at our seders and was famous for going up to Heaven alive in a chariot of fire.
Who is Elijah?
400
This holiday is our day of judgement when we hear the shofar blown and eat apples and honey for a sweet year.
What is Rosh Hashana?
400
These include a citron fruit, a palm frond, willow leaves and myrtle leaves. We shake them together on Sukkot.
What are the four species?
400

She wrote many famous kids' books, including Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing and Freckle Juice

Who is Judy Blume?

500

He built the first Jewish temple in Jerusalem and was the son of David.

Who was King Solomon?

500
This holiday is also known as the festival of the ingathering. We build huts in our yards to celebrate G-d's protection of the Jews in the desert. We also shake the four species: lulav, etrog, hadasim, and aravot together on this holiday.
What is Sukkot?
500

We do this mitzvah on the night of Passover?

What is have a seder/read the Haggadah/tell the story of our redemption from Egypt?

500
This was one of the most famous scientists in modern history. He came up with the theory of relativity and needed a good haircut.
Who is Albert Einstein?
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