Holidays
The winter-time holiday that is 8 nights long and involves lighting candles every night
What is Hanukkah?
The famous German Jewish scientist who escaped Germany in the 1930s and later won the Nobel Peace Prize for his research in theoretical physics
Who is Albert Einstein?
The language that ancient Jews spoke - Hint: Jews today speak it too
What is Hebrew?
The city in Israel famous for being the holiest city in Judaism, the third holiest city in Islam, and one of the holiest cities in Christianity
What is Jerusalem?
The potato pancake that is eaten during Hanukkah
What is a latke?
The spinning top that many Jews gamble with during Hanukkah
What is a dreidel?
The famous Dodgers player that inspired many other Jewish Americans to be proud of their heritage - Hint: He was nicknamed "the Left Arm of God"
Who is Sandy Koufax?
The direction that Hebrew is written in
What is right to left?
The year Israel was established as an independent state (country)
What is 1948?
The chocolate coins used in a game of dreidel
What is gelt?
The High Holidays
What are Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah?
The Israeli Prime Minister known for attempting peace between Israel and Palestine with the Oslo Accords in 1993
Who is Yitzhak Rabin?
The 3 meanings of Shalom
What are hello, goodbye, and peace?
The sea in Israel famous for being incredibly salty
What is the Dead Sea?
A soup often eaten during Passover
The names of the 3 harvest festivals in Judaism
What are Passover, Sukkot, and Shavuot?
The Israeli Prime Minister that earned a Nobel Peace Prize for signing a peace treaty with Egypt in 1979
Who is Menachem Begin?
The language that is a cross between German and Hebrew - Hint: many American Jews use vocab words from this language
What is Yiddish?
The percent of the world's Jewish population that lives in Israel
What is 46%?
A common Israeli/Middle Eastern dish made of fried chickpeas
What is falafel?
The holiday that celebrates Moses leading the Jews out of Egypt AND how long the Jews are said to have wandered the desert in search of Israel
What is Passover and 40 years?
The Jewish Rabbi that famously marched arm-in-arm with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in his 1965 March on Selma
Who is Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel?
A famous book traditionally written in Hebrew
What is the Bible?
Israel's currency
What is shekels?
3 of the Kosher laws
What is separation of milk and meat, blessed by a rabbi, and no pork?