Holiday Foods
what is different about the shape of challah we eat on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur
It is round
I have to name all of the animals?
Adam
What is the holiday where we build a booth and eat outside for a week?
Sukkot
What four Hebrew letters are on the dreidel?
nun, gimel, shay, shin
How old is Israel?
75
What fruit do people eat on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur that has lots of seeds? Why do we eat it?
The pommegranite-Rimon in Hebrew
It has so many seeds it reminds us of the 613 commandments in the Torah.
Am I my brother's keeper?
Cain
Who are the soldiers in the Chanukah story and who was their leader?
The Maccabees and Judah
The word for fish is dag. How would you write that in Hebrew?
Daled, ah vowel under it, and a gimel
what is your favorite kind of bagel?
Anything goes
What do we eat on Purim that reminds of Haman's hat or his ears?
Hamentaschen or oznei Haman
I didn't break all of the idols, it was the big one with the hammer in his hand.
Abraham
Who were the main characters in the Purim story?
King Achashverosh, Vashti, Esther, Mordechai, and Haman
Name three Hebrew letters that have a final letter.
Chaf, nun, pay, mem, tzadik
What is the name of the main prayer we sing about peace?
oseh shalom
What do eat on chanukah and why do we eat them?
Latkes and sufganiot- jelly donuts
They remind us of the oil that lasted 8 nights. Those foods are fried in oil.
You stole my birthright and now my blessing. I am going to kill you!
Esau
What holiday do we plant trees? Why is this important?
Tubishvat.
It is our responsibility to take care of the earth and keep making it better.
Draw three different Hebrew vowels
one dot- ee, two dots-ay, three dots- eh
three sideways dots- ooh, line- ah. mini t-ah
vav with a dot over it -oh vav with a dot next to it-ooh
Name all 10 commandmemts
I am the lord who took you out of Egypts, don't pray to idols, don't use God's name in a bad way, honor your parents, keep shabbat holy, do not kill, do not lie, do not be jealous, be loyal to the one you are with. Do not steal
Name all of the foods found on the Seder plate for Passover.
Eggs, parsely or celery, maror, horseradish, charoset- apples, cinnamon grape juice, bone, matzah
Why is Pharoh afraid of a tiny baby. I will put you in a basket and hopefully you will be safe.
Yocheved
Name 9 holidays including one that comes every week.
Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Simchat Torah, Chanukah, Tubishvat, Purim, Passover, Shavuot, Shabbat, Yom Haatzmaut
How do you say the blessing over the wine and the blessing over bread?
Baruch atah adonai eloheinu melech haolam
hamotzee lechem min ha aretz.
Baruch atah adonai eloheimu melech haolam
borei peree hagofen.
Name three mitzvot- good deeds that you do.
Anything goes.