Jewish Heroes
This brilliant Jewish scientist enacted Mityashev Libo B'Talmudo (concentrating on one's studies) and won the Nobel Prize.
Who was Albert Einstein?
On this holiday, we light many candles, give presents and remember miracles that happened long ago.
What is Channukah?
This man led the Israelites out of enslavement in Egypt.
Who is Moshe?
In this country, around channukah time, bakeries are filled with fancy and colourful sufganyot of a variety of flavours.
What is Israel?
The Jewish people originated in these ancient kingdoms.
What is Israel and Judah?
This modern Jewish hero embodied ometz lev (courage) and aryevut (communal responsability) by standing up for this community and being the first out gay politician in America.
Who was Harvey Milk?
On this holiday, we refrain from eating leavened foods, we tell the story of exodus and ask four questions.
What is pesach?
The villain in the Purim story.
Who is Haman?
In this community, they often use wicks in coconut oil rather than candles to light their menorahs.
Who are the Jews of India?
These brave fighters rebelled against Greek control and gave us the myths of Channukah.
Who were the Maccabees?
This young woman was a poet and writer who showed tremendous ometz lev (courage) by joining a secret Jewish fighting force against the Nazis.
Who was Hannah Senesh?
On this holiday, we dress up in costumes, throw parties and remember the triumph of Queen Esther over the evil Haman.
What is Purim?
This young man dreamed prophetic dreams, was gifted a beautiful coat and invoked his siblings' jealousy and anger.
Who is Yoseph?
This community adds actual brick dust to their charoset on pesach!
Who are the Jews of Gibraltar?
This empire destroyed the second Temple and exiled the Jewish people from Jerusalem in 70CE.
Who were the Romans?
This Jewish woman was instrumental in pushing forward disability rights in North America and has been called the mother of the disability rights movement, lifting up the Jewish value of tikkun olam (repairing the world)
Who was Judith Heumann?
On this holiday, we sit and eat in outdoor huts and shake special plants in four directions.
What is sukkot?
These twin brothers almost came to blows over their inheritance and a bowl of lentil soup.
Who are Yitzchak and Esav?
In this community, it is traditional to make sacred letters out of matzah during pesach.
Who are the Jews of Syria?
In 1492, the Jews of this country were given a decree that they must leave, convert or be executed, ending centuries of thriving Jewish life.
What is Spain?
This Rabbi and scholar embodied b'tzelom elohim (the inherit worth of every human being) by fighting for Black civil rights and marching with Martin Luther King.
Who was Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel?
On this holiday, we celebrate the birthday of the trees.
What is Tu B'shvat?
This couple left their home to go to a land G-d promised them and their descendants.
Who are Avraham and Sarah?
This is the newest community of Jews in the world, and in their country, Judaism was made illegal for a few years in the 70's under a dictatorship.
Who are the Abayudaya, or the Jews of Uganda?
Since ancient times, this African Jewish community has lived in relative peace and independence with their Muslim neighbours.
Who are the Beta Israel, or the Jews of Ethiopia?