Jewish Food
These little potato pancakes are fried in tons of oil to commemorate (one of) the ancient Hanukkah miracles.
What are latkes?
This holiday includes a lot of foods fried in oil to celebrate that while we only had enough oil to last one night, a miracle occurred, and the oil lasted for 8 nights.
What is Hanukkah?
Jewish nationalist movement with the goal of the creation and support of a Jewish national state.
What is Zionism?
This organization is on 850 college campuses across the globe.
What is Hillel International?
This Israeli woman is known mostly for her role as the common era Wonder Woman in the DC Cinematic Universe.
Who is Gal Gadot?
Triangular, jelly-filled cookies Jews make for the holiday of Purim. They are made to resemble the hat or ears of Haman, the villain of the Purim story who tried and failed to destroy every last Jew in Persia.
What are Hamentaschen?
Often referred to as the Jewish Halloween, this holiday has its own Megillah scroll (is not written in the Torah). When you're a kid, it's about dressing up; when you're an adult, it's about l'chaims(:
What is Purim?
The first (and so far, the only) female Prime Minister of Israel.
Who is Golda Meir?
Name the four major campuses that Hillel of San Diego works with.
What are USD, UCSD, SDSU, and CSUSM?
This comedian is known for having nonchalant style and crass humor. His most recent comedy, "You are so not Invited to my Bat Mitzvah" featured his IRL family. He is currently working on the sequel to his late 90s hit, Happy Gilmore.
Who is Adam Sandler?
The origins of these potato, spinach, or cheese-filled fried pastry pouches – now a popular Israeli street food – date back to 16th century Iberian Jews.
What are borekas?
This time period refers to a cluster of holidays, festivals, and days of observance that are the holiest, most significant time of the Jewish calendar.
What are the High Holidays?
Name the three "seas" that are a part of Israel's geography.
What are the Dead Sea, the Red Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea?
The name of the current Executive Director of Hillel of San Diego.
Who is Karen Parry?
This woman was this second woman-first Jewish- to sit on the Supreme Court. She successfully defended six cases involving gender discrimination before the Supreme Court, winning five of them. She also co-founded the Women’s Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Sadly, she passed away at the age of 87 in 2020.
Who is the Hon. Ruth Bader Ginsberg?
Tunisian Jews are credited for bringing this stew to Israel, but it's unclear where exactly the dish was first made. It's basically eggs poached in a spicy tomato stew, but there are tons of variations found all over the Middle East and North Africa.
What is Shakshuka?
A celebration of the spring harvest season commemorating when the prophet Moses received the ten commandments on Mount Sinai, the beginning of a covenantal relationship between God and the Jewish people.
What is Shavuot?
Colloquially known as _________, Israel has founded the most tech companies per capita, compared to any other country in the world.
The President of Hillel of San Diego at CSUSM!
Who is Elana Ziff?
This rapper, may his memory be a blessing, is known for the hits, "Thoughts From a Balcony," "Perfect Circle/God Speed," and "Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza." He sadly passed away at the age of 26 in September of 2018.
Who is Mac Miller?
This dish has its origins in the prohibition of working/cooking on the Sabbath. In pursuit of a hot lunch on Saturday, a slow-cooked dish was born; one could start the cooking before sundown on Friday and enjoy the food Saturday at lunch.
What is Cholent?
Eerily, this day has held many tragedies for the Jewish people, including:
the destruction of both the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem,
the expulsions of Jews from England (1290) and Spain (1492),
the start of WWI, which directly led to WWII and the Holocaust,
and the deadly bombing at the building of the AMIA (the Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1994) which killed 86 people.
What is Tisha B'Av?
Name at least 5 of the 7 Species of Israel
What are. . .
Wheat, Barley, Grapes, Figs, Pomegranates, Olives, Dates
The name of the person who was previously the Director of Hillel at CSUSM specifically (before Danielle!)
Glenda Jaffe
This person is known for her work as a speechwriter, working on political speeches for leaders like President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. She was also the head speechwriter for First Lady Michelle Obama. This person has a book titled "Here All Along: Finding Meaning, Spirituality, and a Deeper Connection to Life," which details her journey of rediscovering Judaism as an adult.
Who is Sarah Hurwitz?