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What is the name of the bread eaten at shabbat dinner?

Challah

100

Albert Einstein was offered the position as second President of Israel in 1952, true or false?

True

100

יִשְׂרָאֵל

Israel

100

How long does Hanukkah last?

8 days

100

What age does someone become a Bar/Bat Mitzavah?

13 years old

200

How many candles do we light to start Shabbat?

2

200

What Jewish actress played the evil queen in the recent Snow White movie?

Gal Gadot

200

שָׁלוֹם

Shalom

200

What is the main thing Jewish adults cannot do on Yom Kippur?

Eat

200

What are the fringes on a Tallit called?

Tzitzit

300

When does Shabbat start?

Sundown Friday

300

Why did Sandy Koufax not pitch in the first game of the 1965 World Series? (Hint, the world series occurs in October)

It was Yom Kippur

300

אוֹהֵב

Ohev (love)

300

What does Rosh Hashanah celebrate?

The New Year

300

What is the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet?

Bet

400

Why do Jews celebrate Shabbat?

Because on the 7th day of creation, G-d rested

400

Brandeis College is named after the first Jewish Supreme Court Justice. What was his first name?

A) Randolph

B) Jonathan

C) Samuel

D) Louis

D) Louis 

400

בָּרוּךְ

Baruch

400

Why do we eat latkes on Hanukkah?

We eat oily things to remember the miracle of the oil

400

Commonly called the Jewish Penicillin, what soup is commonly served during Passover (or any time you are sick)?

Matzah Ball Soup

500

When does Shabbat end?

When there are three stars in the sky Saturday night

500

Doug Emhoff was the first Jewish spouse of a President or Vice President. How is his wife?

Kamala Harris

500

כֶּלֶב

Kelev

500

During Sukkot, we are supposed to eat/dwell in a hut to remind us of the huts our ancestors would live in during the harvesting season. What are these huts called?

Sukkah

500

What is the name of the head covering worn by Jews during prayer? (Hint: I always wear one)

A Kippah/Yarmulke

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