Holidays
The Jewish New Year
What is Rosh Hashana?
The Middle Eastern dip made of chickpeas
What is Hummus? [bragging rights if you said it with an Israeli accent]
Rivka Bina
Who is Becca Paikin?
The names of the first man and woman
Who are Adam and Eve/Chavah?
The two Hillel staff members who get tracked down by Chabad every Friday to wrap Tefillin
Who are Sean and Matan?
The female hero of the Purim story
Who is Esther?
The dish made of chopped fish and served with horseradish
What is gefilte fish?
Hadassah
Who is Hazel Allen?
The man who built the ark to save his family and 2 of every animal during the flood
Who is Noah?
The Israeli basketball team who won the European Basketball Championship several times
What is Maccabi Tel Aviv?
The holiday that commemorates the Torah being given to the Jews at Mount Sinai
What is Shavuot?
The Morrocan-Jewish dish made of eggs cooked in tomato sauce with spices
What is shakshuka?
Avraham Shmuel
The river that Moshe was found in as well as that was turned into blood (Passover story)
What is the Nile?
The Hillel staff member who said, “Oh you know me and my traif muffins. My truffins if you will”
Who is Eve?
The book we read on Passover
What is the Hagaddah?
The dairy dessert commonly served for Shavuot
What is cheesecake?
Shula Chava
Who is Eve Haras?
The number of books in the Torah
What is 5?
The name of the Jewish MLB player who refused to play on Yom Kippur
Who is Sandy Koufax?
The Jewish army that fought the Greeks (Hanukkah story)
Who are the Maccabees?
It’s the reason we bless and serve 2 portions of challah on Shabbat
Why were the Jews given 2 portions of Manna in the desert?
Aviva Noa
Who is Caitlin Adams?
The food that fell from the sky to provide for the Jews while wandering the desert
What is Manna?
The lesbian Jewish artist who wrote, “It’s My Party and I’ll Cry if I Want To”
Who is Leslie Gore?