Holidays
Hebrew Words
Jewish History
Tradions/Culture
Miscellaneous
100

This is the holiday of lights

What is Hanukkah?

100

This means peace, hello, and goodbye

What is "shalom"?
100

The story of a man with all of his animals

What is Noah's Ark?

100

This is the number of plagues there are on Passover

What is 10?

100

This is the famous Jewish person in "Grown Ups"

Who is Adam Sandler?

200

This is the Jewish New Year 

What is Rosh Hashanah?

200

This is the word for "life"

What is "L'chaim"?

200

The revolt celebrated on Hanukkah was led by this group


Who are the Maccabees?

200

Neighborhood in New York City where Jewish and other immigrants first settled

What is the Lower East Side?

200

These are the traditional cookies made on Purim

What are Hamantaschen

300

This holiday retells the story of Queen Esther saving the Jewish people

What is Purim?

300
This is the Yiddish word for "grandmother"
What is "Bubbe"
300

The Jewish festival of Purim commemorates events described in this biblical book

What is the Book of Esther?

300

This object is placed on doorposts and contains Hebrew verses

What is a Mezuzah?

300

Jewish American composer/conductor best known for composing West Side Story

Who is Who is Leonard Bernstein?

400

During this holiday, Jews eat under hanging fruits and decorations

What is Sukkot?
400

This is the Yiddish word for sweating

What is "shvitz"?

400

The empire that destroyed the First Temple in 586 BCE

What is the Babylonian Empire?

400

This is the prophet we keep the door open for on Passover

Who is Elijah?

400

This is the noisemaker used on Purim

What is a grogger?

500

This holiday marks the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai

What is Shavuot?

500

This is the word for "moral quality"

What is "chesed"?

500

This occurred on a mountain in the desert with a lot of thunder and lightening

What is the giving of the Torah?

500

This object is used to read the Torah without touching the parchment

What is a Yad?

500

This is the letter that tells a player to "put one in" on a Dredel

What is "Shin"

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