Food (Things you see -or don’t see- on the Seder plate)
What can we not eat on Passover and what is giant, dry, very crumbly cracker we eat called?
(hint: It’s why we aren’t serving pizza tonight)
1) Any leavened foods made from yeast and certain grans (wheat, barley, oats, rye). That means no pasta, no bread, etc.
2) Matzah!
What does the youngest child at the Seder sing?
Ma Nishtanah / The 4 Questions!
How many plagues were there
10
What does Passover celebrate?
Who is the most important figure in Passover and what was his iconic phrase?
Moses
”Let my people go!”
What on the Seder plate represents the tears of the enslaved Jews in Egypt?
Salt Water
At the Seder table, people eat and drink in a reclining position. What does this represent?
Freedom!
How do you say “Passover” in Hebrew?
Pesach
How did Passover get its name?
The name refers to the event during the last plague in which the angel of death spared the firstborn of the Israelites by “passing over” their homes, which were marked with the blood of a lamb.
In what river was Moses found as a baby?
The Nile river
On the seder plate, what do the bitter herbs represent?
The bitterness of slavery
At the Seder meal, usually one seat and/or a cup of wine is reserved at the table, and at one point, we open the door for this guest. Who is it for: God, Moses, Aaron, Elijah, or Pharoh?
Elijah!
What does the Hebrew word “Seder” mean?
Order
What is a traditional Passover food that your Bubbe makes. It consists of a broth, vegetables, and round, soft and fluffy dough thing - essentially a dumpling?
Matzoh ball soup!
God appeared to Moses as what for the first time?
A burning bush
Why do some people have oranges on their Seder plate?
The orange celebrates women. It is symbolic for inclusion and when women were allowed to become active and contribute to the Jewish community.
Who are the 4 sons discussed during the Seder?
The wise son, the wicked son, the simple son, and the son who does not know how to ask. The Four Sons story highlights the importance of engaging with Jewish history and traditions, even if it means questioning and challenging them. It also acknowledges that people approach learning and understanding in different ways. The Haggadah encourages individuals to find their own place within this spectrum of questioning and learning, ultimately drawing everyone into the shared story of freedom
In the olden days, Jews celebrated Passover by sending an animal to the temple to be sacrificed. What type of animal was this?
a) Cow
b) Goat
c) Lamb
d) Deer
C- Lamb
At the end of the Seder it is customary to say:
Next Year in Jerusalem!
What is the book for Passover called?
The Haggadah
This is a two part question. 1) What is the piece of matzah that is hidden for the children to find, found (the child who found it is later rewarded), and eaten as dessert at the end of the meal? 2) What is the origin of this word (language)?
1) Afikomen!
2) The word "afikomen" comes from the Greek word "epikomon," meaning "that which comes after" or "dessert".
During the Seder, we spill a drop of wine for each plague and say each aloud, a practice known as “Ten Drops”. What are the names of plagues?
Water turns to blood, frogs, lice, flies/wild animas, disease on livestock, boils, hail, locust, darkness, and death of first-born.
Which U.S. President was the first to host a Passover Seder at the White House?
Barack Obama
In medieval Europe, what was a pressing problem that Jews faced around Passover?
A)They lived in the ghettos, making it hard to hold a proper Seder
b)They were too poor to make matzah and buy the wine
c) Widespread accusations of blood libel
d) There was no problem
e)It was outlawed for the Jews to celebrate any Jewish holiday
The answer is c, Widespread accusations of blood libel. There was a centuries-old false allegation that Jews murder Christians (children) to use their blood for ritual purposes, such as an ingredient in the baking of matzah.
The Israelites are believed to have been enslaved for how long?
400 years