Hanukkah
What is hanukkah?
Jewish holiday commemorating the Maccabean victory over the Greeks
Who is Miriam?
She is Moses' sister
What item did Noah build?
an Ark (boat)
What do use to make noise when someone says Haman's name?
grogger (yiddish)
What is a mezuzah?
object we put on door posts with the shema inside it so that we remember to pray to god
What is gelt?
Chocolate coins
What did god appear as in front of Moses?
A burning bush that never actually had any burn marks
What did G-d create on the first day of creation?
light and darkness
Who is Esther?
Jewish woman who becomes Queen of Persia and saves her people from Haman (story of Purim)
What animal is a shofar horn made from?
a ram's horn
How long did the oil last?
8 days
Why did Moses leave Egypt the first time?
He accidently killed an Egyptian slave owner because the Egyptian was harming a jew
What item did Joseph receive from his father?
a multicolor coat
Why do we wear costumes for purim?
because Esther and other jews had to hide their identity because of Haman
What are jewish kids supposed to read for their bar and bat mitzvahs?
a torah portion (sometimes a haftarah but not always)
What are 2 foods we eat for Hanukkah? not gelt
Latkas, sufganiyot
What did Moses receive at what mountain?
The torah and ten commandments, Mt. Sinai
Who was the first jewish person? What did this person do with god?
Abraham, covenant
How long did queen esther fast for?
3 days
What is the name of the pointer object we use for a torah?
a yad (a hand)
What is the english translation for what is on a dreidel?
A great miracle happened there
What are all ten plagues?
blood, frogs, flies, cattle disease, wild animals, darkness, boils, flaming hail, locusts, death of firstborn Egyptian
What was the name of the tree that both adam and eve ate from?
The tree of knowledge
What does purim mean?
lots (dice)
What is Tashlich (hint is bread)?
performed on Rosh Hashanah to symbolically cast away sins or mistakes from the past year - throw bread at ducks or rocks into water