The last remaining wall of the Second Temple in Jerusalem; located at the heart of the Jewish quarter in the Old City; many people write their wishes on pieces of paper and put them in the cracks of the wall
The Kotel/The Western Wall
100
The call to prayer
Bar'chu
100
Lasts for eight nights because the oil did the same; also called the Festival of Lights; dreidel is commonly played during this holiday and gelt is given out
Hanukkah
100
The man after which Mount Herzl was named
Theodor Herzl
200
בַיִת
bayit
200
The lowest point on Earth at about 450 meters below sea level; a sea too salty for any life to exist within it; one floats instead of sinks in this sea
The Dead Sea
200
the prayer which expresses that God is One, often represented with the letter ש
Sh'ma
200
Holiday celebrated because of the Jews' escape from Egypt; lasts for eight days and Jews may eat only unleavened bread (matzah)
Passover
200
The name of the first prime minister of Israel
David Ben-Gurion
300
צִיְדֻר
tzidur
300
An ancient Roman fortress located at the top of a mountain; overlooks the Dead Sea
Masada
300
The prayer that gives thanks for the parting of the red sea and the escape from Pharaoh and his army
Mi Chamocha
300
The Jewish New Year
Rosh Hashanah
300
The current prime minister of Israel
Benjamin Netanyahu
400
שָבָט שַלֹם
shabbat shalom
400
The desert that covers over 40% of Israel; located in the South of Israel and borders Egypt and Jordan
The Negev
400
The prayer which teaches to love God with all of thy heart
V'ahavta
400
celebrates trees and the fruits/vegetables/food we get from them; also called the "New Year of the Trees"
Tu BiShvat
400
The man responsible for reviving modern Hebrew
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
500
שַנָה תֹבָה
shanah tovah
500
The lowest freshwater lake on Earth, located in the North of Israel near T'veria (Tiberias); provides nearly 60% of Israel's water, annually
Lake Kinneret/The Sea of Galilee
500
The prayer which directly translates to, "God who makes peace in High Places, God will make peace for us and all Israel and let us say, amen"
Oseh Shalom
500
The day of atonement, repentance. The day we say "I'm sorry" and fast (stop eating) from sundown to sundown
Yom Kippur
500
The famous baseball player who skipped game one of the world series because he was observing Yom Kippur