Jewish Holidays
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Chanukah
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Random Jewish Facts!
100

On this holiday, at the beginning of the year, we eat from a round challah. 

Rosh Hashana

100

Which country is on Israel's Northern border?

Lebanon

100

How many nights is Chanukah

Eight
100

What is the name of the triangle-shaped cookie that people eat on Purim?

Hamantaschen
100

What is the name of the holy scroll that Jewish people read from?

Torah

200

What is a shofar made of?

A ram's horn

200

Which year was the state of Israel established

1948

200

In America, the letters on the dreidel represent the sentence "A great miracle happened there." In Israel, the letters on the dreidel represent the sentence, "A great miracle happened (BLANK)."

HERE. 

200

What is the name of the food that people eat on Passover when they can't eat bread?

Matzah
200

What do Jews call the 7th day of the week known during the creation story as the day of rest. 

Shabbat

300

People fast on this holiday. 

Yom Kippur

300

Who is the current Prime Minister of Israel?

Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu

300

In the Chanukah story, what lasted for much longer than expected?

Oil

300

What is a fried food that many people eat on Chanukah?

Latkes

300

Whose name do we boo or shake our graggers during on Purim?

Haman

400

What is the name of the little huts that Jews build to celebrate a holiday at the beginning of the year?

Sukkot

400

What language do people speak in Israel?

Hebrew

400

The Jewish people were saved by a small army called The ________________

Maccabees

400

What is the name of the braided bread that Jews traditionally eat on Shabbat?

Challah
400

Who is considered to be the hero of the Purim story?

Esther

500

What food do we eat Rosh Hashana? 

Apples and Honey

500

Israel is often referred to as the land of (BLANK) and honey. 

Milk

500
Name a fried food that Jews eat (especially in Israel) on Chanukah.

Sufganiyot (Jelly donuts) 

500

What is the name of a food commonly eaten in the Middle East (and eaten in certain restaurants in America) that is made of fried chickpeas and rolled into balls?

Falafel

500

In a synagogue, adults often wear this prayer shall. What is it called?

Tallit

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