Hanukkah
How many nights do we celebrate Hanukkah, and why?
8, that's how long the oil lasted!
לָמָה
Why?
How many Hebrew vowels make the “ah” sound?
2 or 3 are both acceptable answers!
What is "uncle" in Hebrew?
דוֹד
Why do we eat latkes & jelly donuts on Hanukkah?
They're fried in oil, like the oil from the Hannukah story!
Who
מִי
What are the names of the two feuding twins who were the children of Isaac and Rebecca?
Jacob & Esau
A Jewish delicacy, these breads originated in Poland and were brought to New York, where they're eaten for breakfast and brunches.
Bagels!
What does each letter on the dreidel mean in the dreidel game?
נ nothing
ג take it all
ה take half
ש put one in
תּוֹדָה
Thank you
What object is known as “The Tree of Life”?
The Torah!
This person is one of the most famous Jewish baseball players, and he played for both Brooklyn & LA in his lifetime.
Sandy Koufax
Name all four letters on the dreidel, what they stand for in Hebew AND English, and what's different about dreidels in Israel
נ - nun - נֵס - miracle
ג- gimel - גָדוֹל - great
ה - hey - הָיָה - happened
ש - shin - שָׁם - there
פּ - pay - פֹּה -here
Only my ice cream
רַק גְלִידָה שֶׁלִי
On what holiday is it customary to stay up all night studying and to eat lots of dairy?
Shavuout
What is the Hebrew feminine plural word for "they"?
הֵן
In what direction do we place the candles in the menorah, and in what direction do we light them?
Place - right to left
Light - left to right
Why only ___'s candy?
לָמָה רַק
מַמְתָק שֶׁל
? ___
What city are Dani and Rachel both from?
Cleveland!
This Jewish woman wrote the poem on the Statue Of Liberty.
Emma Lazarus