Israel
In 1947, the UN declared that there should be a Jewish state and this other state.
What is the Arab/Palestine state?
He was considered the father of Reformed Judaism.
Who is Moses Mendelssohn?
This festival celebrates the new year.
To keep kosher, these two food groups cannot be stored together
What is dairy and meat?
Judah Ha Nasi organized this famous text
What is the Mishnah?
This year was when Israel declared itself a nation.
What is 1948?
This confession is considered to be central to Jewish faith, and it is often said twice a day during prayers.
What is the Shema?
This festival celebrates God's protection in the wilderness
This rite of initiation is also known as circumcision.
What is Brit Milah (or Bris)?
This famous ship left Hamburg, Germany in 1939 with Jewish refugees
What is the MS St. Louis?
This man is considered the father of Zionism.
Who is Theodor Herzl?
This denomination of Judaism is known for a committed approach to sources of Halakah and legal reasoning, but does not maintain all the mitzvot.
What is Conservative Judaism?
What is a sukkah?
The ark holds this important text in the synagogue.
What is the Torah?
This event marked the beginning of the Jewish Diaspora
What is the destruction of the Second Temple?
This is the government of Israel.
What is the Knesset?
This Jewish sect is mystical.
What is Hasidism?
This festival celebrates the faith of the priests to keep the light burning with little consecrated oil.
What is Hanukah?
This prayer over the wine is said at shabbat dinner
What is the kiddush?
This Roman emperor fought the Jews during the Bar Khoba Revolt.
Who is emperor Hadrian?
This event is held in Jerusalem at Yad Vashem, where a torch lighting service and siren is sounded.
What is Yom Ha-Shoah?
This famous passage of 'deicide' is found in this book of the Bible.
What is the book of Matthew?
This is a day of somber reflection and seeking for forgiveness
What is Yom Kippur?
What is the "sitting Shiva"?
These warriors fought against the Hellenization of Jewish culture and especially the Temple
Who are the Maccabees?