Israel
The capital of Israel.
What is "Jerusalem?"
On this holiday, we blow the shofar to celebrate the Jewish new year.
What is Rosh Hashanah?
The meaning of "b'tzelem Elohim."
What is "in G-d's image?"
The name given to Memorial Day in Israel.
What is "Yom Hazikaron?"
The name given to Israeli Independence Day.
What is Yom Ha'atzmaut?
The Day of Repentance, typically considered the holiest day of the year for the Jews.
What is Yom Kippur?
The Hebrew term for "recognizing the good."
What is "Hakarat Hatov?"
Literally translated as "evil tongue," this Hebrew term refers to a misuse of the power of speech.
What is "Lashon Hara?"
The Israeli Military (what it's called).
What is the "Israel Defense Forces (IDF)?"
Yom Hashoah memorializes this event.
What is the Holocaust?
The Hebrew term for "the power of speech."
What is "Koach Hadibbur?
A typically agriculture-based settlement in Israel which operates through a system of community living.
What is a Kibbutz?
The year when Israel officially became a nation.
What was 1948?
The King of the Persian Empire in the Purim story.
Who was King Ahasuerus?
A Hebrew word referring to our moral responsibility/commitment to others, as Jews, as individuals, and as members of a collective global community.
What is "Achrayut?"
The significance of Rosh Chodesh.
The three main influences which comprise Israeli music.
What are Mizrahi (Middle Eastern), Eastern European, and Ethiopian?
The literal meaning of "Simchat Torah."
What is "rejoicing in the law?"
The literal meaning of the word "Teshuvah."
What is "return?"
The year when the ISA (Israel Space Agency) was founded (this one is hard, good luck).
What was 1983?