Israel Geography
Jews around the world
Jewish prayer items
Ceremonies and ceremonial items
Miscellaneous
100
Where is the Bahai Temple?
Haifa
100
The largest Jewish population outside of Israel lives in what country?
The United States
100
Men (and sometimes women) wear this on their head
Kippa / Yarmulka
100
What you put the Hanukkah candles in
Hanukkiah
100
Israel's first Prime Minister
David Ben-Gurion
200
Famous for its coral reefs
Eilat
200
Jews in what country can visit the tombs of Esther and Mordechai?
Iran/Persia
200
A prayer shawl
Tallit
200
Jews hang this on their door frames.
Mezuzzah
200
The state of Israel was established in what year?
1948
300
The biggest desert in Israel
Negev
300
These Jews traditionally celebrate the holiday of Sigd
Ethiopians
300
You read the prayers from this book
Siddur
300
What is this and when is it used?
Havdallah candles used at end of Shabbat
300
How many people live in Israel?
a. 17 million
b. 6 million
c. 10 million
c. 10 million
400
The city adjacent to Tel Aviv
Jaffa/Yaffo
400
Jews in this country traditionally celebrate Mimouna holiday on the 8th day of Pessach
Morocco
400
Small black leather boxes containing parchment scrolls inscribed with verses from the Torah
Tfillin
400
The special cup Jews use to drink wine in, is called
Kiddush cup
400
The person who revived the Hebrew language
Eliezer ben Yehuda
500
At its narrowest point, between Natanya and the West Bank, Israel is ------- miles wide.
a. 50
b. 122
c. 9
9
500
This group split off from Biblical Israelites. They still sacrifice sheep during Pessach on Mount Grizim (Nablus, West Bank).
Samaritans (Shomronim)
500
The fringes or tassels worn on traditional or ceremonial garments by Jewish males
Tzitzit
500
The Holy Ark in the synagogue is called in Hebrew....
Aron HaKodesh
500
The Israeli currency is....
Shekel