Traditions
A Haft-Seen table and a Seder plate both hold symbolic foods that represent important traditions and meanings during these holidays.
What is Nowruz and Passover?
This chickpea and tahini dip is a staple on both Middle Eastern and Jewish tables.
What is hummus?
This ancient city became the political and religious center of the Jewish people under King David
What is Jerusalem?
Shalom in Hebrew and salaam in Arabic share a root and both mean this.
What is peace?
True or False, Riverdale used to be a co-ed boarding school
What is False?
These two sets of religious dietary laws, one Islamic and one Jewish, both forbid pork.
What is halal and kosher?
Challah and sangak are traditional foods from Jewish and Persian cultures that belong to this food group.
What is bread?
According to the Hebrew Bible, this Jewish queen of Persia helped save her people from a plot against them.
Who was Esther?
This Arabic phrase that means "I swear to god!"
What is "wallahi"?
What year was Riverdale founded?
What is 1907?
During "Dayenu" at Passover, Persian and Iraqi Jewish families playfully tap each other with these green vegetables.
What are scallions (green onions)?
This Persian rice dish is prized for its crispy, golden bottom layer.
What is tahdig?
This ancient Persian capital (mentioned in the Riverdale English 7 curriculum) is famous today for its massive stone ruins and royal palaces.
What is Persepolis?
Judeo-Persian is the Persian language written in this alphabet.
What is the Hebrew alphabet?
What are the names of Riverdale’s two campuses?
What is the River Campus and the Hill campus
The Jewish holiday of Purim tells a story set in this ancient empire, which is now modern-day Iran.
What is Persia?
This Jewish Purim pastry and Persian sweets such as kolompeh both hide a sweet filling inside dough
What is hamantaschen?
This ancient Persian ruler is praised in the Hebrew Bible for conquering Babylon and allowing the Jewish exiles to return to Jerusalem and rebuild their Temple.
Who was Cyrus the Great?
Hebrew, Arabic, and Aramaic, all belong to this language family.
What is Semitic?
How many nationalities does Riverdale represent?
What is 72?
The Persian poets Hafez and Saadi both hail from this Iranian city.
What is Hamadan?
Persian dolmeh and this Jewish dish both wrap a savory filling inside leaves or vegetables.
What is stuffed cabbage?
Before returning to Jerusalem, many Jewish exiles lived in this city, which Cyrus conquered in 539 BCE
What is Babylon?
Hebrew and Farsi are both written in this direction.
What is right to left?
How many affinities are there at Riverdale?
What is 13?