Letters
Name one letter that looks different if it is the final letter in the word.
What is the final version of khaf, mem, nun, pay, or tzadi?
One way to say "hello" in Hebrew.
Shalom!
The holiday that happens every week at sundown on Friday night to sundown on Saturday night.
What is shabbat?
This sea is so salty that you cannot sink, only float.
What is the Dead Sea?
She helped save her baby brother Moses and was famous for her music and dancing.
Who is Miriam?
Name a letter that is or can be silent.
What is alef or ayin? (sometimes yud/yod)
"Good morning" in Hebrew.
What is "Boker Tov"?
This is what we call the Jewish New Year.
What is Rosh Hashanah?
Multiple Choice: What city in Israel is thought to be the most similar to New York City, as it is a city that never sleeps?
a. Tel Aviv
b. Jerusalem
c. Haifa
What is Tel Aviv?
This Jewish actor was the lead in School of Rock, Kunfu Panda, and Super Mario Bros.
Who is Jack Black?
Two letters that make a "v" sound.
What are vet and vav?
The word that means "head".
What is rosh?
True or False: We can eat chametz on Passover.
What is FALSE? We cannot eat chametz (bread or grains that rise) during Passover.
Name one sea that surrounds Israel.
Also: the Dead Sea, the Red Sea, and the Sea of Galilee.
They are called Adonai or Hashem.
Who is G-d?
The letter that makes an "L" sound.
What is lamed?
What is chai?
During the festival of booths (which celebrates the harvest), we build a special structure outside for this holiday.
What is sukkot? We build a sukkah.
The city where our ancestors Jacob, Leah, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, and Rebekah are buried.
What is Hebron?
Called the Cave of the Patriarchs.
This "star" that represents the Jewish people is named after this historical King.
Hint: He won a battle against the giant called "Goliath".
Who is King David?
The Star of David is called "Magen David" in Hebrew.
If you land on this letter in the dreidel game, you win it all!
What is gimmel?
The word for "family".
What is mishpacha?
Name two items on the seder plate (English or Hebrew).
What is maror, chazeret- bitter herbs, charoset- dish representing mortar, karpas- vegetable to dip in salt water, z'roa- shank bone, or beitzah- hard-boiled egg?
True or False, the name Israel means "to wrestle with G-d".
What is TRUE?
Israel was the name G-d gave our ancestor Jacob after he had a dream about wrestling G-d.
Before we were called Jews, Jews were called...
What are the Hebrews or the Israelites?