Jews and Sports
This is the name of the Jewish sports competition where Jewish athletes compete from around the world
What is Maccabia/Maccabi Games?
This city's name in Hebrew roughly translates to "City of Peace"
What is Jerusalem?
this is the first and last name of the director of camp
Who is Rachael Abrams?
This iconic food item for Shabbat is made round for Rosh HaShanah.
What is Challah?
This is an example of a time-bound Mitzvah
e.g. What is celebrating Shabbat/Chagim?
This is the singular of the word "Tefillin"
What is a 'tefilah'?
Either of the two Jewish baseball players who famously did not play on Yom Kippur
Who was Sandy Koufax and/or Hank Greenberg?
Ron Huldai has been the mayor of this city since 1998, which is also the second largest city in Israel by population, and a major center for technological development.
What is Tel Aviv?
The area that is now the Chadar used to house a lot of this dary-based food item.
What is Cheese?
Represented by a cord or string, this line represents the physical boundaries of shabbat.
What is an Eruv?
This is the total number of mitzvot.
What is 613?
These are the five books of the Torah, in order.
What are Bereshit, Shemot, Vayikra, Bamidbar, and Devarim?
This Baltimore Orioles pitcher was the first Israeli drafted by Major League Baseball.
Who is Dean Kremer?
This city is often called the Capital of the Negev
What is Be'er Sheva?
After Gesher, many campers go to Israel on this program
What is Ramah Israel Seminar?
We have 2 of these because we are told to zachor (remember) and shamor (guard) Shabbat
What are candles?
This mitzvah can be done by a parent or a lifeguard
What is Teaching your kid to swim?
On Pesach, Iranian Jews have the custom of hitting one another with this vegetable while singing dayenu.
What is a green onion/chive/leek?
The mother of Rosh Mayim Nava Isseroff was the first one to swim across this body of water
This city in northern Israel is both a major shipping port and the home to the Bahai faith.
What is Haifa?
These two "islands" are popular camp destinations
What is Frog Island and Inbar Island?
Literally meaning joy, this is a term for when people gather to eat yummy food outside of a meal on Shabbat
What is "Oneg"?
This mitzvah is only done with a lot of dough
What is hafrashat Challah?
Most etrogs in the US for Sukkot are from this country, and Jews from this country celebrate Mimouna after Pesach.
What is Morocco?
Yael Arad was the first Israeli to win an olympic medal in this martial art
What is Judo?
This is the only city in Israel that does not charge sales tax.
What is Eilat?
This is the youngest edah to put on a machazeh
What is Halutzim?
Shabbat only ends when this happens
What is 3 stars appearing in the sky?
This mitzvah is typically done with white string but sometimes with blue string as well
What is tzitzit?
According to Jewish Law, these are the only insects that Jews are permitted to eat.
What are Locusts?