Passover Heroes & Villains
Moses' sister.
Who is Miriam?
The first of the 10 plagues.
What is Blood?
The bread of affliction.
What is matzah?
The name for the service at one of the first two Passover meals. The word means "order."
What is Seder?
The reason Moses had to flee Egypt.
What is he killed an Egyptian guard who was beating an Israelite?
Pellets of ice that may fall from the sky during a storm.
What is Hail?
Foods with leavening agents that may not be eaten during Passover
What is Chametz?
The name for the mazah we hide
Why Moses was placed in a basket in the river Nile.
What is to save his life or because Pharaoh had decreed that all male Israelites were to be put to death?
Large skin bumps or what happens to water when it reaches 212 degrees Fahrenheit.
What is Boils?
Mixture of apples, nuts, & wine to remind us of the mortar our ancestors used to build Egyptian cities.
What is charoset?
The name for the book we read from, it has the Passover story in it
Haggadah
The item in the desert that God used to catch Moses' attention.
What is the Burning Bush?
Grasshopper-like insects that eat crops.
What are locusts?
A mixture of ground fish, matzah meal, and spices that is boiled, chilled, and often served with horseradish sauce.
What is gefilte fish?
What does dipping parsley in saltwater represent?
The tears of the Jewish ancestors
The name of the Egyptian pharaoh who enslaved the Israelites?
Who is Ramses II?
The being that slew all the firstborn in the Passover story.
Who was the Angel of Death?
The lamb shank on the Passover plate commemorates this.
What is the passing over of the Israelis' houses during the 10th plague?
The prophet for whom we open a door during the Passover dinner.
Who is Elijah?