Vocabulary
Bread with no yeast that we eat during Passover to remind us of how the Isrealites had to leave Egypt in a hurry.
Matzah
How many plagues were there?
10 plagues
How many cups of wine do we drink during the seder?
Four cups
Moses parted the _____ Sea
RED Sea
Before the Exodus story, Joseph's whole family moved to Egypt during a great famine and settled there. How many brothers were there?
12 brothers! for the 12 tribes of Israel!
What is the Hebrew name for Passover?
Pesach
For the 1st plague, what did Egypt's water turn into?
Blood!
Which item do we dip into salt water to remind us of the tears cried in slavery?
parsley!
What did Moses's mother do to save him?
Put him in a basket and place it in the river
We sing this song in Hebrew to help tell the Four Questions
Ma Nishtanah
The name of the festive meal that takes place on the first or second night of Passover, traditionally
Seder
What was the 2nd plague?
Frogs!
Who do we save a seat and a cup for at the seder?
Elijah
Why do we eat matzah?
The Jews didn't have time to wait for their bread to rise
Moses was told by Serah to go down to the Nile and get who's bones?
Joseph's bones!
The name of the book we use during the Seder
The Haggadah
What were the Jewish people told to do before the 10th plague?
Mark their doorposts with the blood of a lamb
Which item represents the bitterness of slavery?
Maror
Who did Pharoah order killed because of a prophecy?
Firstborn Jewish males
What is the name of the holiday that Moroccan Jews observe right after Passover is over?
Mimouna!
What is the Hebrew word for the food we're not allowed to eat during Passover?
(Think leavened bread, foods with yeast, foods that rise, etc)
Chametz
What was the 10th plague?
Death of the first born
What do we search for after the meal?
The afikomen
Who were Moses's siblings?
Aaron and Miriam
In the Torah, Moses is called "slow of speech." What story do the rabbi's tell to explain this?
When Moses was a baby, Pharoah tested him with a bowl of gold and a bowl of hot coal. An angel saved him by guiding his hand towards the bowl of coal, and Moses put it in his mouth, burning his tongue