Pesach Food
Name 2 of the foods we eat on Pesach and what they represent
Maror - bitter herbs to remind us of our bitter times as slaves in Egypt
Karpas in salt water - to remind us of the tears we cried as slaves
Charoset - to remind us of the bricks the Jews laid as slaves
Egg - to represent our determination to keep our faith
Z'roa - lamb bone to represent the sacrifice of a lamb the night before the Jews left Egypt
Who leads the Jewish people out of Egpyt and where does he lead them to?
Moses and Canaan
What is the meal that we have for two nights at the beginning of Pesach called?
Seder
What do we do when we read out the names of the 10 Plagues at the Seder?
Dip a finger into our grape juice/wine and put it onto our plate for each plague
What is the bitter food we eat at the Seder called?
Maror
How did Moses first speak to G-d?
Through the burning bush
What is the name of the book that we read from on the Seder nights?
What were the first three plagues?
Blood frogs and lice
What do we drink 4 glasses of at the Seder?
Grape juice/Wine
Pharoh's daughter, Batya
What is the main question we ask during the Seder?
1. When can I eat?
2. Is this vegan?
3. Ma nishtana
מה נשתנה הלילה הזה מכל הלילות?
Why is this night different from all other nights?
What was the final plague and how did Jews stop it from affecting them too?
Death of the first born and putting lamb's blood on their doors
What is the afikomen and what do we do with it?
It is half a piece of matzah that we hide during the Seder for the children to find and bring back to the Seder table
What did Moses ask Pharoh to do when he first came to him?
'Let my people go!'
What is the Hebrew date for Pesach?\
1. 15th Nissan
2. 20th Nissan
3. 16th Nissan
1. 15th Nissan
What made the plague of Hail so terrifying?
1. It was Summer, and the contrast of the temperatures scorched their skin
2. The frozen hail was also on fire
3. The hail was as big as footballs
2. The frozen hail was also on fire!
The verse says there was "flaming fire amid the hail" (Exodus 9:24). Rashi describes this clear contradiction of nature as a double-miracle: Not only did the fire and ice exist simultaneously, but the fire shot downward.
When did the Jews first eat matza?
1. After leaving Egypt in a hurry, with no time for their bread to rise
2. The night before fleeing Egypt, at the first Passover Seder
3. One year after fleeing Egypt, as a symbollic meal
2. The night before fleeing Egypt, at the first Passover Seder!
What is the retelling of the Pesach story called?
What 3 items are used to search for chametz?
A feather, candle and spoon
How many Jews were living in Egypt prior to the 10 plagues?
1. 700,000
2. 3 million
3. 15 million
3. 15 million!
Here's the math: 600,000 Jewish men, between the ages of 20-60, left Egypt at the Exodus. Add all the younger and older males for a total of 1.5 million. Adding the females doubles the total to 3 million.
Finally, Rashi (Exodus 13:18, citing the Midrash) says that only 20% of the Jews made it out of Egypt, the remainder having died in the plague of darkness. (Apparently those Jews were unwilling to cast their lot with the Jewish people.) If 3 million represents 20% of the Jews, then the total number of Jews living in Egypt, prior to the onset of the plagues, was 15 million.