Holidays
The festival of lights.
What is Hanukkah?
God gave him the 10 commandments.
Who is Moses?
Apple - Hebrew
What is תפוח?
Braided bread for Shabbat
What is challah?
God asks a man to build a boat and sends a flood to destroy the world.
What is Noah or the Flood?
A harvest festival that lasts one week, during which we are commanded to build a temporary structure to live in and eat in.
What is Sukkot?
He gathered up two of every creature and took a long cruise with them and with his family.
Who is Noah?
Butterfly - Hebrew
What is פרפר?
A dish made with apple, nuts, spices, wine and honey. It symbolizes the mortar used to build the pharaohs' buildings.
What is charoset?
Moses leads the people out of Egypt.
What is the Exodus?
The holiday where we wear costumes and celebrate the saving of the Jewish people from Haman (boooooooo).
What is Purim?
His father was an idol maker. God sent him on a long journey away from his home and birthplace, promising to make his descendants numerous like the stars.
Who is Abraham?
Three - Hebrew
What is שלוש?
The potato pancake we eat at Hanukkah.
What are latkes?
God asks Abraham to sacrifice his son but sends a ram instead at the last minute.
What is the binding of Isaac?
This holiday celebrates the end (and beginning) of the Torah reading cycle.
What is Simchat Torah?
The four matriarchs mentioned in the Avot v'imahot prayer.
Who are Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah?
Snake - Hebrew
What is נחש?
The delicious jelly filled donuts that we eat at Hanukkah.
What are sufganiyot?
Jacob gives his favorite son a special piece of clothing causing his brothers to turn on him out of jealousy.
What is Joseph and the dream coat?
The New Year of the Trees.
What is Tu B'shevat?
Jacob's children.
Who are Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Issachar, Naphtali, Asher, Dan, Zebulun, Gad, Benjamin, Judah, Joseph, and Dinah?
Duck - Hebrew
What is ברווז?
A three sided cookie with tasty filling.
What is hamentaschen?
People are working together to build a tall building to reach the heavens so God confuses their language so they can no longer communicate and work together.
What is the Tower of Babel?