Holidays
Occurring on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat. It is also called "Rosh HaShanah La'Ilanot", literally "New Year of the Trees." In contemporary Israel, the day is celebrated as an ecological awareness day, and trees are planted in celebration.
Tu B'shvat
According to the Hebrew Bible, he was adopted by an Egyptian princess, and later in life became the leader of the Israelites and lawgiver, to whom the authorship of the Torah, or acquisition of the Torah from Heaven, is traditionally attributed. He is also an important prophet in Christianity, Islam, the Bahá'í Faith, and a number of other Abrahamic religions.
Moses.
The first mitzvah that most Jews take part in when they come into the world.
A brit Milah or baby-naming.
The year that the Romans destroyed the temple in Jerusalem.
72 AD.
In this body of water you can float.
The Dead Sea.
A Jewish holiday celebrated on the 33rd day of the Counting of the Omer, which occurs on the 18th day of the Hebrew month of Iyar. It is a customs to light bonfires and visit to tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai in the northern Israeli town of Meron.
Lag B'omer
Elected prime minister of Israel on March 17, 1969, after serving as Minister of Labour and Foreign Minister., she was the world's fourth and Israel's first and only woman to hold the office. She was described as the "Iron Lady" of Israeli politics.
Golda Meir
This mitzvah refers to a variety of dietary laws by which many Jews still live today.
Kashrut.
The year that Israel became a country
1948.
This Israeli city was divided between 1948 and 1967. It is now the capital of Israel and is considered holy.
Jerusalem.
Commonly translated as Festival of Tabernacles also known as Festival of Ingathering, this biblical Jewish holiday celebrated on the 15th day of the seventh month, Tishrei (varies from late September to late October). During the existence of the Jerusalem Temple, it was one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals on which the Israelites were commanded to perform a pilgrimage to the Temple. It lasts for 7 days in Israel and 8 days outside.
Sukkot.
This rabbi held the first public celebration of a bat mitzvah in the United States, for his daughter Judith Kaplan, on March 18, 1922, at the Society for the Advancement of Judaism, his synagogue in New York City.
Mordechai Kaplan
This is a prayer we say two times a day. We are commanded to say it in the morning and before bedtime.
The Shema.
The year that Jews were expelled from Spain.
1492.
This northern port city means "beautiful beach" in Arabic. It is a city where people from diverse backgrounds live together in coexistence.
Haifa.
Shabbat.
American composer and lyricist, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history. His music forms a great part of the Great American Songbook. In fact, he wrote "White Christmas."
Irving Berlin
The commandment for coming up to the Torah for an Aliyah at a certain age.
Bar/Bat Mitzvah.
What country did the story of Purim take place in?
Persia.
This body of water in Israel's north is named after an instrument in Hebrew.
The Sea of Galilee (The Kinneret).
This is an annual fast day in Judaism, on which a number of disasters in Jewish history occurred, primarily the destruction of both Solomon's Temple by the Neo-Babylonian Empire and the Second Temple by the Roman Empire in Jerusalem.
Tisha B'av.
The primary national founder of the State of Israel and the first Prime Minister of Israel. He was the preeminent leader of the Jewish community in British Mandate Palestine from 1935 until the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, which he led until 1963 with a short break in 1954-55.
David Ben Gurion
Some say that it is a mitzvah to hear every word of this scroll when it is read on the holiday in which a wicked wicked man tried to kill all the Jews. What is the name of this scroll?
Megillat Esther.
This son of King David (known for being wise), allegedly built the First Temple in Jerusalem.
King Solomon.
Built in 1909, today it is a bustling metropolis and was once known as the world's first Hebrew speaking city.
Tel Aviv