Jewish Culture
This country has the largest number of Jewish people in the world.
What is the United States?
King David fought this giant with a slingshot.
Who was Goliath?
This holiday lasts 8 days and includes lighting the menorah.
What is Hanukah?
This is the first letter in the Hebrew alphabet.
What is aleph?
There are three kids in this class with this last name.
What is Rocamora?
Name two of the three most famous Jewish languages today.
What are Hebrew, Yiddish, and Ladino? (any two count)
This famous Jewish symbol was named for King David.
What is the star of David or the Magen David.
This holiday happens every week and includes challah and candles.
What is Shabbat?
Name any of the letters found on a dreidel in the United States.
What are nun, gimel, hay, and shin.
This student moved to Washington during the school year.
Who is Isaac?
Shakshuka is an Israeli recipe with this protein.
What is egg?
This woman was King David's wife.
Who was Michal
Judaica for this holiday includes a special plate, a cup for Elijah, a cup for Miriam, and a special place to keep the afikomen.
What is Passover (or Pesach)?
This word means hello, goodbye, and peace in Hebrew.
What is Shalom?
This student has a brother named Griffin and a sister named Kayla.
Who is Frederic?
Yalmulke is Yiddish for this word in Hebrew.
What is kippah?
David's first job was this.
What is a shepherd?
These two holidays are the most sacred holidays in Judaism.
What are Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur?
Para Para translates directly as this but means doing something slowly (Gal Gadot taught us this phrase).
What is "cow cow"?
Both girls in the class have 2 of what letter in their names?
V
(although I think it could be argued that they both have two A's in their names also).
MJCC are the initials for this Jewish cultural place in Portland.
What is the Mittleman Jewish Community Center?
This is the musical instrument David played.
What is a lyre?
This holiday is known as the birthday of the trees.
What is Tu Bishvat?
This person is considered the father of modern Hebrew.
Who was Eliezer Ben Yahuda?
This student's dad just got a cool new car during spring break.
Who is Shai?