Jewish Jeopardy

Jewish Holidays

100

At what time do all Jewish Holidays begin?

What is Sundown

200

What holiday do we ask for forgiveness during?

What is Yom Kippur

300

How do we observe Tu BiShvat? (Name as many as you can!)

What are:

Eating fruit and nuts from trees, Planting trees, Saying the blessings over fruit, Celebrating the trees birthday, Picking up litter, Cleaning the environment

400

What does Hanukkah celebrate rededicating after defeating the Greek Empire? (Besides the oil!)

What is the Second Temple

500

What three blessings do we use to celebrate the first night of Hanukah?

What are

Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech haolam, asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tsivanu l’hadlik ner shel Hanukkah

Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech haolam, she-asah nisim la’avoteinu bayamim hahem bazman hazeh

Baruch atah adonai elohenu melech ha’olam, shehecheyanu, v’kiyimanu, v’higiyanu lazman hazeh

Israel

100

In what year was modern Israel founded?

What is 1948

200

What are Israel's three official languages?

Hebrew, Arabic, and English

300

What desert in the south encompasses half of Israel's land?

The Negev desert

400

Why did many Jews leave Israel in the 7th century?

What is religious prosecution by the Muslim conquest

500

What countries border Israel?

What are Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, and Syria

Hebrew

100

This word means Hello, Goodbye, and Peace

Shalom

200

This word means Charity

Tzedeka

300

The name for a Ritual Bath in Jewish tradition?

Mikvah

400

The word Hebrew, in Hebrew

Irvrit

500

Holy, Holy, Holy, we say this word three times during T'fillah

Kodesh

Jewish Traditions

100

What do we call the dispersion of Jews out of their homeland and their subsequent settlement in other parts of the globe?

What is Diaspora

200

What are the two primary Jewissh geographic regional groups?

What are the Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews

300

Judaism was the first ______ religion, meaning they only believe in ___ God

What is Monotheistic, meaning One God

400

Jewish languages are the various languages and dialects that developed in Jewish communities around the world, how many can you name?

What are: Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino, Judeo-Arabic, Judeo-Tat, Judeo-Italian, Bukharian 

500

How many people do you need for a Minyan?

What is 10