Culture
Who is representing Israel in Eurovision this year?
Yuval
Tallest mountain in Israel?
Hermon or Meron (both will be given)
Amalek is the descendants of who?
Esav
What are the 4 mitzvot of Purim
Matanot Leevyonim
Megila
Seuda
Mishloach Manot
How many provinces did Achashverosh have?
127
what is the name of the new chief of staff?
Eyal Zamir
what are the 3 machteshim in Israel?
Katan, Gadol, Ramon
What is the shabbat called we read about Amalek ? Which parsha is it from?
Ki Tizei - Shabbat Zachor
Why is Purim celebrated a day later in Jerusalem? What is it called?
Shushan Purim -
Where is Shushan today?
Iran
In what movie did Achashverosh appear
300
Name 1 druze village in Israel
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How many battles in the torah are mentioned between amalek and am Yisrael?
3 (shmot, bamidbar x2)
Why is purim called purim? What language is it?
Purim means “lots” in ancient Persian. The holiday was thus named since the evil Haman had thrown lots to determine when he would carry out his diabolical scheme.
How many megilas are there in the Tanach? Name them?
5
Ester, ShirHaShirim, Ruth,Kohelet, Lamentations
what is the name of the new charedi unit that the IDF has estavlished
Chashmonaim
map of tribes
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How many times does Haman get mentioned in the MEgila
54
When did the story of Purim take place?
5 BCE
what are the name of the two conspirers who wanted to kill achashverosh?
Bigthan and Teresh
Name all the parties in the government
Likud,
Shas, Yahadut HaTorah, Zionist Party, Otzma, Tikva Chadasha
in the west bank - there are 5 refugee camps. Name at least 3
Jenin, Tulkarem, Farra, שועפט
Where in the Torah is the word Hamas mentioned
In Noah - וַתִּשָּׁחֵת הָאָרֶץ לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים וַתִּמָּלֵא הָאָרֶץ חָמָס
where do hamantashans come from?
hamantaschen evolved from pastries baked in medieval Germany. These pastries were originally made in various shapes, and the triangular form was used to symbolize different things, including the evil of Haman
Over what time span did the Megila take place?
11-13 years