Holidays
This holiday celebrates our freedom from slavery in Egypt?
What is Passover?
Israel became a country on this day.
What is May 14th, 1948?
He led the Jews out of Egypt and in the desert for 40 years.
Who is Moses?
He wrote a Hanukkah song about famous Jews and is a famous actor, comedian and director.
Who is Adam Sandler?
This is the Hebrew word for giving charity.
What is "tzedakah"?
What do the symbols on the dreidel mean?
What is a Great Miracle Happened There/Here?
This idol worship caused Moses to smash the ten commandment.
What is the Golden Calf?
He was the first of the three patriarchs and made a covenant with G-d, promising that his descendants would be as numerous as the stars.
Who is Abraham?
He was one of the most famous scientists in modern history. He came up with the theory of relativity.
Who is Albert Einstein?
This musical is about a family eventually forced to leave their small town which resembles many similar situations that Jews have been put into.
What is Fiddler on the Roof?
This holiday celebrates the New Year for the trees.
What is Tu Bishvat?
The man who popularized the concept of Zionism and the importance of a Jewish country in Israel.
Who is Theodore Herzl?
He was sold into slavery by his brothers.
Who is Joseph?
He played in the Night at the Museum movies and Meet the Parents.
Who is Ben Stiller?
What is the name of the last standing wall that surrounded the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem?
What is the Kotel/Western Wall?
This holiday means "lots" in English.
What is Purim?
The King Ferdinand and Queen Isabela of Spain expelled the Jews from their kingdom in this year.
What is 1492?
This King of Israel was famous for his harp playing and his slaying of Goliath, a giant Philistine.
Who was King David?
This person survived the Holocaust and went on to write the groundbreaking novel on his times in concentration camps called "Night".
Who is Elie Wiesel?
During this holiday, G-d not mentioned in the story.
What is Purim?
This holiday celebrates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.
What is Shavuot?
The year that the first temple was destroyed?
What is 586 BCE?
She was a young widow from Moab who chose to embrace her faith and follow G-d, journeying to Israel alongside her mother-in-law.
Who is Ruth?
This person is known for directing movies such as the Producers and Young Frankenstein.
Who is Mel Brooks?
These are the 5 Books of Torah.
What are Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy?