Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur
What is the shofar made out of?
What is the structure called that we build on Sukkot?
Sukkah
What group fought to take back their temple?
The Maccabees
Name something you do on Purim.
Bake hamentashen, give mishloach manot, dress up in costume, go to a carnival.....
What is Yom Ha'atzmaut?
Israel's independence day
What is the main thing we say and think about on Yom Kippur?
Think about our wrongs and say I'm sorry
What must you have in the Sukkah?
Three sides, provide shade but see through the roof, decorations, spend as much time in it as possible.
What does Tu B'Shevat celebrate?
The birthday of the trees
Hard boiled egg (beitzah), shank bone (zeroa), charoset, karpas, maror
What do we not do on Shabbat?
We do not do any work! We rest!
What does a round challah represent?
It represents that we are turning around into the new year. Also represents how the world is round.
What do we shake in the Sukkah? How do we shake it?
The lulav and etrog. We shake it all around.
What are the letters on the dreidel? Bonus points if you know what they mean!
Nun, gimmel, hay, shin
Nes gadol hayah sham (a great miracle happened there)
Nes gadol hayah po (a great miracle happened here)
What scroll do we read the Purim story from?
The megillah
What blessings do we say on Havdalah?
The blessings over the juice, spices and candle
How many days are between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur?
What is the name of the person who writes the Torah?
Sofer
What kind of fruits do we eat?
Fruits with an inedible pit/seeds, fruits with a peel/shell, fruits that are fully edible
How did Passover get its name?
The angel of death "passed over" the homes of the Jews
What is the blessing over the challah called?
Hamotzi
How many shofar calls are there? Bonus points if you can name them!
Four
Tekiah, Shevarim, Teruah, Tekiah Gadolah
What is the first story told in the Torah?
The creation story (Genesis)
What is the meaning of Maccabee?
Hammer
What is the meaning of Purim?
Lots (dice Haman rolled)
What did we receive on Shavuot?
We received the Torah and Ten Commandments