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The Story of Purim
The Laws of Purim
Jewish Foods
Tanach/Tfillah Trivia
Schechter Miscellaneous
100

At the beginning of the story, Ahashueros banished this person from the Kingdom.

Who is Queen Vashti?

100
The number of times we are supposed to hear the Megillah on Purim.
What is 2?
100
This food made out of chickpeas is not a dip. It is fried.
What is falafal?
100

The first brothers we read about in the Torah.

Who are Cain and Abel?

100

The director of the ECC (Early Childhood Center).

Who is Morah Tracey?

200
True or False. Haman was not married.
What is False?
200

We use this noisemaker to blot out the name of Haman during the reading of the Megillah. The HEBREW name, please.

What is a Raashan?
200
This breakfast is typically made with eggs and tomato sauce in a skillet.
What is shakshuka?
200

This prayer is called Shirat HaYam. During Tefillah, we refer to it as this.

What is Az Yashir?

200

The names of all of the PE teachers from this school year, so far.

Who are Coach K, Coach Alex, Coach Alexis, and Coach David?


300
The two names of the heroine of the story.
What is Esther and Hadassah?
300

The name of the fast day before Purim--to commemorate when the Jews fasted when Esther went to Ahashverosh without permission.

What is Taanit Esther?
300

It is customary to eat dairy on this holiday.

What is Shavuot? (One explanation: When we were given the Torah, we were just then given the laws of Kashrut. We did not have any prepared Kosher meat yet, so we ate dairy)

300
The person's name mentioned in the Ma Tovu prayer.
Who is Yaakov/Yisroel?
300

The Gross Schechter building is shaped like this.

What is the Hebrew letter "Shin?"

400
These two men plotted against the King.
Who were Bigtan and Teresh?
400

The number of different foods we are supposed to include in Mishloach Manot.

What is two different foods to at least one person?

400

We eat this to remind us of the thick mortar that Bnai Yisroel had to use to make bricks when they were slaves in Egypt.

What is Charoset?
400

This mother helped her son trick his father in order to receive his brother's first born blessing.

Who is Rivka?
400

The number of classrooms in the middle school hallway.

What is 8?

500
The meaning of the word Purim and how it pertains to the story.
What is "lots" and Haman cast lots to decide what date the Jews should be killed?
500

The 4 main mitzvot of Purim.

What is hear the Megillah, have a Purim Seudah (festive meal), give Mishloach Manot (sending gifts), and Matanot L'evyonim (gifts to the poor)?

500
Some people call this a Jewish version of a wonton. People eat it in soup or sometimes fried.
What is a Kreplach?
500
The number of blessings in the Amidah.
What is 19? (The Amidah is also called the Shmoneh Esrei--which stands for 18 blessings. One blessing was added, but the name stayed the same.)
500

The full names of our 4 awesome maintenance staff members.

Who are Jim Walker, Ellis Thompson, Rotem Green and Brian Eaton?