Sukkot
8!
What is the special candle on the menorah called that is used to light all of the other candles?
The Shemash
What is the name of the Chassidic bakery in the Mile End with the MOST delicious babka in all of Montreal?
Luke Skywalker!!!
What's 90 - 30 + 7?
67
What do we build on Sukkot?
A Sukkah/A hut/A booth
The Menorah was orignially housed and used in which important building in Jerusalem?
The Beit HaMikdash / Holy Temple
What is the name of the Montreal-born Jewish artist who sings the famous song "Hallelujah"
Leonard Cohen
JEDI is part of a larger Jewish community in Montreal called _____
The Mile End Chavurah
The Moshiach will be descended from which ancient Jewish King?
David!
What are the 4 species called that we use on Sukkot?
1. Lulav
2. Etrog
3. Hadass / Myrtle
4. Aravah / Oak
The revolt against the Seleucids that is celebrated on Chanukkah was led by what Jewish rebel goup?
The Maccabees!
In which language did Montreal-based artist Ida Maze write her poetry?
Every day at the end of JEDI we all get together to sing. In Hebrew, this is called _____
Shira / שירה
Who was the first Jew ever?
Avraham / Abraham / Avram
What is the minimum number of walls that a sukkah needs to have in order to be kosher?
What is the name of the Seleucid/Syrian-Greek King who persecuted Jews in Judea?
Antiochus IV
What is the furry hat called that many Chassidim men wear on Shabbat, Festivals, and other special occassions?
A Streimel!
What colour lightsaber does Mace Windu use?
Purple
How old was Moshe when he died?
120 years old
What are the branches on top of the sukkah called?
Skhakh!
Chanukkah is one of the only Jewish holidays that is not written about in the _______
Torah/Tanakh/Hebrew Bible
What is the name of the Jewish Montrealer who helped fight for workers' rights and women's rights in Canada in the 1930s?
Lea Roback
Which Jewish denomination does the Mile End Chavurah most closely resemble?
Jewish Renewal
What long-necked animal is technically kosher but is still never eaten by Jews?
Giraffes!