Jewish American Heritage Month

Holidays

100

Celebrated in the winter, this holiday includes making latkes, lighting a menorah, and playing dreidel.

Hanukkah

200

This holiday has a seder where you retell the story of the Jews’ exodus from slavery in Egypt.

Passover

300

During this holiday, you eat apples and honey to celebrate a sweet Jewish new year.

Rosh Hashanah

400

Known as the Day of Atonement, this holiday is marked by fasting and prayer for forgiveness.

Yom Kippur

500

Known as the “New Year of the Trees,” this holiday is celebrated by eating fruits and planting trees.

Tu Bishvat

Jewish Celebrities

100

Raised in Toronto by his Jewish mother, this rapper once recreated his Bar Mitzvah in the music video for "HYFR."

Drake

200

Best known for his roles in Dune and Wonka, this actor was raised in Hell's Kitchen by his Jewish-American mother, a former Broadway dancer.

Timothee Chalamet

300

Born in Jerusalem, this Oscar winner played Padmé Amidala in Star Wars.

Natalie Portman

400

This Jewish artist is best known for her songs “Just Give Me a Reason” and “So What”.

P!NK

500

This Jewish actor is best known for playing Will Byers in Stranger Things.

Noah Schnapp

Jewish Foods

100

These are triangluar-shaped cookies with a sweet filling made during Purim to mock Haman, an old ruler who tried to expel the Jews.

Hamantaschens

200

These are fried potato pancakes eaten during Hanukkah to celebrate the Maccabees victory.

Latkes

300

This is a sweet egg noodle casserole enjoyed by Ashkenzai families, although some people dislike it.

Kugel

400

This is an Ashkenazi pastry containing a sweet filling rolled in dough.

Rugelach

500

This is a poached mixture of ground fish, often served as an appetizer during Passover.

Gefilte Fish

Hebrew Sayings

100

This means hello, goodbye, and peace.

Shalom - שָׁלוֹם

200

This phrase is often said as a way to congratulate someone.

Mazel Tov - מַזָּל טוֹב

300

This is a greeting for Sabbath. Also said at the start of each JCC meeting.

Shabbat Shalom - שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם

400

This Hebrew phrase means "thank you very much."

Toda Raba - תּוֹדָה רַבָּה

500

This greeting means "happy new year" and commonly said around the high holidays.

Shanah Tovah - שָׁנָה טוֹבָה

Miscellaneous

100

This Jewish actor played Spider-Man in the 2021 film No Way Home.

Andrew Garfield

200

This is the only Jewish Running back in the NFL. Name him or his current team.

AJ Dillon - Carolina Panthers (as of March 2026)

300

This Marvel villain is a holocaust survivor and one of many Jewish characters in superhero comics.

Magneto

400

This temporary outdoor structure is made with at least two and a half walls and a roof made of natural vegetation. Name the structure and/or the holiday this is associated with.

Sukkah and Sukkot

500

This Republican Georgia Representative claimed that Jews control the weather via Jewish space lasers.

Marjorie Taylor Greene