Shabbat
What is the holiest day of the week for Jews?
Saturday
What is Hanukkah also known as?
Festival of Lights
What does Pesach translate to in English?
Passover
What is Rosh Hashanah also known as?
Jewish New Year
What time does Sabbath begin?
Friday evening at sundown
How long does Hanukkah last?
8 days
What event does Pesach commemorate?
Celebrates the Jews flight from the Egypt, led by Moses
How long does Rosh Hashanah last?
10 days
What do families do during Sabbath?
- Enjoy a family evening together
- Light two candles
- Father (typically) reads scripture
What miracle is celebrated during Hanukkah?
One night’s oil lasted eight nights
What is the traditional meal eaten during Pesach called?
Seder
What are Jews reminded of during Rosh Hashanah?
God is very powerful and they must listen to him
Who leads the service at the synagogue?
The Rabbi
What game do children play during Hanukkah?
Dreidel
What does unleavened bread represent?
How fast the Israelites had to flee Egypt (no time to leaven the bread)
What do Jews reflect on during Rosh Hashanah?
What they have done wrong, and where they could improve
What is prohibited during Sabbath?
You cannot work, cook, drive, watch TV, go shopping.
Creative or destructive work.
What traditional foods are eaten during Hanukkah?
Fried foods such as latkes (potato pancake) and sufganiyot (fried donut).
Name one of the additional food items eaten during the Seder (NOT the unleavened bread).
- hard boiled egg
-bitter herbs
- Vegetable dipped in salt water
- chopped apples, walnuts and wine dip
-lamb bone
What does Rosh Hashanah mark the beginning of?
Days of Penitence