Historic Events
According to Jewish beliefs, who was the man who was chosen by G-d to be the father of the Jewish nation?
Abraham
Jewish people call him Avraham Avinu, which means "Abraham Our Father" in Hebrew.
This book is one of the most important holy texts in Judaism. It is made up of 5 books written by Moses. It contains history of the Jewish people as well as ways G-d commanded Jews to live in order to have a close relationship with Him.
the Torah
This special language is spoken by Jewish people and is the national language of Israel.
Hebrew
People didn't speak it for 2,000 years and then they started speaking it again. This is the only language in the world to have done this!
This holiday takes place in the winter over the course of 8 nights.
Chanukah
It celebrates a time when a small group of Jews saved their people from the Seleucids, a Syrian-Greek nation that was trying to force Jews to abandon their beliefs and customs. After this, even though they only had enough oil to light their menorah for one night, the oil lasted eight nights until more oil was available.
Who, according to Jewish beliefs, was chosen by G-d to lead the Jews out of slavery in Egypt and to the Promised Land that G-d reserved for them?
He also gave them G-d's commandments for how they should live.
Moses
For special events and services, Jewish people use a special musical instrument that has a lot of religious and cultural importance. They blow through it to make many special sounds. What is it called and what is it made of?
Shofar
Ram's horn
True or False: Jewish People have a different calendar than the calendar used by most nations in the West.
True!
The Hebrew Calendar has been used by Jewish people ever since they came out of Egypt. It's important for keeping track of important Jewish holidays and shabbos.
This holiday celebrates the New Year according to the Jewish calendar.
Rosh Hashanah
An important part of Rosh Hashanah is hearing the shofar, a the hollowed-out horn of a kosher animal, which is blown like a trumpet.
During World War II, the dictator Adolf Hitler tried to kill all Jewish people through a government-sponsored genocide called the Holocaust. How many Jewish people were killed in the Holocaust?
6 million
During Passover, Jewish people eat special, specific food that has special meanings about their religious values and history. What is the name of the special plate these foods are served on?
Seder plate
Jewish people only eat foods that have been prepared a certain way or are a certain type as part of their religious beliefs. What are these types of food called?
Kosher
This is a holiday when people dress up in costumes!
Purim
It commemorates the actions of a brave Jewish man, Mordechai, who stood up for his people, and his daughter, Esther, the wife of a king. Esther risked her life and asked the king to stop a law that would kill her people. Her bravery saved her father and all the Jewish people in the kingdom!
In 586 BC, Jewish people were conquered by Babylon and taken out of their homeland, Israel. After this, many Jewish people spread out and settled in many other countries. What was this movement called?
Diaspora
Of all the Jewish religious texts, one of them is so long it takes up many volumes, just like an encyclopedia. What is the name of this text?
the Talmud
There is a word for a special kind of "good deed" in Judaism. These are commands from G-d for honoring G-d and doing good. They also have positive impacts on those who do them, as well as the people around them.
Mitzvah
This holiday commemorates the day that G-d saved the Israelites from their oppressors, the Egyptians. This started the Israelites on their journey to the Promised Land that G-d had for them.
Passover
In 1948, Jewish Calendar Year 5708, something happened that gave Jewish people a permanent place to live instead of being scattered all over the nations. What happened?
The State of Israel was established.
Jewish people keep a scroll with a handwritten Shema, or Hebrew prayer, inside a case that hangs on the doorposts of their homes. It shows their devotion and love for what they believe. What is this scroll called?
Mezuzah
What is the most important and holiest day in the Jewish calendar?
Yom Kippur
On this day, Jewish people stay away fast and put away fun, distracting things so that they can focus better on G-d. They spend time in synagogues asking G-d to forgive their sins, and believing that He will.