Chagei Tishrei
Rosh Hashanah is always celebrated on the first day of this month:
What is Tishrei?
How many branches on a menorah?
Seven
What does the word "Pur" from "Purim" mean?
Lottery
How long is the Passover holiday?
Seven days
We have 2 Seders in America.
True or False: In Israel, Jews have one Seder
True
Which holiday comes nine days after Rosh Hashanah?
Yom Kippur
Chanukah is known as the "Festival of _____"
What are "lights"?
In which city did the events of the megillah take place?
Shushan
What is the "Passover" or "Pesach" name referring to?
The angel of death passing over the homes with blood on the doorpost.
Israel independence day Hebrew name
יוֹם הָעַצְמָאוּת
What does the Hebrew word Sukkah mean?
Hut (temporary dwelling).
Who is Antiochus?
Who wrote the Megillah?
Mordechai
What are the only 2 ingredients allowed in Matzah?
Flour and water.
Holocaust Remembrance Day
יוֹם הַשׁוֹאָה
How long is the Sukkot holiday?
Seven days.
The Hebrew word for "latkes":
Levivot
Purim is always celebrated on the 14th day of this Hebrew month:
What is Adar?
Passover is always celebrated on the 15th day of this Hebrew month:
What is Nissan?
Rosh Hashanah is a 2 day holiday in America.
True or False: It is a one day holiday in Israel
False
On Simchat Torah, we celebrate:
The finishing and restarting of the reading of the Torah (finishing Devarim and starting Bereisheet).
Chanukah always begins on the 25th day of this Hebrew month:
What is Kislev?
Name the two who plotted to kill the king
Bigthan and Teresh
Chad Gadya is really a song about:
The oppression of the Jewish people through history
Israel's Memorial Day for fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror is called what in Hebrew?
יוֹם הַזִכָּרוֹן