Jewish Holiday Warm-Up

Ritual Objects

1

This is made from a ram's horn

Shofar

2

A noisemaker used on Purim

Gragger / ra'ashan

3

A spinning top, sometimes made of clay

Dreidel

4

This object holds many of Passover's ritual objects like bitter herbs and a roasted egg

Seder Plate

5

Shake these four species in all six directions

Lulav and etrog

Foods

1

The braided bread eaten on Shabbat

challah

2

This quick food must be made in 18 minutes or less

Matza

3

Said to resemble Haman's hat, this cookie is referred to in Hebrew as Haman's ear.

Hamentashen

4

This Chanukah delicacy requires lots of oil and potatoes

Latkes

5

This dairy food is connected to the holiday of Shavuot

Blintzes or Cheesecake

Songs

1

We can never get enough of this Passover song

Dayeinu

2

This prayer for the High Holy Days refers to God as both a parent and a ruler

Avinu Malkeinu

3

This prayer welcomes Shabbat as if she were a bride

L'cha Dodi

4

The Hebrew name for Rock of Ages, a song for Chanukah

Maoz Tsur

5

The beginning of the special prayers said on Chanukah and Purim that recognizes "all of the miracles"

Al Ha Nissim

Greetings

1

Once a week we have the chance to greet people by saying this

Shabbat Shalom

2

This is a general greeting for most holidays

Hag Sameach

3

On Jan. 1 we say "Happy new year" but on Rosh Hashanah we say this

L'shanah tovah

4

The way to respond if someone wishes you "moadim l'simcha"

Hagim u'zmanim tovim

5

This greeting used on Yom Kippur wishes people a good conclusion or a good conclusion and signing.

Gmar chatimah tovah or gmar tov

Practices

1

When we read the scroll of Esther, we boo out this name.

Haman

2

For this holiday we eat (and even sleep) outdoors.

Sukkot

3

On this holiday we finish reading the Torah and begin again.

Simchat Torah

4

This is the practice of "throwing away" our mistakes

Tashlich

5

Often the start of Jewish holidays is marked by doing this.

Lighting candles