Jewish Foods
Jewish Holidays
Jewish History
Jewish Religion/Torah
Middot/Values
100
What are the jelly donuts that we eat on Hannukkah called---in Hebrew!
Sufganiyot
100
Haman, Mordechai, Vashti, King Ahashverosh and Esther are characters from which Jewish holiday?
Purim
100
What letter is this in the Hebrew Alphabet?
Vet
100
Abraham's wife who was told she would have a baby when she was 90 years old was named
Sarah/Sarai
100
The concept that we are all made in the image of God is called
B'tzelem Elohim
200
What is the bread that we eat on Friday night called?
Challah
200
What is the festival in which we do not eat any bread called?
Pesach/Passover
200
Chanukah is also known as the festival of____
Lights
200
In the Torah, Jacob's first wife was named ________. He would realize that he was tricked and convince his Uncle Laban to let him marry his second wife, ________.
1st wife: Leah
2nd wife: Rachel
200
Abraham welcoming the angels into his tent, washing their feet and serving them dinner is an example of
Mitzvot/Gemilut Chasadim/Hospitality
300
What is the potato pancake that we eat on Channukkah called?
Latkah/latke
300
What is the name of the candle holder that is used on Chanukah?
What is Menorah/ Chanukiah?
300
Inside a mezzuzah is ________
Scroll/Shema V'ahavta Prayer
300
What is the garment worn over your shoulders during morning prayers?
What is tallit?
300
The actual meaning of the word mitzvah is
Commandment
400
Which of the following foods do we NOT eat on Passover
a. Matzoh Ball Soup
b. Hamentaschen
c. Charoset
d. Hard boiled egg
B. Hamentaschen
400
Why do we eat apples dipped in honey on Rosh Hashanah?
What is to have a sweet new year?
400
Which two colors are on the Israeli Flag?
What is blue and white?
400
What is this prayer?
Shema
400
How many commandments are there in the Torah?
Hint: Jewish imagery often contains pomegranates because pomegranates are rumored to have this many seeds inside.
613
500
Why do we eat latkes and fried food on Hannukkah?
We fry food in oil to represent the oil in the Hannukkiah or Menorah which lasted 8 days.
500
The holiday of Shavuot celebrates Moses receiving this on Mt. Sinai.
Torah/Ten Commandments
500
What is the fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet?
gimel
500
During Purim it is customary to give gift baskets filled with food to a friend. What is the gift giving called?
Mishloach manot
500
The middah which stands for the power of words is called?
Koach Haddibur
600
This is the mixture of apples, wine, nuts, and cinnamon that is on the Seder plate.
charoset
600
The holiday of Tu Bishvat celebrates these large growing plants.
trees
600
Israel's age
74
600
A Passover prayer book
Haggadah
600
The Hebrew word for "respect" is
Kavod