Jewish Foods
Which two items are associated and special to shabbat dinner and lunch?
challah & wine/grape juice
The major Jewish holiday celebrated in spring time?
What is Pesach?
Who are Yitzkhak/Rivka and Avraham/Sarah
The phrase we add to the Amidah between Sukkot and Pesach. (HINT: We add it to pray for the success of the growing season)
"מַשִּׁיב הָרֽוּחַ וּמוֹרִיד הַגֶּֽשֶׁם"
Mashiv HaRuach U’Morid HaGeshem
What is the first month of the Jewish year? (HINT: it is not Rosh Hashannah)
נִיסָן
Nisan
Name 4 foods found on a Pesach seder plate
Hard boiled egg/ Charoset/ parsley/ potato/ Maror (bitter herbs)/ shank bone
The festival of tabernacles or booths
What is Sukkot?
What is the biggest sin the Israelites committed while traveling in the desert to Israel?
sin of the golden calf
what is the name for Jewish commandments that come from the torah and how many are there?
Mitzvot. There are 613
This mammal, native to the continent of Africa, is unexpectedly Kosher.
What is a Giraffe?
The triangle cookies we eat on Purim (EXTRA 300 POINTS FOR HEBREW)
What is Hamantaschen?
Bonus: OZNEI HAMAN
The Jewish holiday that marks the beginning of spring in the land of Israel and celebrates the birthday of the trees?
What is Tu'B'shvat
The year the State of Israel was established as an independent country?
What is 1948?
How many times do we read from the Torah in a week? What are the days?
We read Torah 3 times a week. Mondays, Thursdays and Shabbat
The name for the garment most Jews wear when praying
What is a Talit?
What two foods are most common to eat on Chanukah? (EXTRA 400 POINTS FOR HEBREW)
Latkes/Levivot & doughnuts/sufganiyot
What is the Jewish Date of Rosh Hashanah?
Alef/First of Tishrei
What is the name of the last standing wall that surrounded the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem?
What is the Kotel/Western Wall
Name the Brakha we say on new occasions and at the beginning of holidays
SheHekhianu
שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ
How many Jewish Temples stood in Jerusalem?
Two
What is Matzah?
The Holiest day of the Jewish Calendar
What is Yom Kippur?
The man who popularized the concept of Zionism and the importance of a Jewish country in Israel?
Who is Theodore Herzl?
Which places does Hashem tell us to place the words of the Shema in our lives?
On your arm, between your eyes, and on your doorposts.
Which Hebrew letters have a "sofit" form, that are only used when placed at the end of the word?
Kaf/Khaf- ך , Mem- ם, Nun- ן, Fey/Pey – ף, Tzadi- ץ.
What type of foods are traditionally eaten on Shavuot?
Dairy Foods
The three Jewish Pilgrimage Festivals we are directly instructed to celebrate by G-d?
What are Sukkot, Pesach, and Shavuot
What is the title of the Israeli/Jewish national anthem?
Hatikvah (The Hope)
Holy Jewish texts and stories are categorized into three sections of books which make up the entire Jewish Story. What are the names of those three categories?
Hint: We refer to it as the "Tanakh" "תָּנָ״ךְ" -- An Acronym for all three sections.
Torah, Nevi'im, Ketuvim
Torah, Prophets, Writings
This is the considered the saddest day in the Jewish calendar-- Mourning the destruction of the Jewish temple and other tragedies that occurred on this day in Jewish history. Most Jews fast and practice other Jewish customs associated to mourning.
What is Tisha B'av? The ninth of the month of Av