Food
This spiral-shaped cake is filled with chocolate or cinnamon and enjoyed year-round
What is Babka
This book, meaning “telling,” is read aloud during the Passover Seder to recount the Exodus story.
What is Haggadah
This Yiddish word, meaning “luck” is often heard paired with “tov” in a celebratory toast.
What is Mazel
The State of Israel was officially declared in what year.
When is 1948
What is the username of the LMU Hillel?
What is lmjews
This dish, meaning “stuffed,” is made by filling fish skin with a minced fish mixture.
What is gefilte fish
On Rosh Hashanah, it’s customary to dip apples into this substance to symbolize a sweet new year.
What is Honey
This Yiddish phrase, meaning “a person of integrity and honor,” is often used as high praise in Jewish communities.
What is a Mensch
This famous Comedy show about nothing, starred a Jewish filled cast of Characters.
What is Seinfeld
What big event did LMU Hillel Throw last year?
Iggy's Bar Mitzvah
Name a Jewish Fruit sometimes eaten on Rosh Hashanah, one seed for each mitzvah in the Torah.
What is a Pomegranate
Led by Judah, this group of Jewish rebel fighters defeated the Greek Empire and rededicated the Second Temple.
Who are the Maccabees
This Yiddish expression means extreme nerve or audacity
What is chutzpah
This famous musical, later adapted into a film, tells the story of a Jewish milkman and his struggles to maintain traditions in a changing world.
What is Fiddler on the Roof
LA is home to approximately this number of Jews. (You have a window of 10000).
What is about 564,700
These jelly-filled doughnuts are fried in oil and eaten during Hanukkah
Sufganiyot
Often celebrated by planting trees or eating fruits like dates and figs, this holiday is known as the Jewish New Year for Trees.
What is Tu BiShvat
This deep Hebrew concept, often used in Kabbalah, means the repair or healing of the world.
What is Tikkun olam
This Jewish comedian and actor is known for his Hanukkah Song.
Who is Adam Sandler
This iconic Jewish bakery in Los Angeles is known for its delicious bagels, rye bread, and other classic Jewish deli items, and has been serving the community since 1948.
What is Canter’s Deli
This Ashkenazi dish, often made with eggs, onions, and schmaltz, is spread on rye and was once known as Jewish pâté. Hint: often used in a common phrase, being to be ignored
On this holiday, Jews celebrate the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai, observed 50 days after Passover.
What is Shavuot
This Hebrew word is commonly used in Jewish blessings and means “to bless” or “to praise.
What is Baruch
In Jewish tradition, this symbol of luck and protection, often seen on jewelry or keychains, is shaped like an open hand and is known to ward off the “evil eye.
What is a Hamsa
This Los Angeles street, located in the heart of the city’s Jewish community, is home to numerous kosher restaurants, synagogues, and Jewish schools.
What is Pico Boulevard