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Famous Jews (then)
Holidays
Historical Events
Mitzvot
Famous Jews (now)
100
He led the Jews out of Egypt and in the desert for 40 years.
Who is Moses?
100
This holiday is eight days long and celebrates the miracle of the Jews triumphing over the Syrian/Greek army as well as the miracle of the oil that lasted eight days.
What is Chanukah?
100
This occurred when the Egyptions were chasing us after we left Egypt. Moses used his staff to make this happen, but it didn't happen until someone was brave enough to show trust in G-d.
What is the splitting of the Red Sea?
100
This is the Hebrew word for giving charity.
What is "tzedaka"?
100
He writes the Chanukah songs about famous Jews and is a famous actor/comedian himself who was in the movies Grown Ups, Blended, and 50 First Dates.
Who is Adam Sandler?
200
This King of Israel was famous for his harp playing and his slaying of Goliath, a giant Philistine.
Who was King David?
200
This holiday we celebrate our freedom from slavery in Egypt
What is Passover?
200
This occurred after Joseph interpreted the Pharaoh's dreams and saved Egypt from famine.
What is the Joseph is released from slavery?
200
This is what we do each week in temple on the Sabbath. It helps us learn about our history and the mitzvot.
What is reading the weekly portion of the Torah?
200
He acted in the Night at the Museum movies, Meet the Parents, and The Secret life of Walter Mitty.
Who is Ben Stiller?
300
She was Moses's sister and had a magic well that followed the Children of Israel while they were wandering in the desert for 40 years.
Who is Miriam?
300
This is our day of atonement and our most holy day of the year. We fast and ask G-d forgiveness for our sins.
What is Yom Kippur?
300
This happened to a famous prophet who tried to run away from G-d on a boat because he didn't want to give a prophecy to the Jews' enemies that would have helped them repent.
Why was Jonah swallowed by a large fish?
300
This is one of the ten commandments. It involves your parents.
What is honoring your father and mother?
300
This is a famous Jewish comedian, who used to be on SNL's The Weekend Update and now has his own late night talk show.
Who is Seth Meyers?
400
This prophet symbolically visits us each Passover at our seders and was famous for going up to Heaven alive in a chariot of fire.
Who is Elijah the Prophet?
400
This holiday is our new year when we hear the shofar blown and eat apples and honey for a sweet year.
What is Rosh Hashana?
400
This event occurred after G-d told Abraham that he should do whatever G-d commanded. It proved Abraham's loyalty to G-d.
Why did Abraham try to sacrifice his son Isaac?
400
This includes reading from the Torah when you become a Jewish adult.
What is having a Bar/Bat Mitzvah?
400
He's a famous film writer/director/producer who is most famous for Schindler's List, E.T., and Jaws. He also started a project that collected survivor's accounts of the Holocaust.
Who is Steven Spielberg?
500
This man took over for Moses as leader of the Jews when they entered Israel. He made the walls of Jericho fall and helped the Israelites conquer the land of Canaan.
Who is Joshua?
500
This holiday is also known as the festival of the ingathering. We build huts in our yards to celebrate G-d's protection of the Jews in the desert. We also shake the four species: lulav, etrog, hadasim, and aravot together on this holiday.
What is Sukkot?
500
This famous Judge of Israel lost all his incredible strength because of this.
What is the cutting of Samson's hair?
500
We do this mitzvah every week from Friday evening to Saturday evening.
What is celebrating the Sabbath?
500
This was one of the most famous scientists in modern history. He came up with the theory of relativity and needed a good haircut.
Who is Albert Einstein?