Hanukah
What was the Israeli soldiers called that defended
Maccabees
What is the movement that supports jews going back to thier homeland
Zionism
This weekly holiday celebrates rest and begins on Friday evening.
Shabbat
A baby boy receives this at 8 days olds
A brit milah
What is the capital of Israel
Jerusalem
This what was in the small jug miraculously lasted eight nights during the rededication of the Temple.
OIL!!
The founder of modern Zionism
Theodore herzel
On this holiday, Jews hear the shofar and celebrate the new year.
What is Rosh Hashanah?
At age 12 or 13, a young person becomes responsible for mitzvot in this ceremony.
bar/bat mitzvah
The saltiest sea on earth
The dead sea
The special nine-branched menorah lit on Hanukah is called this.
Hunukiah
The Zionist movement worked toward creating this modern nation.
Israel
This holiday commemorates receiving of the 10 commandments at Mount Sinai.
Shavout
The open canopy in a jewish wedding that symbolises there home is open
chuppah
Israels official languages are hebrew and ...
Arabic
The spinning top that is played with during hanukah
Driedl
What was the afair that got theodore herzel to long for jewish state instead of calling for them to assimulate
The dreyfus Afair
The holiest day of the jewish year
Yom Kippur
Who Has the honor of being a Sandek (usally)
A grandfather
What is the big dessert in the south of the contry
The Negev
What temple do the greek invaders destroy
a) The second temple / the one we have today
b)the third one
c)the OG one
d)the first one
A) The second temple / the one we have today
What us moving to israel called?
Making Aliyah
The story of when jews leave egpyt
Peasach
Why do males have to be circumsised
What is Israels parliment called
The Knesset