Yom Kippur
How long is the fast on Yom Kippur?
It is 25 hours.
How long is Sukkot?
8 days
What does Rosh Hashanah mean?
The Head of the Year
Who was the leader the god tasked with taking the Jewish people out of Israel.
Moses
Which Israeli actress played the lead role in the 2017 movie "Wonder Woman"?
Gal Gadot
How many services are on Yom Kippur?
There are 5 services.
Kol Nidrei, Shacharit, Musaf, Minchah, and Ne'ilah
How many walls does a Sukkah need?
2 and a half walls
When do we eat apples and honey?
After eating challah on the first night.
When was Israel created?
May 14, 1948
What is the name of the popular smartphone application, invented by Israelis, that provides GPS-based navigation?
Waze
Why do we fast on Yom Kippur?
It’s when we reflect and repent for our sins and seek forgiveness from those we have hurt. Fasting is meant to be a vehicle for repentance, to self-deny pleasure in order to truly reflect on the repentance process.
Sukkot is a pilgrimage holiday, what are the other two?
Passover and Shavuot
What is the main Mitzvah on Rosh Hashanah
To hear the shofar blowing
Why were the first commandment tablets broken?
Moses threw them down after he saw the Jewish people worshipping the Golden Calf.
On Purim, one is obligated to give at least one gift to one fellow Jew. The gift must consist of at least two items of food, ready to eat. This is called:
Mishloach Manot
What are you not allowed to wear on Yom Kippur?
Leather Shoes because leather shoes symbolize sin and impurity, which have no power on Yom Kippur.
In order for the Etrog (citron) to be certified as kosher for use in the ritual of Lulav, what must not fall off?
The Pitom(Stem)
What holiday is celebrated directly after Rosh Hashanah?
Tzom Gedaliah: a fast day
Who was the first king of Israel?
King Saul
Which famous baseball pitcher, who was the youngest player ever to be elected to the baseball hall of fame, refused to pitch on Yom Kippur?
Sandy Koufax
What mitzvah should someone ideally begin right after Yom Kippur?
Build a Sukkah
The lulav is made from the branches of three different types of trees bound together. Which trees?
Palm, Willow, Myrtle
What are people supposed to do if they cannot make services (to hear the shofar blowing.)?
Arrange to hear the Shofar blowing at home
Who built the Second Temple in Jerusalem?
Jews returning from Babylon after their exile.
Who was Yoni Netanyahu?
He was the commander who died rescuing Jewish hostages at Uganda's Entebbe airport in 1976