Rosh Hashanah
Name 3 traditional Rosh Hashanah foods
Bonus! +10 points for explaining what each food symbolizes
Apples
Honey
Pomegranate
Round challah
Who is Israel's international airport named for?
David Ben Gurion, the first prime minister
Fill in the blank:
I flip my _____ in the air sometimes, saying ayy ohh, spin the _____.
latkes and dreidel!
What meal is shakshuka most commonly eaten for?
Breakfast
Name a Jewish restaurant in Berkeley.
Saul's Deli
(or Yali's)
What is the next Jewish holiday after Rosh Hashanah?
Yom Kippur
What is the lowest point in the world?
Dead Sea
What are 2 criteria for a proper sukkah?
Built under open sky
Can see the sky through the roof
At least 3 walls
...
Name 4 ingredients in hummus
Garbanzo beans, tahini, salt, lemon juice, cumin, olive oil
Sing 1 verse from any Static & Ben El song
🎶 🎶 🎶
On what date of the Hebrew calendar does Rosh Hashanah fall?
1st (aleph) of Tishrei
How many times has Israel won the Eurovision?
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5
Bonus! +20 points for every song you name
4 times
1978 "A-Ba-Ni-Bi"
1979 "Hallelujah"
1998 "Diva"
2018 "Toy"
What holiday is at the end of the counting of the Omer?
Bonus! +50 points How many days do we count the Omer?
Shavuot
49 days
Which of these Jewish foods originated in the US?
a) bagels b) lox (smoked salmon) c) black and white cookie d) kugel
c) black and white cookie
What town is Noga from?
Zichron Yaakov
What is traditional to say when we eat a fish's head?
May we be the head and not the tail
שנהיה לראש ולא לזנב
Who was the first and only Israeli astronaut?
Ilan Ramon
In which holiday story is God not mentioned?
Name 4 foods by Osem
Bamba, Bissli, soup croutons, couscous
Outside of Israel, in what city do the most Jews live? The most Israelis/Israeli-Americans?
New York (960,000 Jews or 10% of the city population)
Los Angeles (>250,000 Israeli Americans)
What are the 3 types of shofar blasts?
Tkiah, shvarim, truah
Name 5 parties currently in the Knesset (Israel's parliament)
Likud, Yesh Atid, Shas, National Unity (המחנה הממלכתי), Religious Zionism, United Torah Judaism, Otzma Yehudit, Yisrael Beiteinu, United Arab List (רע"מ), Hadash–Ta'al, Avoda, New Hope, Noam
List the foods on the Seder plate.
Zroa (shankbone/drumstick), beitzah (egg), maror (bitter herbs), chazeret (horseradish), charoset, karpas (parsley/vegetable)
From the moment you mix the flour and water, how much time do you have to put the matzah in the oven?
Less than 18 minutes
Name 2 buildings on campus named after Jews
Haas Pavilion/ Business
Goldman Field/ Plaza/ School of Public Policy
Stern Hall
Koshland Hall
Zellerbach Hall/ Playhouse
Jacobs Hall
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