Jewish Holidays
The holiday that happens every week
A braided bread eaten on Shabbat and holidays.
What is challah?
The capital city of Israel.
What is Jerusalem?
He led the Israelites out of Egypt.
Who is Moses?
The six-pointed star that appears on the Israeli flag.
What is the Star of David (Magen David)?
The New Year
What is Rosh Hashanah?
Fried potato pancakes are traditionally eaten on Hanukkah.
What are latkes?
The salty body of water at the lowest point on Earth.
What is the Dead Sea?
The first woman, according to the Torah.
Who is Eve?
The candelabrum people light during Hanukkah.
What is a menorah?
The book of the Torah that tells the story of Passover
What is Exados? (or What is Hagada)
Unleavened bread eaten during Passover.
What is matzah?
The popular food of fried chickpea balls is often served in a pita.
What is falafel?
He was known for building the First Temple in Jerusalem.
Who is King Solomon?
This scroll is read in the synagogue on the Jewish New Year and Yom Kippur.
What is the Torah?
The autumn harvest and the Israelites' 40 years of wandering in the desert after the Exodus from Egypt
What is Sukkot?
These triangular cookies are filled with chocolate, jam, or poppy seed for Purim.
What are hamantaschen?
A city that Israeli youth claim does not exist?
What is Petah Tikva?
This event marks the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE.
What is Tisha B’Av (or the fall of Jerusalem)?
A small case placed on doorposts containing a prayer scroll.
What is a mezuzah?
Means "joy of teaching"
what is simchat torah?
a traditional Yemenite Jewish pastry or flatbread, eaten with hard-boiled eggs and smashed tomato.
What is jachnun?
The movement to establish and support a Jewish homeland in Israel.
What is Zionism?
The name of the first patriarch, whose descendants became the Jewish people.
Who is Abraham?
The small box worn during weekday morning prayers, containing Torah verses.
What are tefillin?