JCAC Cultural Show History
This Simon & Garfunkel classic was sung in Hebrew in the 2025 show.
What is “The Sound of Silence”?
This braided bread, eaten on Shabbat and on holidays, is often dipped in salt or used for French toast the next morning.
What is challah?
This “show about nothing” is a well-known American sitcom features a neurotic Jewish New Yorker.
What is Steinfeld?
This Jewish food, popularized in Israel, includes poached eggs in a spicy sauce of tomatoes.
What is shakshuka?
The main character in the classic movie, The Prince of Egypt.
Who is Moses?
The two esteemed presidents of the 2026 JCAC Show Committee. (Bonus points if you know their last names)
Who are Claire Hardin-Bernhardt and Henderson Bernard?
This traditional Purim cookie is shaped like a triangle to honor Haman’s hat or ears and can be filled with poppy seeds, apricot, or chocolate.
What are hamantaschen?
This director, producer, and screenwriter is considered the pioneer of the New Hollywood Era, directing a large variety of movies such as E.T. and Jaws.
Who is Steven Spielberg?
This language developed after the expulsion of Jews from Spain in 1492 and originated from Old Castilian Spanish.
What is Ladino?
The main character from the popular Netflix show Brooklyn 99.
Who is Jake Peralta?
The 2025 show’s skit was set at a family celebration of Passover with this number of archetypal children.
What is four?
According to Daria, these small, deep-fried dough pieces are often served in soup or with honey during Rosh Hashanah and are named for the Hebrew word meaning "little dumpling." Alex thought that these were jam-filled "doughnuts" eaten on Hanukkah, but who knows.
What are sufganiyot?
Born Stanley Martin Leiber in 1922 to Romanian Jewish immigrants, this comic book writer co-created famous characters like Spiderman, X-men, and the Fantastic Four.
Who is Stan Lee?
This country has the biggest Jewish population in South America.
What is Argentina?
The male academic rival turned love interest in Never Have I Ever.
Who is Ben Gross?
The 2023 show was themed around this member of the Hunter community getting a bar mitzvah.
Who is Tony Fisher?
This traditional Ashkenazi dish is made by stewing fruits and/or root vegetables and is often served at Rosh Hashanah (shoutout Dr. Fisher).
What is tzimmes?
This actress, born in Israel, starred as Nina in Black Swan and Jane Foster in Thor. She has won 96 awards out of 182 nominations, including an Academy Award, BAFTA, and two Golden Globes.
Who is Natalie Portman?
This Central Asian country is where Bukharian Jews originate from and is home to Samarkand, a major trade hub of the Silk Road.
What is Uzbekistan?
This Marvel character was revealed to be a Holocaust survivor in the 2000s.
Who is Magneto?
In 2024, the show's skit, "Shabbos Update", saw then-senior Indigo play this Grammy-winning Australian Jewish artist.
Who is Troye Sivan?
This baked Ashkenazi dish uses a combination of chopped liver, eggs, and schmaltz, and can be served either hot or cold, sometimes molded into a loaf. Full points for Yiddish name, half points for English.
What is gehakte leber (chopped liver)?
Born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24th, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota.
Who is Bob Dylan?
In Morocco and other North African communities, Jews celebrate the end of Passover with this big chametz-filled feast.
What is Mimouna?
Blair's step father in Gossip Girl.
Who is Cyrus Rose?