Food
A taste test determined Semifreddi's was best.
What is challah?
Jewish "Earth Day" that no one in Affinity group wants to celebrate.
What is Tu Bishvat?
This comedian and actor known for Meet the Parents and Night at the Museum is Jewish, and so is his dad in real life.
Who is Ben Stiller?
At her Supreme Court confirmation, Justice Kagan said of here whereabouts on Christmas Day, "Like all Jews, I was probably at" this kind of restaurant
What is Chinese?
This current tv show popularized the phrase "hot rabbi".
What is Nobody Wants This?
This food is sometimes referred to as Jewish penicillin.
What is matzah ball soup?
Once a small, minor holiday, this celebration grew in popularity in part because families wanted a Jewish answer to a very commercial December tradition.
What is Hanukkah?
This actor flew the Millennium Falcon, cracked a whip as an archaeologist, and is "a quarter Jewish".
Who is Harrison Ford?
At an Ashkenazi one of these, guests dip a finger in wine for each of the plagues, sephardim put a bit of wine in a bowl, then dispose of it.
What is a seder?
In this 2023 coming-of-age comedy, two best friends’ plans for the ultimate Jewish rite of passage collide with middle school chaos.
What is You Are So Not Invited to my Bat-Mitzvah?
Some might say that hot sauce is a good topping for this fried delicacy.
What are latkes?
This holiday turns dinner into a performance: you ask questions, tell a story, and eat symbolic foods you probably wouldn’t choose on your own.
What is Passover?
Before topping the charts as a rapper, this Toronto-born artist was chanting trope at his bar mitzvah.
Who is Drake?
Many Jewish homes contain a little box with a slot in which to drop some coins for this.
What is tzedakah?
This musical about a milkman balancing family, tradition, and a very wobbly roof asks the timeless question: how do you hold on to your roots when the world keeps changing?
What is Fiddler on the Roof?
Amalia and Devin's grandmothers claim this is a good teething food.
What are bagels?
The only time it’s actually appropriate to boo, shake noise-makers, and cause a ruckus in synagogue.
What is Purim?
Before becoming an Oscar-winning actress she went to Jewish day school and then on to Harvard where she studied psychology.
Who is Natalie Portman?
At a Jewish wedding, the couple stands under this canopy as family and friends surround them and at the very end, people usually shout and sing “Mazel tov!” after a dramatic crunch.
What is a chuppah?
In the wizarding world, this bank is run by very shrewd, coin-counting goblins, a depiction that has sparked conversation about antisemitic stereotypes.
What is Gringotts?
Braided bread that is not challah.
What is babka?
Stay up all night studying Torah and reward yourself with cheesecake.
This proudly Jewish actor is one half of Tenacious D and recently voiced Bowser in The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
Who is Jack Black?
2022 marked the 100th anniversary of 12-year old Judith Kaplan reading from the torah, credited as the first of these events.
What is a bat-mitzvah?
This animated princess is cursed with everything she touches turning to ice, and while the character isn’t Jewish, the actress who voices her, Idina Menzel, is.
Who is Elsa?