Hebrew
What is the Hebrew word for truth?
Emet
You can see the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibited here.
What is the Israel Museum OR the Shrine of the Book?
Why is a Jewish male child circumcised?
Brit means covenant. This refers to a pledge God made to Abraham in which circumcision will serve as a covenant between them.
What are: Noun, Verb and adjective in Hebrew?
שם עצם
פועל
שם תואר
This northern territory was captured from Syria during the Six Day War...
What is The Golan Heights?
The international alliance of Islamic terrorist organizationsfounded and led by Osama bin Laden is called what?
Al Qaeda
Who modernized the Hebrew language?
Eliezer Ben Yehuda
These are the 4 quarters in the Old City.
What are Jewish, Christian, Muslim, and Armenian?
Why are jewish children usually not nam after living relatives?
Ashkenazic Jews believe it would rob a person of his full life if another member of the family were to carry his name in his lifetime
What does the word "hamantash" mean?
"Haman's pocket" or "poppy-seed-filled pouch"
The Sinai Peninsula is part of what country today?
Egyptian
Islamist Nationalist movement that ruled most of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001.
Taliban
How many building blocks (binyanim) are in the Hebrew language and what are their names
Seven:Paal, Nifal, Piel, Pual, Hifil, Hufal, Hitpael
It is the law that allows all Jews from anywhere in the world to become citizens of the State of Israel.
What is the Law of Return?
What is the traditional explanation for the breaking of the glass at Jewish marriage ceremonies?
It represents an expression of sorrow and regret over the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem and a reminder of the traumatic loss Jewish national independence suffered at the hands of the Romans in 70 C.E
How old were Abraham and Sarah when Isaac was born?
Abraham - 100 yrs old
Sarah - 90 yrs old
What is the subway in Israel called?
Carmelit
What were the Palestinian protests and uprisings called?
Intifada
who was the federal agency Homeland Security created by? What is it is responsible for?
President George W. Bush
Defending the U.S. against terrorism at home
What is the shoresh of the words: להתעופף, מתמוטטת
ע.ו.פ, מ.ו.ט
Kibbutz Yotvata in the desert is known for these kind of delicious products.
What are dairy products?
Why is a ram’s horn used as a shofar?
The last moment before Abraham was to sacrifice Isaac, a ram caught in a thicket was used as a substitute sacrifice. To honor the ram, Jews use a ram’s horn at religious services
What do we pray for on Shemini Atzeret that we don't specifically pray for on any other day of the year?
Rain
What event took place on 31 July 1949?
Elal’s first international flight, from Tel Aviv to Paris, with refueling in Rome, took place on 31 July 1949. By the end of 1949, the airline had flown passengers to London and Johannesburg.
This organization originated in 1987 after the beginning of the first Palestinian intifada, or uprising, against Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip
What is HAMAS - Arabic acronym for the Islamic Resistance Movement
Who was the leader of the PLO?
*What does PLO stand for?
Yasir Arafat
-Palestinian Liberation Organization
How do you say in Hebrew: positive and negative
חיובי ושלילי
In May 1949, The Yemenite Jews, mostly children, were brought to Israel on some 380 flights. This was one of the most wonderful and complex immigration operations the state has ever known
What is Operation Magic Carpet.
Why are Jews buried in simple White shrouds?
Burying all Jews in the same type of garments indicates that rich and poor are equal before God. The White is the color of purity.
In Judaism, what does the story of Jonah represents?
It represents the teaching of teshuva, which is the ability to repent and be forgiven by God.
Israel and Egypt agreed to “Land for Peace” in this historic agreement and which U.S. president fostered this agreement?
Camp David Accords
President Jimmy Carter
What happened as a result of the U.S. helping Israel in the Yom Kippur War?
In response to the US supporting Israel, the Arab oil states (also called OPEC) stopped shipping oil to the United States. This caused the 1973 Oil Crisis.
A Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group, led by its Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah since 1992.
What is The Hezbollah