Hebrew
Israel
Holidays
Torah
Misc.
100
What is the Hebrew word for blessing?
B'rakhah
100
What sea is Haifa located on?
The Mediterranean Sea
100
What is another name for Rosh Hashanah? (In English, it means Day of Judgement)
Yom Hadin
100
What is the name of the tree which Adam and Eve were forbidden to eat from?
The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil
100
What Hebrew word means hello, goodbye, and peace?
Shalom
200
What is the Hebrew word for commandment?
Mitzvah
200
What city (in Israel!) is sometimes called "The City That Never Sleeps?
Tel Aviv
200
What kind of trees is a lulav made of?
Palm, myrtle, and willow trees
200
What did God do to halt the building of the Tower of Babel?
God confused everyone's speech so that no one could understand anybody else.
200
How old were Abraham and Sarah when Isaac was born?
Abraham: 100 years old Sarah: 90 years old
300
What is the Hebrew word for prophet?
Navi
300
What is the subway in Israel called?
Carmelit
300
What do the Hebrew words Shavua Tov mean?
May you have a good week
300
What did God change Abraham and Sarah's names from?
Abram & Sarai
300
What is the English meaning of the Hebrew word "kinor"?
Harp
400
What is the Hebrew word for going up?
Aliyah
400
What is the tallest mountain in Israel?
Mount Hermon
400
What do we pray for on Shemini Atzeret that we don't specifically pray for on any other day of the year?
Rain
400
What kind of branch did the dove bring back to Noah, showing that the Earth was beginning to dry out?
An olive branch
400
What might be included in a basket of mishlo'ach manot?
Hamantashen, fruit, and candy
500
What is the Hebrew word for truth?
Emet
500
Who modernized the Hebrew language?
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
500
What does the word "hamantash" mean?
"Haman's pocket" or "poppy-seed-filled pouch"
500
What do we blow when we remember the story of the Akedah?
A shofar
500
Who was Israel's first prime minister?
David Ben-Gurion