HOLIDAYS
This holiday celebrates freedom from slavery in Egypt
What is Passover
The Hebrew word for “peace”
What is shalom
The capital of Israel
What is Jerusalem
The sacred Jewish text
What is the torah
The Jewish mother’s love language
The Jewish New Year
What is Rosh Hashanah
The Hebrew word for “thank you”
Sea; borders Israel to the west
What is the Mediterranean Sea
Traditional Jewish languages include Hebrew and this one
What is Yiddish
This gelatinous pescatarian option is found in a jar, often with carrots
What is gefilte fish
Festival of lights that lasts eight nights
What is Hanukkah
The Jewish house of worship
What is a synagogue (or shul)
Israel declared independence in this year
What is 1948
The leader who brought the Israelites out of Egypt
What is Moses
What does it mean when a Jew says they’ll be there at 7:00?
What is 7:45-8:00 (Late)
The day of atonement and fasting
What is Yom Kippur
The Hebrew alphabet is called this
What is the aleph-bet
(THE DAILY DOUBLE!) This woman became Israel’s first (and so far only) female prime minister in 1969.
What is Golda Meir
What is The Second Temple
Finish this phrase
Jew: “Mom I got a D on my calculus test”
Mom exclaims: “_ _!” (2 words)
What is oy vey!
Holiday celebrating the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai
What is Shavuot
The prayer recited before meals thanking God for food
What is the bracha
This Israeli city is known as the country’s major center for tech, nightlife, and beaches
What is Tel Aviv
This Jewish scientist is best known for developing the theory of relativity
What is Albert Einstein
Bubbe’s solution to being sick
What is soup