Jewish Holidays
This holiday celebrates the rededication of the Temple and the miracle of oil
Hanukkah
This actor and comedian played the character “Happy Gilmore” in a 1996 comedy film and the 2025 reboot
Adam Sandler
This fruit, often dipped in honey, symbolizes wishes for a sweet new year
An apple
She was the second woman and first Jewish woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, and is also a Rutgers Law alumna
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The Hebrew word for "commandment"
Mitzvah
The holiday that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt
Passover (Pesach)
This Jewish actress starred in Wonder Woman
Gal Gadot
The sounding of this instrument is central to Rosh Hashanah services
The shofar
This current Jewish Justice was Dean of Harvard Law School before joining the Supreme Court
Justice Elena Kagan
The Torah consists of how many books?
5!
The Day of Atonement, considered the holiest day of the Jewish year
Yom Kippur
This Oscar-winning Jewish director created Schindler’s List and Jurassic Park
Steven Spielberg
The Hebrew phrase often said on Rosh Hashanah means “May you be inscribed and sealed for a good year"
Shanah Tovah
This Jewish Supreme Court Justice served from 1932–1938 and was famous for his concise opinions
Justice Benjamin Cardozo
This dance, often seen at weddings and bar mitzvahs, is done in a circle
The Hora
This holiday, whose name means “Rejoicing in the Torah,” celebrates the conclusion and restarting of the annual Torah reading cycle
Simchat Torah
This legendary Jewish actress won an Oscar for Funny Girl and is also a Grammy-winning singer
Barbra Streisand
This custom involves symbolically casting away sins into a body of water
Tashlich
Appointed by Governor Phil Murphy in 2022, this Jewish justice currently serves on the New Jersey Supreme Court and once clerked for Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Justice Rachel Wainer Apter
This language, historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews, mixes German and Hebrew
Yiddish
This “New Year of the Trees” is often celebrated by planting trees and eating fruits of Israel
Tu BiShvat
This actress, born in Israel, starred as Jackie Burkhart in That ’70s Show
Mila Kunis
According to tradition, Jews are inscribed in this book on Rosh Hashanah
The Book of Life
The first Jewish Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, appointed in 1916
Louis Brandeis
The Jewish concept of repairing the world through justice and kindness
Tikkun Olam