Hebrew
Practices
Holidays
People
Israel
100
What does שבת sound like in English? (Add the "Bellybutton")
What is Shabbat.
100
How many mitzvot are there?
What is 613.
100
When does every Jewish holiday begin?
What is the evening prior to the day of.
100
Who was the well-known Jewish scientist who created the equation for special-relativity E=mc2?
Who is Albert Einstein.
100
What is the capital of Israel?
What is Jerusalem.
200
What does שלום sound like in English?
What is Shalom.
200
Which of these is not kosher? Bagels, lox, crab, or eggs?
What is crab.
200
Which of these is not permitted on Shabbat to practicing Jews? Driving, sleeping, exercising, or resting?
What is driving.
200
Who is considered to be the first patriarch of the Jewish people?
Who is the Prophet Abraham.
200
Which two languages are officially recognized in Israel?
What is Hebrew and Arabic.
300
What does אבא sound like in English? (Add Bellybutton)
What is abba
300
What is the name for the jelly donuts that we eat during Chanukah?
What is sufganiyot.
300
What is Yom Kippur also known as?
What is the Day of Atonement.
300
Who was the American magician and escapologist from Hungary? (His father was Rabbi of the Zion Reform Jewish Congregation)
Who is Henry Houdini.
300
Which "dead language" did Israel bring back from nothing?
What is Hebrew.
400
What does רַב sound like in English?
What is rav.
400
On the first night of Chanukah, how many brachot (blessing) are said before the lights are lit?
What is three.
400
Which holidays is work not allowed to be done? (There are 8)
What is Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, Simchat Torah, Shavu'ot, Passover, and Shabbat.
400
Who was the Israeli Prime Minister 74-77 and 92-95? (He was assassinated in 1995 by a hard-line Israeli opposed to the peace process)
Who is Yitzhak Rabin
400
Which religions consider Israel as their Holy Land?
What is Judaism, Christianity, and Hinduism.
500
What does היום sound like in Englsih?
What is hayom.
500
In which Hebrew month is Purim celebrated?
What is Adar.
500
On how many days do we observe Rosh Hashannah?
What is two.
500
Who was the Polish born Zionist that led the Jewish community in Palestine and was instrumental in creating the state of Israel and creating the Israeli statement of independence. This person served as the 1st Prime Minister of Israel 1948-a954.
Who is David Ben-Gurion.
500
In what year did Israel officially become the Jewish state?
What is 1946.