Basic Pesach Facts
This holiday celebrates the Jewish people's escape from slavery in Egypt.
What is Pesach/Passover?
This bitter herb on the Seder plate reminds participants of the bitterness of slavery.
What is maror?
The leader who took the Israelites out of Egypt
Who is Moses?
The word “Pesach” in Hebrew is often translated as this English word.
What is Passover?
What do we call the special plate that holds symbolic foods at the Seder?
What is the Seder plate?
Pesach lasts for this many days in Israel.
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The roasted bone on the Seder plate represents the Pascal sacrifice; name one common animal bone used.
What is a shank bone (zeroa)?
The Pharaoh was pressured to free the Israelites after these events happened to Egypt.
What are the Ten Plagues?
How many cups of wine are traditionally drunk at the Seder?
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What do families do with chametz before Passover starts?
remove/ burn/ sell
Before Pesach begins, Jewish households remove this type of food that is not allowed during the holiday.
What is chametz/bread?
This sweet mixture of fruit and nuts is placed on the Seder plate to represent mortar used by the Israelites.
What is charoset?
Name two of the Ten Plagues.
What is the name of the hidden matzah eaten at the end of the Seder?
What is the Afikoman?
During the Seder, why do we tell the story of the Exodus from Egypt?
What is to remember and pass on the story of freedom to the next generation?
The special bread eaten during Pesach is called this.
What is matzah?
Which item on the Seder plate is a symbol of spring and renewal, often a green vegetable?
What is karpas?
The sea that the Israelites crossed miraculously to escape Egypt is called this.
What is the Red Sea?
What does the salt water represent?
What are the tears of the Israelites?
What is the biggest mitzva during pesach?
Eating Matzah
This is the maximum amount of time dough can sit before it is considered chametz.
What is 18 minutes?
Why are there usually three matzah pieces set on the Seder table?
What are the three groups of the Jewish people—Kohanim, Levi’im, and Yisrael?
The phrase “Let my people go” is associated with which figure speaking to Pharaoh?
Who is Moses?
How many times is Moses’ name mentioned in the Haggadah?
What is zero?
Why do some families pour an extra drop of wine for each plague during the Seder?
What is to remember that God punished the Egyptians for enslaving the Israelites?