10 Plagues
Water from where was turned into blood for the first plague?
The Nile
Whose cup do we leave full and chair empty for the duration of the Seder?
Elijah
How long is Passover in Israel vs outside of Israel?
Passover celebrates the Israelites being freed from this place.
Egypt
Matzah reminds us that the Israelites did not have time for what?
Letting the bread rise
The frogs were everywhere—even here, according to the Torah, which made the plague especially disgusting.
Beds and ovens
How many cups of wine are we supposed to drink during the seder?
Four
What does the name Passover refer to?
The angel of death passing over the Jewish houses during the 10th plague
Who was the leader chosen by G-d to speak to Pharaoh and free the Jews?
Moses
We lean or recline during the Seder to symbolize this important change in status from ancient times.
The Jews no longer being slaves
This plague involved wild animals and showed that God had control even over nature and chaos.
The plague of wild beasts
What is the last thing you are supposed to eat at the seder?
The Afikomen
What do you search your house with a feather, spoon, and candle for before the Holiday starts?
Chametz (leavened bread)
Moses first encountered G-d in this form while he was tending to sheep in the wilderness
The burning bush
We break the middle matzah and hide part of it for later. This hidden piece is called the afikoman, a reminder of this central theme of the holiday
Redemption or freedom that comes later
In the final plague, the Israelites were told to mark their doorposts with this, so the angel of death would pass over their homes
Lambs blood
During the seder, we talk about 4 children. The wise, the wicked, the simple, and what?
The one who doesn't know how to ask
The shank bone on the seder plate represents what animal that was sacrificed at the temple for Passover?
A lamb
What mountain did Moses receive the Torah at after the Jews escaped?
Mount Sinai
We spill drops of wine during the recitation of the 10 plagues to show that our joy is incomplete because of this
The suffering of the Egyptians
Before this plague, Moses warned Pharaoh that it would be worse than anything Egypt had ever faced if Pharaoh still refused to let the Israelites go. It struck every Egyptian family that night.
The death of the firstborn son
What does the word seder mean? Extra point if you can also say what Hagadah means?
Hagadah = the telling
Urban legend says that this was added to the seder plate when a rabbi said "A woman belongs on the bimah, like a _____ belongs on the seder plate"
According to the Torah, how long did the Israelites live in Egypt before being freed?
400 years
The maror reminds us of slavery, but it’s eaten together with matzah in this tradition that an ancient Rabbi started.
The Hillel sandwich