Passover Foods
What food do we eat the most on Passover
MATZAH
what ingredients or food are you not supposed to eat on Passover
Anything that has Yeast or flour
EX: Bread, Pasta, etc.
How many plagues were there in the Passover story?
10
Which prophet do we sing about and hope he visits or seder
Eliyahu/Elijah
How many minutes should it take to make matzah? (max. amount of minutes)
18 minutes
What food is dipped in salt water
Parsley (Karpas)
What side do you lean on during the passover Seder and why
Left side. We lean to relax because we are no longer slaves
Who was responsible for treating the Israelites badly and why?
The Pharoah. He was scared that there were too many Israelite people.
Name five plagues
blood frogs lice wild beasts hail boils cattle disease locusts darkness death of first born
Why do we display three matzo and break the middle
The splitting of the sea signified with the breaking of the middle matza
What item on the seder plate represents the mortar that the Israelites were said to have used to build things for the Egyptians?
Charoset
How many days is Passover
8 days in the Diaspora and 7 amongst Reform Jews or in Israel
Who was chosen to be the leader of the Israelites and how was he chosen
Moshe/ Moses - conversation with G-d at the burning bush
Name two of the four questions
Matzo vs bread
Dip never dip twice
Any veggie vs bitter herbs
Formal vs leisure
How many steps are there to complete the Seder
14
What do you call the middle piece of Matzah
Afikoman
Traditionally, How many seders do we have everywhere but Israel
2. Israel 1
How many years did it take for the Israelites to get to the promised land (Israel)
40 years
What does Dayenu mean in Hebrew
"It would have been enough"
What is the longest part of the Seder and where does it come from (source) (Hint: This is what we are commanded to do at the Seder)
Magid - telling the story of the Israelites went through Egypt
How many cups of wine/grape juice do we drink during the complete seder and how many do we display but not drink
4 cups that we drink and one for Elijah the prophet
How many candles do we light on Passover?
2 candles if the seder falls on shabbat.
0 candles if not
Who is the woman who danced with joy after the sea parted?
Miriam
What do the Persian Jews whip each other within the remembrance of the slaves during the story of Passover?
Scallions AKA Green Onions
What Hebrew month is Passover in?
Nisan