Geography
What's the lowest point on the Earth?
The Dead Sea
The name"Rosh Hashana" originated from the Torah?
False
Why are apples and honey eaten on Rosh Hashanah?
Hope for a sweet new year
Clouds
How many seeds dose a pomegranate have?
Between 200 and 1,400
What's the largest port city in Israel?
Haifa
What does Rosh Hashanah literally mean?
Head of the year / first of the year
What does the blast of the shofar called the tekiah consists of?
A single, long shot
Which harvest is associated with Sukkot?
Fruit
What type of tree does a Lulav come from?
Palm Tree (Tamar)
What is the meaning of the Hebrew word "Ushpizin"? (Sukkot)
The guests in the sukkah
In what year did the Yom Kippur War start?
1973
Other than not eating, name two things that are prohibited on Yom Kippur
Examples: Leather shoes, bathing, sexual relations, using body oils or lotions
What are the days of hol hamo'ed?
The intermediate days of the festival
True or false: Kosher Hadas has three leaves coming out of the base
True
What place did people used to go to on Sukkot?
Solomon's Temple (Temple in Jerusalem)
What is the Hebrew month before Rosh Hashanah called?
Elul
What is special about challah for Rosh Hashanah?
It's round
In which direction is the Lulav shaken first?
East
What is the customary order for waving the lulav and etrog?
East, south, west, north, up, down
Israel occupied a large part of what terrority after the Yom Kippur War?
Sinai Peninsula (Suez Canal)
When was the first Yom Kippur believed to have happened?
After the Exodus from Egypt and arrival at Mount Sinai
What is the night after Sukkot called, and what is its significance?
Simchat Torah; it marks the end of the annual cycle of Torah readings, and the beginning of a new cycle
What else is Sukkot referred to? And what does it mean?
Hag Haasif, which means Festival of the Harvest
What is a pitom?
The stem on the edge of an etrog