American Jewish Life
The U.S. city with the largest Jewish population.
New York
The capital city of Israel
Jerusalem
The Jewish New Year
Rosh Hashanah
The first book of the Torah
Genesis (Bereshit)
The fried potato dish eaten on Hanukkah
latkes
The first Jewish congregation in the U.S. was founded in this city in 1654.
New Amsterdam (now New York)
Israel’s two official languages.
Hebrew and Arabic
The holiday that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt
Passover
The prophet who received the Ten Commandments
Moses
The braided bread eaten on Shabbat.
Challah
This American Supreme Court Justice was the first Jewish woman to serve.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
In 1979, Israel signed its first peace treaty with this country.
Egypt
The Book of Esther is read on this holiday
Purim
This king built the First Temple in Jerusalem.
King Solomon
The unleavened bread eaten on Passover
matzah
In 1950, this Jewish-American composer wrote the score for West Side Story?
Leonard Bernstein
The only female Prime Minister of Israel
Golda Meir
How many days is Passover?
7 days in Israel 8 days in the Diaspora
The “Oral Torah” is collected in this text
Talmud
The typical age for a bar mitzvah
13
This American president recognized Israel just 11 minutes after its declaration of independence
Harry Truman
Which countries has peace treaties with Israel before 2000?
Egypt and Jordan
This fast day mourns the destruction of both Temples in Jerusalem
Tisha B’Av
On Yom Kippur, Jews read the story of this prophet who was swallowed by a big fish
Jonah
On Rosh Hashanah, apples are dipped in this
Honey