Holidays Flashcards
(110 cards)
1
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Name the three-cornered pastry we eat on Purim.
A
Hamentaschen
2
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What does the salt water used at the Pesach (Passover) seders remind us of?
A
The tears of the Jewish people (when they were slaves in Egypt)
3
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On which holiday do we dip apples in honey?
A
Rosh HaShanah
4
Q
Towards the end of the Pesach (Passover) seder we say, “Next year in _____.”
A
Jerusalem
5
Q
Who told Queen Esther about Haman’s plot to kill the Jews?
A
Mordecai
6
Q
The “helper” candle in the Chanukah menorah is called the _____.”
A
Shamash
7
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Which holiiday is celebrated with picnics, hikes and bonfires?
A
Lag B’Omer
8
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On which holiday do we fast and pray for forgiveness?
A
Yom Kippur
9
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Who led the Jewish people to victory in the Chanukah story?
A
Judah the Maccabee
10
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For how many days do we celebrate Chanukah?
A
Eight days
11
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Which woman is associated with the holiday of Shavuot? Ruth, Sarah, Yehudit?
A
Ruth
12
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On which holiday do we wish each other a “Shana Tova U’Metuka” (a “good sweet year”)?
A
Rosh HaShanah
13
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How many times do we march around with the Torah on Simchat Torah?
A
Seven times
14
Q
When we hear Haman’s name during the reading of the Megillat Esther, we do what?
A
Make noise
15
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How many plagues were brought upon the Egyptians before Pharoah let the Jews leave Egypt?
A
10 plagues
16
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What book do we read at the seder meal on Pesach (Passover)?
A
The Haggadah
17
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Name the prophet who visits each home during the Pesach (Passover) seder.
A
Eliyahu (Elijah) the Prophet
18
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How many cups of wine do we drink at the Pesach (Passover) seder?
A
Four cups
19
Q
In which country does the story of Purim take place: Egypt or Persia?
A
Persia
20
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What holiday do we celebrate on the 33rd day of Omer?
A
Lag B’Omer
21
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What do we celebrate on Simchat Torah?
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Completion of the annual cycle of reading of the Torah and the beginning of the next annual cycle.
22
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On which holiday is it a custom to stay up all night and learn Torah?
A
Shavuot
23
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Who did G-d send to ask Pharoah to free the Jews from slavery?
A
Moshe (Moses) and his brother Aharon (Aaron)
24
Q
Name the villain in the Purim story.
A
Haman
25
On which holiday is Kol Nidre recited?
**Yom Kippur**
26
On which day were both the first and second Beit Hamikdash (Holy Temple) destroyed?
**Tisha B'Av**
27
Name a special food fried in oil on Chanukah.
**Latkes (potato pancakes) and/or sufganiyot (doughnuts).**
28
Which holiday comes five days after Yom Kippur?
**Sukkot**
29
What scroll do we read on Purim?
**Megillat Esther
(The Book of Esther)**
30
Name the four Hebrew letters on the dreidel.
**Nun, Gimmel, Hey, Shin -- in the Diaspora**
**Nun, Gimmel, Hey, Peh -- in Israel**
31
The Hebrew words for the Jewish New Year which also mean "Head of the Year" are \_\_\_\_\_."
**Rosh HaShanah**
32
On which holiday were bikkurim (first fruits) brought to the
Temple in Jerusalem?
**Shavuot**
33
On which holiday do we read about the prophet Jonah who was swallowed by the whale?
**Yom Kippur**
34
What do we plant on the holiday of Tu B'Shevat?
**Trees**
35
In the story of Purim, who wanted to destroy the Jewish people?
**Haman**
36
What does Yom Yerushalayim celebrate?
**The reunification of Jerusalem in 1967**
37
On Pesach (Passover) how many covered Matzot are on the seder table?
**Three**
38
Who became King Ahashverosh's chief minister after Haman?
**Mordechai**
39
On the holiday of Sukot, why do we shake the lulav in all directions?
**To remind us that G-d is everywhere**
40
What two queens were married to King Ahashverosh?
**Queen Vashti and Queen Esther**
41
On which holiday do we use arba'ah minim: aravot (willow), hadassim (myrtle), lulav (palm) and etrog (citron)?
**Sukkot**
42
Which holiday is called the Festival of Lights?
**Chanukah**
43
On what holiday do we hide and then find the "afikomen"?
**Pesach (Passover)**
44
How many blasts do we hear from the shofar on Rosh Hashanah: 50, 100, 125?
**100**
45
For how many minutes after sundown must Chanukah candles burn: 15, 30, 60?
**30 minutes**
46
What do the four letters on the Chanukah dreidel stand for?
**Nes Gadol Haya Sham (A great miracle happened there)**
**or**
**Nes Gadol Haya Po (A great miracle happened here)**
47
From what kind of a tree does a lulav come?
**Palm tree**
48
Name two of the four mitzvot we perform on Purim.
**Matanot L'evyonim (gifts to the poor),**
**Mishloach Manot (gifts of food to friends),**
**Seudah (festive meal),**
**Megillat Esther (hearing the megillah read)**
49
What oil do we use to light the Chnaukah menorah?
**Olive oil**
50
Chag Ha'Aviv - the Festival of Spring - is another name for which holiday?
**Pesach (Passover)**
51
What do we call searching for the chometz the night before Pesach (Passover)?
**Bedikat Chometz**
52
What is the Hebrew name for the Day of Atonement?
**Yom Kippur**
53
Name the King of Persia in the Purim story?
**King Ahashverosh**
54
What are two of the miracles of Chanukah?
**The oil burned for eight days and the military victory of the Jews over the Syrian-Greeks**
55
The second Holy Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed by which nation?
**The Romans**
56
We fast on Tisha B'Av to remember what?
**The destruction of the Beit Hamikdash (Holy Temple)**
57
What do we call the unleavened bread we eat on Pesach (Passover)?
**Matzah**
58
Which holiday is called "Z'man Cheiruteinu" (Season of Our Freedom)?
**Pesach (Passover)**
59
At the seder, how many questions does the youngest person ask in the Mah Nishtanah?
**Four Questions**
60
On which holiday do we have Hakafot (marching around with the Torah)?
**Simchat Torah**
61
What is a shofar made of?
**Ram's Horn**
62
On which holiday do we start reading the Torah from the beginning?
**Simchat Torah**
63
On what holiday do we eat blintzes, cheesecakes, and other dairy food?
**Shavuot**
64
On which holiday do we eat our meals in a booth outside the house?
**Sukkot**
65
On Yom Kippur it is a tradition to wear what color?
**White**
66
Which holiday comes during the month of Shevat?
**Tu B'Shevat**
67
What do we do with our wine while reciting the ten plagues at the seder?
**Spill a drop of wine for each plague**
68
Purim is celebrated in which month: Adar, Tishrei or Sivan?
**Adar**
69
Which Holiday is sometimes called the Jewish Thanksgiving?
**Sukkot**
70
Name the special sandwich that is made at the Pesach (Passover) seder.
**Hillel Sandwich
(matzah and maror)**
71
Which Megillah is read on Shavuot?
**Megillat Ruth (The Book of Ruth)**
72
What are the two kinds of branches that are combined with the lulav?
**Hadassim (myrtle) and Aravot (willow)**
73
In the seder song "Chad Gadya," what did the father buy for two zuzim?
**A kid (goat)**
74
What is unusual about the first time we wash our hands at the Pesach (Passover) seder?
**We do not make a beracha (blessing)**
75
Which two holidays have a "chol ha-moed" (intermediate days)?
**Sukkot (Tabernacles) and Pesach (Passover)**
76
What do we call the Shabbat between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur?
**Shabbat Shuvah
(The Sabbath of Repentance)**
77
Chametz is forbidden on what holiday?
**Pesach (Passover)**
78
In which Hebrew month are Rosh HaShanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah holidays celebrated?
**Tishrei**
79
What do we ask in the fourth question of Mah Nishtanah?
**Why do we recline at the seder?**
80
On which holiday do we conclude the reading of the Torah?
**Simchat Torah**
81
What do we call the roof of a sukkah?
**S'chach**
82
On Yoom Kippur we say Kol Nidre prayers at the beginning, middle or end of the holday?
**The beginning**
83
In what Hebrew month do we celebrate Pesach (Passover)?
Nissan
84
From which direction do we light the Chanukah menorah?
**From right to left**
85
What do we call the lemon-like fruit that we hold with the lulav on Sukkot?
* *Etrog
(citron) **
86
On which holiday do we remember the booths the Jews lived in during their years in the desert?
**Sukkot (Tabernacles)**
87
Name four of the ten plagues that were inflicted on the Egyptians.
**Blood, frogs, lice, wild beasts, pestilence, boils, hail, locusts, darkness, death of firstborn**
88
What favorite game do we play on Chanukah?
**Dreidel or Sevivon**
89
What fast do we observe the day before Purim?
**Ta'anit Esther (The Fast of Esther)**
90
Pesach (Passover) Matzah must be baked within how many minutes: 10, 18, 30?
**18 (eighteen)**
91
In which hand is the etrog held if you are right-handed?
**The Left**
92
Name three foods on the seder plate.
**Maror (bitter herbs), Karpas (parsley), Chazeret (lettuce), Charoset (apple, nut, honey mixture), Zeroa (Shankbone), Baytzah (egg)**
93
How many times is Megillat Esther read on Purim?
**Twice (once in the evening and again in the morning)**
94
What event do we remember on Pesach (Passover)?
**G-d taking the Jews out of the land of Egypt (the exodus)**
95
What do we count from the second night of Pesach (Passover) until Shavuot?
**Sefirat HaOmer (the Counting of the Omer)**
96
Gifts of Mishloach Manot (or Shelach Manot) are given on which holiday?
**Purim**
97
On Pesach (Passover), what does the maror (bitter herbs) remind us of?
**The bitterness of our slavery in Egypt**
98
How many candles besides the Shamash do we light on the last night of Chanukah?
**Eight**
99
On what holiday do we do "Tashlich" to rid ourselves of our sins?
**Rosh HaShanah**
100
How many berachot (blessings) do we say on the first night of Chanukah when we light the Chanukah Menorah?
**Three**
101
In which Hebrew month do we celebrate Chanukah?
**Kislev**
102
How many cups of wine or grape juice do we drink at the Pesach (Passover) seder?
**Four cups**
103
Which king was married to Queen Vashti?
**King Ahashverosh**
104
On what holiday do we wear masks?
**Purim**
105
On which two fast days is it traditional not to wear leather shoes?
**Yom Kippur and Tisha B'Av**
106
What is the last food eaten at the Pesach (Passover) seder?
**Matzah (Afikomen)**
107
During the time period of which Temple did the holiday of Chanukah occur?
**The Second Temple**
108
Name the custom in which we throw away our sins on Rosh HaShanah by the river.
**Tashlich**
109
Tekiah, Shevarim and Teruah are three sounds made by what?
**The Shofar**
110
The prayer for rain is said on what holiday: Shemini Atzeret, Chanukah, Passover?
**Shemini Atzeret**
