Jewish Holidays

• What are the Jewish holidays mentioned in the study material?

  Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Simchat Torah, Hanukkah, Purim, Pesach, Shavuot
• What is the significance of Rosh Hashanah?

  It marks the beginning of the Jewish New Year and a time of renewal.
• What is the significance of the shofar during Rosh Hashanah?

  It is a horn that is blown to mark the New Year.
• What is the main practice during Yom Kippur?

  Fasting and seeking forgiveness.
• What is traditionally eaten after the fast on Yom Kippur?

  A festive meal including breakfast foods, cheese crepes, and baked goods.
• What is the significance of Sukkot?

  • It commemorates the Jews escaping Egypt and involves building a Sukkah.
  • Harvest Festival
• What are the Arba Minim in Sukkot?

  Four species of plants collected and prayed over.
• What is Simchat Torah?

  A celebration of the Torah scrolls after Sukkot.
• What is celebrated during Hanukkah?

  The rededication of the Temple
• Hanukkah Traditions

  
  

  playing the dreidel game, lighting candles left to right on the menorah and singing songs
• What are some traditional foods eaten during Hanukkah?

  Latkes, apple sauce, kugel.
• What is the significance of Purim?

  It celebrates Esther and Mordecai saving the Jews.
• What is a traditional food associated with Purim?

  Hamantaschen, triangle-shaped cookies.
• What is Pesach also known as?

  Passover
• What is Shavuot known for?

  It celebrates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.
• What is a traditional food eaten during Shavuot?

  Cheesecake, noodle kugel, cheese-filled crepe.
• Hanukkah traditions

  • playing the dreidel game
  • light candles left to right on the menorah
  • sing songs
• Simchat Torah traditions


  • Dance
  • Sing
  • Read the Torah
• Sukkot Traditions

  • Build sukkah
  • Collect 4 plants and pray (citron, palm, myrtle, willow)
  • Ritual to eliminate sin
• Simchat Torah Significance

  celebrate the eternal nature of the torah
• Simchat Torah Food

  • apple
  • candy
  • honey
• Sukkot Food

  • Kreplach
  • Kugel
  • Challah
• Sacred Text of Sukkot

  • Exodus
  • Nehemiah
  • Zechariah
  • Leviticus
• Sacred Text of Simchat Torah

  • Genesis- Deuteronomy
  • the torah
• Simchat Torah Symbols

  Torah scrolls
• Sukkot Symbols

  • Sukkah
  • Arba Minim
• Rosh Hashanah Sacred Text

  Leviticus 23:24-25
• Rosh Hashanah Food

  • Honey + apples
  • pomegranate
  • dates
  • green beans
• Rosh Hashanah Traditions


  • Read verses in Hebrew
  • Light candles
  • Kiddush
  • Tashlich 
• Hanukkah Symbols

  • Menorah (candle holder)
  • Dreidel
• Yom Kippur Symbols

  • Wearing white
  • Shofar
• Hanukkah Sacred Text

  Book of Maccabees
• Purim Sacred Text

  Book of Esther
• Purim food

  • Cheese filled foods
  • Hungarian sweets
  • Beigli fluden
  • hamantaschen (triangular cookies)
• Purim Tradition

  Exchange small gift packages
• Pesach (Passover) Symbols


  • Shank bone
  • Matzah
  • Manor
• Pesach Sacred Text

  Exodus 12-14
• Pesach Food

  • Zeroa 
  • Beitza
• Pesach Traditions

  • Seder (ceremonial dinner) + open the door during it
  • Kids would ask questions
• Shavuot Symbols 


  • 10 commandments
  • Bikkurim