Year 2

What are the Jewish festivals?

In today's lesson we will be learning about some of the festivals that Jews celebrate, and how they celebrate them. We will learn all about Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Hanukkah!

Year 2

What are the Jewish festivals?

In today's lesson we will be learning about some of the festivals that Jews celebrate, and how they celebrate them. We will learn all about Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Hanukkah!

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Rosh Hashanah
  2. Yom Kippur
  3. Pesach (Passover)
  4. Hanukkah

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8 Questions

Q1.
Who do Jews believe wrote the Torah?
Abraham
Isaac
Correct answer: Moses
The Pharaoh
Q2.
Moses was raised as a Prince in Egypt.
False
Correct answer: True
Q3.
How many laws are given in the Mitzvot?
1
10
5
Correct answer: 613
Q4.
The Mitzvot tells Jews that they should hate the stranger:
Correct answer: False
True
Q5.
The book of Genesis is about which of these topics?
Correct answer: Creation of the world.
Israelites escaping Egypt.
Number of Israelites in the desert.
Teachings of Moses.
The Laws
Q6.
The book of Exodus is about which of these topics?
Creation of the world.
Correct answer: Israelites escaping Egypt.
Number of Israelites in the desert.
Teachings of Moses.
The Laws
Q7.
The book of Leviticus is about which of these topics?
Creation of the world.
Israelites escaping Egypt.
Number of Israelites in the desert.
Teachings of Moses.
Correct answer: The Laws
Q8.
The book of Deuteronomy is about which of these topics?
Creation of the world.
Israelites escaping Egypt.
Number of Israelites in the desert.
Correct answer: Teachings of Moses.
The Laws

5 Questions

Q1.
Which of these is a Jewish festival? (Tick all that apply)
Christmas
Easter
Eid
Correct answer: Hanukkah
Correct answer: Passover
Correct answer: Yom Kippur
Q2.
Which of these foods represents the tears of the Jewish slaves.
Boiled egg
Lamb bone
Correct answer: Salt water
Sweet paste
Q3.
Which of these foods represents the clay that Jewish slaves used to make bricks?
Boiled egg
Lamb bone
Salt water
Correct answer: Sweet paste
Q4.
Why do Jews eat unleavened bread on Passover?
It represents how they rose up against the Pharoah.
It tastes better that way.
They did not have any yeast available to make the bread rise.
Correct answer: They did not have time for the bread to rise when escaping Egypt.
Q5.
How many days after Rosh Hashanah is Yom Kippur?
1 day
Correct answer: 10 days
30 days
40 days