Learning About Passover: A Special Jewish Holiday

What is Passover?

• A Jewish holiday that lasts for eight days

• A harvest festival

• A festival of lights

• A celebration of the New Year

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Who helped lead the Israelites to freedom according to the Torah?

• David

• Abraham

• Moses

• Solomon

What does the name 'Passover' refer to?

• The crossing of the Red Sea

• The last of ten plagues passing over the homes of the Israelites

• The giving of the Ten Commandments

• The building of the pyramids

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What is a Seder?

• A type of dance

• A prayer book

• A special dinner held on the first two nights of Passover

• A type of bread

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What is the Haggadah?

• A book that tells the story of the Exodus

• A type of clothing

• A type of food

• A traditional song

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What does Matzah represent?

• The bitter times of slavery

• The bricks used by the Israelites

• The bread the Israelites ate when they left Egypt quickly

• The freedom of the Israelites

Why do people eat bitter herbs during Passover?

• To celebrate freedom

• To symbolize sweetness

• To remember the hard times of slavery

• To enjoy a traditional flavor

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What is Charoset meant to look like?

• The Pharaoh's palace

• The bricks used when the Israelites were slaves

• The Red Sea

• The desert sand

Why do people avoid eating leavened food during Passover?

• To remember how the Israelites didn’t have time to let their bread rise

• To symbolize the sweetness of freedom

• To celebrate the harvest

• To honor the Pharaoh

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What is the main theme of Passover?

• The importance of light

• Freedom, faith, and remembering the past

• The beginning of a new year

• Harvest and abundance