Passover Terms | Passover Food | Passover Hagada | Passover Songs | The ten plagues |
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Why is the holiday of Passover called "Pesach" (פסח) in Hebrew?
Because God PASSED OVER the houses of the Israelites
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What is the Hebrew word for 'bitter herb'?
Maror - מרור
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In what book of the Torah is the Passover story told?
Exodus - בראשית
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What is the song that the youngest kid sings during the Seder?
Ma Nishtana - מה נשתנה
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How do we say in Hebrew Thunderstorm of hail?
Barad (בָּרָד)
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What is the category of food called which is prohibited on Pesach?
Chametz (חמץ)
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What is the Hebrew word for 'an egg'?
Beitzah - ביצה
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Who are the four sons we read about in the Haggadah?
The wise (חכם), the wicked (רשע), the simple (תם) and the one who doesn't know how to ask (זה שאינו יודע לשאול)
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How do you say in Hebrew “enough for us"?
Dayenu - דיינו
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How do we say in Hebrew "The ten plagues"?
Aseret Ha Makot (עשרת המכות)
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What does the word "SEDER" (סדר) mean?
Order
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What does CHAROSET (חרוסת) represent?
The Mortar that our forefathers used to build in Egypt
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How do you say in Hebrew “telling” or “recounting”?
Hagada - הגדה
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What is the last of the songs sung at the conclusion of the seder and tells the story of the little goat a father bought for a pittance?
How do you say “one goat” in Hebrew?
Chad Gadya - חד גדיא
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How do we say in Hebrew "Death of firstborn sons"?
Makat Behorot (מכת בכורות)
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What does the word 'Metzer' (מצר), from the Hebrew word Mitzrayim (מצרים) mean?
Restricted or boundary
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What does the Karpas (כרפס) represent?
Spring
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What is the 11th step of the Passover seder?
Afikoman - אפיקומן
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How do you say in Hebrew "We were slaves" ?
Avadim Hainu - עבדים היינו
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How do we say in Hebrew "Lice"?
Kinim (כִּנִּים)
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