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1. Jews recently celebrated a pilgrimage festival that centers around building and decorating temporary huts. It is known as the “Festival of Tabernacles” and the “Feast of Booths.” What is its name?
a. Sukkot

2. A specific citrus fruit (citron) and a closed frond of the date palm tree (among other plant materials) are used ceremonially during that festival. What are they called in Hebrew?
c. Etrog and lulav

3. There are two other pilgrimage festivals in Judaism. One is Passover. What is the third?
b. Shavuot

4. Many Jewish holidays begin at ________ and end at __________ the following day. (Note: Some last more than one day.)
c. Sunset… sunset

5. According to research, what holiday do older Jewish Americans consider to be the most important?
b. Yom Kippur

6. According to research, what holiday do younger Jewish Americans consider to be the most important?
d. Hanukkah

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WOW! FACTS

Inventor of the mobile phone, “Father of the Internet,” inventor of the video game cosole, inventor fo the laser, inventor of the gramophone, creator of the Barbie Doll, creator of the cruise ship, “Father of Immunology,” inventor fo the modern condom (!), a prime minister of the U.K., a three-time prime minister of France, a president of Switzerland and the primary financier of the American Revolution?

We knew you could guess… all of them are (or were) Jews!

To learn about these and many more AmazingJews, watch a compilation put together by JewOfTheWeek.net in 2015 and posted on YouTube. >>

Nobel Prizes
Although Jews are less than two-tenths of one percent of the world’s population, more than 20% of Nobel Prize winners have been Jewish. Source: Google

Polio Vaccine
Millions and millions of people worldwide have been spared the ravages of poliomyelitis — including paralysis and even death — thanks to research conducted by Jewish scientist Dr. Jonas Salk and his team. The Salk vaccine entered widespread use in the U.S. in 1955. Source: Wikipedia

Miss Liberty
The words “…give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses…” on the Statue of Liberty were written by Emma Lazarus, a Jew. Source: BuzzFeed

Blue Jeans
Levi Strauss, an immigrant from Germany, invented his blue jeans in 1873. Source: BuzzFeed

Start-Up Nation
Israel has the third highest rate of entrepreneurship in the world. It has the highest rate of entrepreneurship among women and people over 55 in the world. Source: BuzzFeed