Pesach

Question 1

What is Pesach?

Answer 1

Festival in Remembrance of the Jewish Exodus From Egypt that is Celebrated in Spring.

Question 2

God Commanded Jews to Celebrate their Escape From Egypt by Eating Unleavened Bread (Without _________) for _________ Days Each Year.

Answer 2

Yeast…Seven…

Question 3

The Most Important Preparation for Pesach is to Remove Leaven (__________) From the Home.

Answer 3

Chametz.

Question 4

On Pesach, Removing Leaven Recalls How the Escaping Israelites didn’t have Time to Let their Bread _______.

Answer 4

Rise.

Question 5

On the First Evening of Pesach, Families Hold a ________ Service and Celebrate with a Special _______.

Answer 5

Seder…Meal…

Question 6

In Pesach, the Mother Lights a Candle to Welcome the Festival into the _______. Often Some Family Members Visit the Synagogue to Offer _________ to God.

Answer 6

Home…Thanks…

Question 7

On the Seder Plate, there is Usually:

Answer 7

• A Green Vegetable.
• Bitter Herbs Made From Horseradish.
• A Second Bitter Herb.
• Charoset (Chopped Apples, Walnuts and Wine).
• A Roasted Egg.
• A Lamb Bone.

Question 8

Different Elements of the Seder Meal Symbolise:

Answer 8

• Red Wine Reminds Jews of the Lambs’ Blood that the Israelites Smeared on their Doorposts.
• The Unleavened Bread Fills God’s Command.
• The Salt Water Represents the Bitter Tears Shed in Slavery.
• The Green Vegetable may Symbolise New Life in the Promised Land.
• Bitter Herbs Represent the Bitterness of Slavery.
• Roasted Egg and Lamb Bone Remind of the Sacrifices in the Temple of Jerusalem.

Question 9

Pesach has Great ______________ for the Jewish Community in the UK and Elsewhere. It’s a Joyful Festival and Celebrates the ________ of the Jewish Nation and Freedom From __________.

Answer 9

Significance…Birth…Slavery…

Question 10

Jews are Encouraged to Relive the ___________ Through the Seder Rituals and Feel ___________ with Those who Still Live Under Political or Religious Oppression.

Answer 10

Exodus…Empathy…