Passover Quiz

Yes. Seders are held on the first two nights of the eight-day observance of Passover. They are generally held in a family's home, with friends and loved ones invited to share in the festivities.

The word seder means order, or sequence. The rituals, such as blessings and recitations, are carried out in a specific order at the Passover seder.

No, a Passover seder is a ceremonial dinner. Seders are held on the first two nights of the eight-day observance of Passover. They are generally held in a family's home, with friends and loved ones invited to share in the festivities.

The word seder means order, or sequence. The rituals, such as blessings and recitations, are carried out in a specific order at the Passover seder.

No, a Passover seder is a ceremonial dinner. Seders are held on the first two nights of the eight-day observance of Passover. They are generally held in a family's home, with friends and loved ones invited to share in the festivities.

The word seder means order, or sequence. The rituals, such as blessings and recitations, are carried out in a specific order at the Passover seder.

No, they are foods.

Beitza is a hard-boiled egg, symbolic of spring.

Charoset is a mixture of apples, nuts, wine, and spices that symbolizes the mortar the Jewish slaves used to build Egyptian buildings.

Karpas is a vegetable, such as parsley, that is dipped in salt water to represent tears.

Maror is a bitter herb that represents the bitter life of the Israelites when they were slaves.

Zeroa is a roasted shankbone meant to recall the lamb offered in Passover sacrifice.

No, they are foods.

Beitza is a hard-boiled egg, symbolic of spring.

Charoset is a mixture of apples, nuts, wine, and spices that symbolizes the mortar the Jewish slaves used to build Egyptian buildings.

Karpas is a vegetable, such as parsley, that is dipped in salt water to represent tears.

Maror is a bitter herb that represents the bitter life of the Israelites when they were slaves.

Zeroa is a roasted shankbone meant to recall the lamb offered in Passover sacrifice.

Yes.

Beitza is a hard-boiled egg, symbolic of spring.

Charoset is a mixture of apples, nuts, wine, and spices that symbolizes the mortar the Jewish slaves used to build Egyptian buildings.

Karpas is a vegetable, such as parsley, that is dipped in salt water to represent tears.

Maror is a bitter herb that represents the bitter life of the Israelites when they were slaves.

Zeroa is a roasted shankbone meant to recall the lamb offered in Passover sacrifice.

No. Miriam was Moses' older sister. In the ritual, meant to honor the role of Jewish women throughout history, Miriam's cup is filled with water to symbolize the well water the Hebrews encountered as they journeyed through the desert.

Yes. Miriam was Moses' older sister. In the ritual, meant to honor the role of Jewish women throughout history, Miriam's cup is filled with water to symbolize the well water the Hebrews encountered as they journeyed through the desert.

No. Miriam was Moses' older sister. In the ritual, meant to honor the role of Jewish women throughout history, Miriam's cup is filled with water to symbolize the well water the Hebrews encountered as they journeyed through the desert.

No, the date is not fixed on our Gregorian calendar. Passover begins on the fifteenth day of the month Nisan. Since the Jewish month begins on a new moon, 15 days later is roughly a full moon.

Incidentally, Easter is calculated as the first Sunday after the first full moon after the Vernal Equinox. The Last Supper of Jesus and his apostles was a Passover seder.

No, but the phase of the moon plays a role. Passover begins on the fifteenth day of the month Nisan. Since the Jewish month begins on a new moon, 15 days later is roughly a full moon.

Incidentally, Easter is calculated as the first Sunday after the first full moon after the Vernal Equinox. The Last Super of Jesus and his apostles was a Passover seder.

Yes! Passover begins on the fifteenth day of the month Nisan. Since the Jewish month begins on a new moon, 15 days later is roughly a full moon.

Incidentally, Easter is calculated as the first Sunday after the first full moon after the Vernal Equinox. The Last Supper of Jesus and his apostles was a Passover seder.