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What is Jerusalem?
This city is the capital of Israel.
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What is a Hanukiyah?
This is lit for eight nights during Hanukah.
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What is Kakhol?
The Red Sea is not really red - this is how you say its color in Hebrew.
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What is a Hamsa?
Coming from the Arabic word for the number five, this is a middle eastern symbol of God's hand protecting us.
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What is Tel Aviv?
This coastal city never sleeps it's the center of Israeli culture, media, and business.
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What are Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot?
These are the three pilgrimage festivals.
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What is Shalosh Regalim?
This is how you say the "three pilgrimage festivals" in Hebrew.
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What is a Mezuzah?
This piece of parchment is inscribed with the Shema and is placed in a special case that is attached to the doorways of Jewish homes.
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What is Eilat?
This sea-side city, with its beautiful fish and coral reefs, is the southern most point in Israel.
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What is Megillat Esther?
This special scroll is read on Purim.
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What is Rosh Chodesh?
The name for the first day of a new month.
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