(Almost) End-of-Year Recap!!

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Across
  1. 2. Leader who brought the Israelites out of Egypt
  2. 4. The Hebrew word for prayer
  3. 10. The mitzvah of avoiding lashon hara (negative speech)
  4. 12. Second letter of the Hebrew alphabet
  5. 13. Patriarch promised descendants as numerous as the stars
  6. 15. Potato pancakes eaten on Hanukkah
  7. 16. The prayer said upon waking in the morning
  8. 17. First letter of the Hebrew alphabet
  9. 18. The central declaration of Jewish faith
  10. 19. Holiday celebrating Queen Esther’s bravery
Down
  1. 1. Homeland of the Jewish people
  2. 3. Jelly-filled donuts enjoyed on Hanukkah
  3. 5. Passover festival commemorating the Exodus
  4. 6. Giving money to help others as a mitzvah
  5. 7. The candelabrum lit during Hanukkah
  6. 8. The “New Year for Trees” holiday
  7. 9. Capital city of Israel
  8. 11. Hebrew letter that can sound like “v” or mean “and”
  9. 14. A story explaining or expanding on a Torah narrative
  10. 18. A Hebrew greeting meaning “peace”