Chosen Vocab Quiz

Question 1

Yiddish

Answer 1

a language spoken by Jews since the Middle Ages. components are Hebrew, German and Slavic

Question 2

yeshiva

Answer 2

school for Jewish children

Question 3

Hasid

Answer 3

extremely religious and observant Jew.

Question 4

goyim

Answer 4

the Hebrew word for non Jews

Question 5

telfillin

Answer 5

two small black boxes fastened to leather straps, containing parts of the Torah and worn during morning prayer

Question 6

Solomon Maimon

Answer 6

kid who is brilliant, quest for knowledge is unstoppable

Question 7

Shabbat

Answer 7

worship of God on Sunday

Question 8

apikorsim

Answer 8

what Hasidim refer to as non Hasidic Jews

Question 9

gematriya

Answer 9

a method of interpreting a biblical word based on the numerical value of its letters in the Hebrew alphabet

Question 10

Ba’al Shem Tov

Answer 10

founder of Hasidim

Question 11

Zionism

Answer 11

the movement to secure the return of the Jewish people to Palestine

Question 12

Talmud

Answer 12

the Hebrew word for “teachings”

Question 13

tzitzit

Answer 13

the fringes that Hasids wear on their clothing

Question 14

yarmulke

Answer 14

head covering, round disk

Question 15

tzaddik

Answer 15

leader of the Hassidic community

Question 16

kosher

Answer 16

cleansing of meat; all blood removed, washed, cured with salt, blessed by a rabbi

Question 17

menorah

Answer 17

candle stick

Question 18

bar mitzvah

Answer 18

the ceremony marking the initiation of a 13-year-old boy into adulthood and the Jewish religious community

Question 19

synagogue

Answer 19

place of worship

Question 20

Star of David

Answer 20

symbol of Judaism