first 20 judaism key facts

Question 1

what do jews write down on bits of paper and push into cracks into the western wall?

Answer 1

prayers

Question 2

what is the only remaining part of the jewish temple in jerusalem?

Answer 2

the western wall

Question 3

what was written on the stone tablets kept in the original jewish temple?

Answer 3

the ten commandments

Question 4

in which country is the city of jerusalem the city of the original jewish temple?

Answer 4

israel

Question 5

jews pray facing the direction of which city?

Answer 5

jerusalem

Question 6

what is the name of the place in a synagogue where the torah scrolls kept on the wall closest to jerusalem

Answer 6

the ark

Question 7

there are no pictures of people and in most synagogue that nothing will distract people fill in blank

Answer 7

animal

Question 8

in which synagogue do men and woman sit seperate?

Answer 8

orthodox

Question 9

what is another name for a synagogue?

Answer 9

shul

Question 10

where do jews gather for worship?

Answer 10

in a synagog

Question 11

which groups are more modern?

Answer 11

reform?

Question 12

which group of jews are more traditional?

Answer 12

orthodox

Question 13

name two different types of jews…..

Answer 13

orthodox and reform

Question 14

what is the name of the special agreement that jews believe they have with god?

Answer 14

the covenant

Question 15

where is the jew law recorded?

Answer 15

the torah

Question 16

what do jews believe god gave moses?

Answer 16

the jewish law

Question 17

how many gods do jews believe ?

Answer 17

one

Question 18

approximately how old is judaism

Answer 18

4000 years old

Question 19

what does mezuzah contain?

Answer 19

a prayer

Question 20

what is the name of the item that jewish people have on their doorframes?

Answer 20

Menzuah