Jewish Practices

Question 1

What is the Hebrew term for the practice of studying Jewish texts?

Answer 1

Torah study

Question 2

True or False: Shabbat is observed from Friday evening until Saturday evening.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Fill in the blank: The practice of giving 10% of one’s earnings to charity is known as ______.

Answer 3

tzedakah

Question 4

What is the significance of the mezuzah in Jewish practice?

Answer 4

It is a parchment scroll affixed to doorposts, containing verses from the Torah.

Question 5

Which Jewish holiday commemorates the Exodus from Egypt?

Answer 5

Passover

Question 6

True or False: Yom Kippur is known as the Day of Atonement.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

What is the name of the prayer shawl worn during prayer?

Answer 7

Tallit

Question 8

Fill in the blank: The ______ is a Jewish dietary law that outlines what foods are permissible.

Answer 8

kashrut

Question 9

What does the term ‘Aliyah’ refer to in Jewish practice?

Answer 9

Being called up to the Torah for a reading.

Question 10

Which ritual involves the lighting of candles to mark the beginning of Shabbat?

Answer 10

Shabbat candle lighting

Question 11

True or False: The Seder plate is used during the Yom Kippur fast.

Answer 11

False

Question 12

What is the significance of the Shofar in Jewish tradition?

Answer 12

It is a ram’s horn blown during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

Question 13

What is the name of the Jewish New Year?

Answer 13

Rosh Hashanah

Question 14

Fill in the blank: The ______ is a week-long festival that celebrates the rededication of the Second Temple.

Answer 14

Hanukkah

Question 15

What is the purpose of the Mikveh in Jewish practice?

Answer 15

It is a ritual bath for purification.

Question 16

True or False: The Torah consists of five books.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

What is the name of the Jewish day of rest?

Answer 17

Shabbat

Question 18

What is a Bar Mitzvah?

Answer 18

A coming-of-age ceremony for Jewish boys at age 13.

Question 19

What is a Bat Mitzvah?

Answer 19

A coming-of-age ceremony for Jewish girls at age 12.

Question 20

Fill in the blank: The ______ are the first five books of the Hebrew Bible.

Answer 20

Pentateuch

Question 21

True or False: The practice of fasting is common during Jewish holidays.

Answer 21

True

Question 22

What does the term ‘Shalom’ mean?

Answer 22

Peace

Question 23

What is the Jewish practice of reciting prayers three times a day called?

Answer 23

Tefillah

Question 24

Fill in the blank: The ______ is a symbolic meal during Passover that includes matzah and bitter herbs.

Answer 24

Seder

Question 25

What is the Jewish term for the study of religious texts, especially the Talmud?

Answer 25

Gemara

Question 26

True or False: The concept of mitzvot refers to Jewish commandments.

Answer 26

True

Question 27

What is the focus of the holiday of Sukkot?

Answer 27

The harvest and the Israelites' journey in the desert.

Question 28

What is the term for the prayer for the dead in Judaism?

Answer 28

Kaddish

Question 29

Fill in the blank: The ______ is a collection of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law.

Answer 29

Talmud

Question 30

What does the term 'Challah' refer to?

Answer 30

The braided bread eaten on Shabbat.

Question 31

True or False: The Jewish calendar is lunar-based.

Answer 31

True

Question 32

What is the name of the festival that celebrates the giving of the Torah?

Answer 32

Shavuot

Question 33

Fill in the blank: The ______ is a special prayer recited on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

Answer 33

Unetanneh Tokef

Question 34

What is the significance of the number 613 in Judaism?

Answer 34

It represents the number of commandments (mitzvot) in the Torah.

Question 35

True or False: Jews are allowed to work on Yom Kippur.

Answer 35

False

Question 36

What is the Jewish practice of visiting the graves of loved ones called?

Answer 36

Kever Avot

Question 37

Fill in the blank: The ______ are the ethical teachings of Judaism often summarized in the Ten Commandments.

Answer 37

mitzvot

Question 38

What is the term for the Jewish New Year that is also a time of reflection and repentance?

Answer 38

Rosh Hashanah