Jewish Sects

Question 1

Ashkenazi Jews

Answer 1

The Jews who settled in Western Europe, along the Rhine River around Germany and France.

Question 2

Sephardic Jews

Answer 2

The Jews of Iberia, some of whom left to parts of North Africa and the Levant.

Question 3

Orthodox Jewish movement famous for traditional clothing and spiritual enthusiasm

Answer 3

Hasidism

Question 4

Founder of Hasidism

Answer 4

Baal Shem Tov

Question 5

Name for the rivals of the Hasidic Jews during the 18th and 19th centuries

Answer 5

Misnagdim (Literally opponents)

Question 6

Knot at the corners of a prayer shawl that are always worn by Hasidic Jews

Answer 6

Tzitzit (Sit-sit)

Question 7

Name for Hasidic Jews’ long uncut sideburns

Answer 7

Payot

Question 8

Name for a celebratory gathering of Hasidic Jews (kind of like a prayer meeting)

Answer 8

Tish

Question 9

Name for the largest movement of Hasidic Jews, founded by Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Laidi

Answer 9

Chabad-Lubavitch

Question 10

Famous book detailing Hasidic Philosophy by Schneur Zalman of Laidi (founder of Chabad)

Answer 10

Tanya

Question 11

The ‘Middle Way’ between Orthodox and Reform Judaism

Answer 11

Conservative Judaism

Question 12

Jewish liberal sect that believes Judaism is a progressively evolving civilization rather than God’s Chosen People. This is the fastest growing denomination of Judaism.

Answer 12

Reconstructionist Judaism (Reconstructionism)

Question 13

Two cofounders of Reconstructionist Judaism

Answer 13

Mordecai Kaplan and his son in law Ira Eisenstein

Question 14

Jewish mystic movement

Answer 14

Kabbalah

Question 15

Founding text of Kabbalah

Answer 15

Zohar

Question 16

Name for the 10 emanations of god which allows him to sustain the existence of the universe.

Answer 16

Sephirot (Sefirot)

Question 17

System of Kabballah which currently dominates, the modern system of Kabbalah

Answer 17

Lurianic Kabbalah

Question 18

System of Kabbalah which was replaced by Lurianic Kabbalah

Answer 18

Cordoverian Kabbalah

Question 19

Jews who come from the east, places like Iraq and Iran

Answer 19

Mizrahi Jews

Question 20

Father of Zionism

Answer 20

Theodor Herzl