Judaism

Question 1

When was Judaism founded?

Answer 1

1300 BCE

Question 2

In what region was Judaism founded?

Answer 2

The Eastern Mediterranean (Mesopotamia)

Question 3

What is the Tanakh?

Answer 3

The Hebrew Bible

Question 4

What do English speaking people also call the Tanakh?

Answer 4

The Old Testament

Question 5

What are the 3 sections of the Tanakh?

Answer 5

Torah, Nevi’im, and Ketuvin

Question 6

What are the Five Books of Moses?

Answer 6

Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy

Question 7

Which section of the Tanakh is most important to Jews?

Answer 7

The Torah

Question 8

How many sons did Jacob/Israel have?

Answer 8

12

Question 9

Canaan is what present day location?

Answer 9

Israel

Question 10

Where was the Torah given to the people?

Answer 10

Mount Sinai

Question 11

How many Mitzvahs does the Torah have?

Answer 11

613

Question 12

What is a Mitzvah?

Answer 12

A commandment

Question 13

Who originally built the Holy Temple in Jerusalem?

Answer 13

Solomon

Question 14

The Holy Temple cut Jerusalem in half to form what two Kingdoms?

Answer 14

The Kingdom of Israel and the Kingdom of Judah

Question 15

When did the Assyrians conquer Israel?

Answer 15

722 BCE

Question 16

What happened to the Jewish population after Israel was conquered?

Answer 16

Judah was the sole Jewish Kingdom

Question 17

When did the Babylonians conquer Judah?

Answer 17

586 BCE

Question 18

What happened when Judah was conquered?

Answer 18

The Holy Temple is destroyed and all Jews become enslaved

Question 19

When were the Jews freed from slavery?

Answer 19

539 BCE

Question 20

Who freed the Jewish population?

Answer 20

Cyrus

Question 21

Who rebuilt the Holy Temple after it was destroyed by the Babylonians?

Answer 21

Cyrus

Question 22

What was the covenant from God to the Jewish people?

Answer 22

That circumcision would be done to every male, and has been done to Jewish men for the last 1000 years

Question 23

Who destroyed the Holy Temple again in 70 BCE?

Answer 23

The Romans

Question 24

What happened after the Romans destroyed the Holy Temple?

Answer 24

The Jewish people were in an exile

Question 25

Where did the Jews travel when they were in exile?

Answer 25

Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East

Question 26

How long did the exile last?

Answer 26

About 2000 years - until 1947

Question 27

Why did the Jewish exile end?

Answer 27

Palestine was converted into the State of Israel

Question 28

What is monotheism?

Answer 28

Belief in one God

Question 29

What are the common names of God in the Tanakh?

Answer 29

"Elohim" and "Yahweh"

Question 30

What is the Tetragrammation?

Answer 30

YHWH

Question 31

What do Orthodox Jews say instead of Yahweh?

Answer 31

HaShem or Adonai

Question 32

What does HaShem translate to?

Answer 32

The Name

Question 33

What does Adonai translate to?

Answer 33

My Lord

Question 34

What will Orthodox Jews write instead of God?

Answer 34

G - D

Question 35

What is Sheol?

Answer 35

The underworld

Question 36

What do souls do after death?

Answer 36

Live on

Question 37

What do Jews accept about the afterlife?

Answer 37

They don't know what it is like, but that it will be related to their earthly life somehow

Question 38

Why do Jews follow the commandments as closely as possible?

Answer 38

So that no matter what the afterlife is like, they will have created good things on Earth

Question 39

What is Tzedakah?

Answer 39

Justice / Charity

Question 40

How much of their income does the Jewish population donate?

Answer 40

10%

Question 41

What is Masheach?

Answer 41

Messiah

Question 42

What do the Jews think the Messiah will do when he comes?

Answer 42

Bring the Messianic Era, rebuild the Holy Temple, bring all Jews to the Promised Land (perfection!)

Question 43

Where will the Messiah rebuild the Holy Temple?

Answer 43

Jerusalem

Question 44

What do the Jews believe in terms of the Messiah's coming so far?

Answer 44

The Messiah has not yet come because of all the current suffering

Question 45

What is the Talmud?

Answer 45

A massive collection of books which have commentary on the Torah and how it should be interpreted

Question 46

How big is the Talmud?

Answer 46

It has 38 volumes and over 10 million words

Question 47

What topics of debate are included in the Talmud?

Answer 47

Legal interpretations, history, ethics, philosophy, and legends

Question 48

Which of the following is Judaism not? A people, culture, civilization, or race?

Answer 48

A race

Question 49

Traditionally, which parental figure do children inherit (so to speak) Judaism from?

Answer 49

Their mother

Question 50

What are the 2 major Jewish groups?

Answer 50

Ashkenazi and Sephardi

Question 51

Where did Ashkenazi Judaism develop?

Answer 51

Central / East Europe

Question 52

What language do the Ashkenazi speak?

Answer 52

Yiddish

Question 53

What languages is Yiddish a combination of?

Answer 53

Hebrew and European languages

Question 54

Sephardi Judaism was founded by descendants of which Jewish population?

Answer 54

Spain

Question 55

What language do Sephardi Jews speak?

Answer 55

Ladino (which is going extinct)

Question 56

What languages is Ladino a combination of?

Answer 56

Hebrew and Old Spanish

Question 57

What are other groups of Jews?

Answer 57

The Jews of Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Ethiopia, China, Georgia and more

Question 58

What was the Jewish population in Europe and the Americas prior to World War 2?

Answer 58

9 million in Europe, 6 million in the Americas

Question 59

What was the Jewish population in Asia and Africa prior to World War 2?

Answer 59

800k in Asia, 500k in Africa

Question 60

What is the Jewish term for the Holocaust?

Answer 60

Shoah

Question 61

How many Jews were killed in the Holocaust?

Answer 61

6 million

Question 62

What do Orthodox Jews believe regarding the Torah?

Answer 62

It is the direct word of God, so it and the commandments must be closely followed

Question 63

What is another name for Orthodox Jews?

Answer 63

Hasidic Jews

Question 64

What is the Jewish term for the Sabbath?

Answer 64

Shabbat

Question 65

What day is the Jewish Sabbath?

Answer 65

Saturday

Question 66

What are other types of Jews, apart from Orthodox?

Answer 66

Reform, Conservative, and Reconstructionist

Question 67

What natural / plant foods are Kosher?

Answer 67

Vegetables, fruits, grains, and nuts

Question 68

What makes an animal Kosher?

Answer 68

They must chew their cud and have hoofs

Question 69

What animals are Kosher?

Answer 69

Cattle and sheep

Question 70

What animals are not Kosher?

Answer 70

Pigs, dogs, rabbits, and technically humans

Question 71

What is the term for how a Kosher animal must be killed?

Answer 71

Shechita

Question 72

What makes birds / fish Non - Kosher?

Answer 72

Shellfish and fish without fins or scales, and birds of prey

Question 73

What is Payot?

Answer 73

Long, curly hairs on the side of the head that Jewish men do not cut

Question 74

What is the religious hat worn by men during prayer called?

Answer 74

Yarmulke

Question 75

Where was Judaism founded?

Answer 75

Mesopotamia

Question 76

Where does Judaism rank in terms of popularity?

Answer 76

5th most popular (least of our 5)

Question 77

How many followers does Judaism have?

Answer 77

15 million (.2% of population)

Question 78

What is the Jewish Holy City?

Answer 78

Jerusalem

Question 79

What is the Jewish place of worship?

Answer 79

Synagogues / Temples

Question 80

What is the spiritual leader in Judaism called?

Answer 80

Rabbi

Question 81

What is the symbol of Judaism?

Answer 81

Star of David

Question 82

In what area of the world is Judaism most prevalent?

Answer 82

North America and the Middle East