What - Part 1

Question 0

What are the months of the Jewish year?

Answer 0

1. תשרי
2. חשון
3. כסלו
4. טבת
5. שבט
6. אדר
7. ניסן
8. אייר
9. סיון
10. תמוז
11. אב
12. אלול

Question 1

What are the names of the shiv’at Haminim?

Answer 1

• Grapes
• pomegranate
• figs
• wheat
• barley
• date
• olives

Question 2

What was created on every day of creation?

Answer 2

Day 1. Separated light from darkness
Day 2. Separated the waters from the sky
Day 3. Land and plant life
Day 4. Sun, moon and stars
Day 5. Living creatures in water and creatures in sky
Day 6. Land animals and Adam and Chava
Day 7. Hashem rested שבת

Question 3

What are the sign of kosher fish, animals and birds?

Answer 3

Fish and seafood: fins and scales
Animals: split hooves and chews his cud
Birds: Torah lists non kosher birds; basically all predatory birds

Question 4

What are the 7 Noahide laws?

Answer 4

1. Don’t kill
2. Don’t steal
3. Don’t commit idolatry
4. Don’t commit adultery
5. Don’t curse in the name of G-d
6. Don’t eat flesh of living animal
7. Has to have a court of justice

Question 5

What is the correct order in which to cut our nails?

Answer 5

Left hand- 3-1-4-2-5

Right hand- 8-6-9-7-10

Question 6

What are the names of the 5 Megillot and when is each one read in shul?

Answer 6

1. רות-שבועות
2. אסתר-פורים
3. קהלת- שבת סוכות
4. שיר השירים- פסח
5. איכה- תשעה באב

Question 7

What is the correct way for putting and tying on shoes?

Answer 7

When putting on your shoes the right shoe goes before the left one
When tying your shoe the left one is tied first