'Key Facts: Judaism '

Question 1

‘What is the name of the item that Jewish houses have on their doorframes?’

Answer 1

‘Mezuzah ‘

Question 2

‘What does a Mezuzah contain?’

Answer 2

‘A prayer’

Question 3

‘Approximately how old is Judaism?’

Answer 3

‘4000 years’

Question 4

‘How many Gods to Jews believe in?’

Answer 4

‘One’

Question 5

‘What do Jews believe God gave Moses?’

Answer 5

‘The Jewish Law’

Question 6

‘Where is the Jewish Law recorded?’

Answer 6

‘The Torah’

Question 7

‘What is the name of the special agreement that Jews believe they have with God?’

Answer 7

‘The Covenant’

Question 8

‘Name two different types of Jews…’

Answer 8

‘Orthodox and Reform’

Question 9

‘Which group of Jews are more traditional?’

Answer 9

‘Orthodox’

Question 10

‘Which group of Jews are more modern?’

Answer 10

‘Reform’

Question 11

‘Where do Jews gather for worship?’

Answer 11

‘In a Synagogue’

Question 12

‘What is another name for a Synagogue?’

Answer 12

‘Shul’

Question 13

‘In which Synagogues do men and woman sit separately?’

Answer 13

‘Orthodox’

Question 14

‘Fill in the blank: “There are no pictures of people or __________ in a synagogue so that nothing will distract people from worshipping God.”’

Answer 14

‘animals’

Question 15

‘What is the name of the place in a Synagogue where the Torah Scrolls kept, on the wall closest to Jerusalem?’

Answer 15

‘The Ark’

Question 16

‘Jews pray facing the direction of which city?’

Answer 16

‘Jerusalem’

Question 17

‘In which country is the city of Jerusalem, the city of the original Jewish Temple?’

Answer 17

‘Israel’

Question 18

‘What was written on the stone tablets kept in the original Jewish Temple?’

Answer 18

‘The Ten Commandments’

Question 19

‘What is the only remaining part of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem?’

Answer 19

‘The Western Wall’

Question 20

‘What do Jews write down on bits of paper and push into cracks in the Western Wall?’

Answer 20

‘Prayers’

Question 21

‘What is described in the first story in the Jewish bible?’

Answer 21

‘Creation’

Question 22

‘What is the name of the weekly Jewish remembrance of God resting on the seventh day of creation?’

Answer 22

‘Shabbat’

Question 23

‘When does Shabbat begin?’

Answer 23

‘Sunset on Friday’

Question 24

‘Approximately how long does Shabbat last?’

Answer 24

‘25 hours’

Question 25

'Who do Jews normally spend time with on Shabbat?'

Answer 25

'Their families'

Question 26

'Which members of the Jewish household mark the start of Shabbat by lighting candles?'

Answer 26

'The women'

Question 27

'What is the name of the Shabbat blessing over the wine?'

Answer 27

'Kiddush'

Question 28

'What is the name of the bread that Jews eat during Shabbat?'

Answer 28

'Challah'

Question 29

'Torah scrolls are handwritten in which language?'

Answer 29

'Hebrew'

Question 30

'Who do many Jews believe handwrote the first Torah scroll?'

Answer 30

'Moses'

Question 31

'Approximately how long does it take a trained scribe to handwrite a Torah scroll?'

Answer 31

'2 years'

Question 32

'Fill in the blank: "A Torah scroll is thought to be kosher if the writing can be understood by a child that is neither 'too clever' or 'too ___'!'

Answer 32

'daft'

Question 33

'Bat/Bar Mitzvah means daughter/son of the what?'

Answer 33

'commandment'

Question 34

'Young Jews are considered adults from what age, depending on the type of Judaism?'

Answer 34

'12 or 13'

Question 35

'Fill in the blank: "After their Bat/Bar Mitzvah, young Jews are given more __________ within the Jewish community"'

Answer 35

'responsibilities'

Question 36

'Bar/Bat Mitzvah candidates normally have to read from what in the Synagogue?'

Answer 36

'The Torah'

Question 37

'What is the name of the metal, finger shaped, pointer that people use to read the Torah?'

Answer 37

'Yad'

Question 38

'A yad is used to avoid doing what to the Torah scroll?'

Answer 38

'damaging it'

Question 39

'What is the Jewish name for Passover?'

Answer 39

'Pesach'

Question 40

'What is the name of the event that Jews celebrate at Pesach that happened after 400 years of slavery in Egypt?'

Answer 40

'The Exodus'

Question 41

'Pharaoh let God's people go free after how many plagues?'

Answer 41

'10'

Question 42

'Which Jewish leader led the people as they made their exodus from Egypt?'

Answer 42

'Moses'

Question 43

'The last plague God sent on Egypt involved the death of what?'

Answer 43

'The first born sons'

Question 44

'What did the Israelites put on their doorposts so that the angel of death knew to 'pass over' their homes in Egypt?'

Answer 44

'Lamb's blood'

Question 45

'Jews eat unleavened bread at Pesach because there wasn't enough time for their bread to do what when they left Egypt?'

Answer 45

'Rise'

Question 46

'What do Jews call the unleavened bread they eat at Pesach?'

Answer 46

'Matzah'

Question 47

'What do Jews call the traces of normal bread that they remove from their houses before Pesach begins?'

Answer 47

'Chametz'

Question 48

'What is the name of the special meal that Jews eat at Pesach?'

Answer 48

'The Seder'

Question 49

'What is the name of the sweet paste that reminds Jews of the cement the slaves had to use in Egypt?'

Answer 49

'Charoset'

Question 50

'What food reminds Jews of the offerings made in the Temple in Jerusalem?'

Answer 50

'Meat and eggs'

Question 51

'What food reminds Jews of the suffering of the slaves in Egypt?'

Answer 51

'Bitter herbs'

Question 52

'What reminds Jews of the tears of the slaves in Eygpt?'

Answer 52

'Salt water'

Question 53

'What reminds Jews of the joy of the slaves when they were freed from Egypt?'

Answer 53

'Red wine'

Question 54

'What name is given to the Jewish festival of lights?'

Answer 54

'Chanukah'

Question 55

'When the Jews reclaimed their Temple from the Greeks, they found enough oil to light a lamp for how many days?'

Answer 55

'One'

Question 56

'How many days did the oil found in the Temple after the Maccabees reclaimed it actually last?'

Answer 56

'8'

Question 57

'How many days and nights does Chanukah last?'

Answer 57

'8'

Question 58

'How many branches does a Chanukkiah normally have?'

Answer 58

'9'

Question 59

'Every night of Chanukah, Jews light a candle and open what?'

Answer 59

'Presents'

Question 60

'What does the festival of Rosh Hashanah mark?'

Answer 60

'The Jewish New Year'

Question 61

'How long does Rosh Hashanah last?'

Answer 61

'Two days'

Question 62

'What do Jews eat at Rosh Hashanah to symbolize a sweet new year?'

Answer 62

'Apples and honey'

Question 63

'What is the name of the Ram's horn that is played during Rosh Hashanah?'

Answer 63

'The Shofar'

Question 64

'Fill in the blank: "The Shofar is played during Rosh Hashanah to remind people to ____ ____ and turn away from all that they have done wrong in the past year."'

Answer 64

'Wake up'

Question 65

'Fill in the blank: "The playing of the Shofar marks the beginning of the ten days of repentance that end in _____ _____, the day of atonement"'

Answer 65

'Yom Kippur'

Question 66

'Atonement means being made one with who?'

Answer 66

'God'

Question 67

'What will many Jews do during Yom Kippur?'

Answer 67

'Fast'

Question 68

'What do Jews hope God will do to them at Yom Kippur?'

Answer 68

'Forgive them'

Question 69

'Who is the most significant figure in Judaism other than Moses?'

Answer 69

'Abraham'

Question 70

'What name is given to a religious leader within Judaism?'

Answer 70

'Rabbi'