Who Dat?
Rachel Goldstein moved from Houston, TX, to Haifa Israel. She currently considers herself an Orthodox Jew. All four of her grandparents lived in Poland before the Holocaust. She would be considered this kind of Jew.
What is an Ashkenzi Jew?
These two groups destroyed the 1st and 2nd Temples that once stood in Jerusalem.
Who are the Babylonians and Romans?
Any Jew who does not live in Israel lives here.
What is the Diaspora?
Although often translated as “good deed,” this Hebrew term more accurately means “commandment.”
What is a Mitzvah?
Judaism is not responsible for these, as much as we may want to point them at Marjorie Taylor Greene.
What are space lasers?
Jews that were exiled from Israel after the destruction of the 1st or 2nd Temple and fled to the Iberian Peninsula.
What is a Sephardi Jew?
Torah, in general, can be broken down into these two categories – both having to do with how the information is shared.
What is the Written and Oral Torah?
This once stood in Jerusalem, where the Dome of the Rock is now located. In addition, to what it is called in Hebrew, it is also known as The House, The Holy of Holies, The Temple, House on The Hill, and The House of God.
What is the Beit Hamikdash?
The Chabad Movement strongly believes in this person’s eventual arrival, while Christians believe that this person lived, died, was resurrected, and then died again.
Who is the Moshiach or Messiah?
Although being Jewish makes us part of a pretty cool club, Judaism has very few secrets, which makes it very different from this 1999 film starring Brad Pitt.
What is Fight Club?
During the days of the Temple, these individuals were responsible for conducting the ritual animal sacrifices.
What are the Kohanim?
These are some of the names for the location where Dome of the Rock sits today. (You need to get only 2 to get this question right).
What is Temple Mount, Har Ha’Bayit, Mount Zion, Haram esh-Sharif, and/or The Al Aqsa Compound?
Of the 4 supporting structures of the large platform where the Temple once stood, this was the closest to where the Temple’s physical location was.
What is the Kotel (Western Wall)?
This is a natural pool of water used for ritual cleansing for a number of reasons, including: the end of a menstrual cycle, before marriage, after coming into contact with the dead, and before being converted into Judaism.
What is a Mikvah?
This is what every NASCAR event is, but it is not what Judaism is.
What is a race?
In the late 1800s, this group of European Jews began to grow. Their focus and practice centered around spirituality, joy, dedication tikun olam, and developing a deep relationship with God.
Who are the Hasidim?
These are the 3 holidays when Jews would make the pilgrimage to Jerusalem to give sacrifices at the Temple.
What is Sukkot, Passover, and Shavuot?
This is the moment where it is said that God transmitted the entire Torah to Moses on Mount Sinai.
What is Revelation?
The portable place of worship that the Israelites used after they escaped Egypt and before they got to Israel.
What is the Mishkan?
A system of faith, belief, worship & practice that ascribes some level of power & divinity to a superhuman being(s) – i.e. God(s).
What is a Religion?
In the 19th century, this group of traditionalist Jews fought for the study of Torah and strict adherence to Jewish law. They even went as far as to persecute those Jews who they believed were focused too much on spirituality.
Who are the Mitnagdim?
These are the 2 parts of the Haskalah Movement, which, during the late 17th century, started the reformation of traditional Judaism. Eventually, this led to the creation of the formation of Jewish denominations. (You only need to get 1 of the 2 to get this question right).
What are the Enlightenment and Emancipation?
This is the Hebrew term for Jewish Law.
What is Halakha?
This is the additional service that we say on Shabbat, Holidays, and at the beginning of a new month, it is said in place of the festive offerings that Jews brought to the Temple.
What is Musaf?
A community of people who inhabit (or inhabited) a specific territory, who have similarities in common such as language, history, ethnicity, culture, and/or territory.
What is a nation?