Dietary Kosher
Stereotypes and Misconceptions
Comparative Religion
Judaism for non-Jews
You Eat What?
100

There are four major categories of foods in the kashrut laws, Meat, Dairy, Parve, and this.

What is treif?

100

In comics, cartoons, and other media forms including Shakespeare Jews are portrayed as having this facial deformity. 

What are large, hooked noses?


100

Some people accuse Jews of killing him, but he was really killed by the Romans who were controlling Jerusalem at the time.

Who was Jesus of Nazareth?

100

These are the 3 main branches of Judaism.

What are Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform?

100

This dish, traditionally prepared in a cast iron skillet, is made of fried onions, peppers, garlic, tomatoes and poached eggs.

What is Shakshuka?

200

In order for a fish to be considered kosher it must have fins and these.

What are Scales?

200

Jews are often portrayed as having and desiring a lot of this.

What is money?

200

Messianic Jews are known by this more widely known name.

What are Christians?

200

Hebrews were what the Jewish people were known as before the renaming of this prophet by G-d.

Who was Jacob?

Jacob was renamed Israel by G-d after he wrestled with an angel of G-d and the followers were known as Israelites.

200

Kanadalach is the Yiddish name for the world famous dumpling soup consumed during a Passover seder, and at Jewish Delis all over the world.

What is Matzo Ball Soup?

300

To be considered Kosher, beef must be slaughtered by a shochet (a person trained to slaughter animals under Jewish law) and come from this area of the animal.

What are the Forequarters?

300

Some people are taught that all Jews have these growing from their head.

What are horns?

This comes from a mis-translation of rays of light to horns from the Torah. This led to all evil characters being portrayed with horns, and then anti-Semites pushed the stereotype onto all Jewish people in the bible and after.  

300

True or False, Halal and Kosher are the some thing; and why do you think that.

False. While both are rules governing the consumption of food and drink, they are not the same restrictions.

Muslims may not drink alcohol, and are allowed to eat certain kinds of fish that Jews are not. There are other practices, like mixing of milk and meat that Muslims are not required to observe. 

300

Tanakh is made up of these three books.

What are the Torah, Nevi'im, and Ketuvim?


300

This jellied food is made from boiling calf's hooves and forelegs with onions and spices and then cooled and consumed like jello.

What is P'tcha?

400

For a four legged animal to be Kosher they must be a ruminant (meaning eats grass and vegetation and chews cud) and have this type of foot. 

What is a cloven hoof?

Cows, Sheep, Goats, Lambs, Oxen, and Deer all meet these criteria. 

400

This familial leader is portrayed as overbearing, nosey, a gossiper, truthful to the point of rudeness, offers back handed compliments, and can inspire guilt in all those below them on the family tree.

What is a Jewish Mother?

400

These three religions are derived from Abraham and his sons Isaac and Ishmael.

What are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

They are known as Abrahamic Religions.

400

This word is used to describe the area outside of the land of Israel.

What is the diaspora?

400

This puffed pastry stuffed with various types of fillings are extremely popular in Israel.

What are Barakhasim?

500

A full Kosher Kitchen has two sets of utensils, plates, and prep tools to ensure this rule is never broken. 

The mixing of milk and meat.

Traditions very in the length of time, but all require a period of time to be observed between eating milk or meat to make sure they aren't mixed. this can be 1 to 6 hours apart. 

500

In modern movies and tv shows female Jewish characters are often perpetuating a stereotype where they only seek money, a rich companion, and have shallow thoughts and opinions known as these. 

What are Jewish American Princesses?

500

Living in the year 610 A.C.E. at the age of 40, he had his first revelation sparking the creation of Islam.

Who was Muhammad?

500

This 38 volume text is filled with commentary on the Torah that spans many years of study and debate.

What is the Talmud?

500

This sweet pastry, filled with nuts and seed pods are made for break the fast of Yom Kippur in Mumbai. 

What are Puri?

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