The Jewish holiday on which apples are dipped in honey.
What is Rosh Hashanah?
100
Jewish youth groups in the area south of Los Angeles (like Santa Ana, Anaheim, and Irvine) often have this "punny" name.
What is Orange Jews?
100
This phrase, meaning "repairing the world," is an essential value in the Reform Jewish community.
What is "tikkun olam?"
100
The thinker who first articulated the principles of Reconstructionism.
Who is Mordecai Kaplan?
100
In Orthodox communities, the Torah is read this many times each week.
What is three (Monday, Thursday, and Saturday).
200
According to tradition, she gave her husband an apple from the Tree of Knowledge (the Torah just says "fruit")
Who is Eve?
200
This Hebrew word for orange combines the word for apple--tapuach-- and golden--paz.
What is tapuz?
200
In addition to accepting people born to a Jewish mother, Reform Judaism also welcomes patrilineal Jews, which means this.
What is "born to a Jewish father?"
200
Reconstructionists represent approximately this percent of the American Jewish population. (Hint: it's a small number)
What is 4%?
200
Name three practices that Orthodox Jews avoid in their observance of Shabbat.
(Some answers might include: Driving, making fire, writing, using electronics, spending money)
300
Apples are a main ingredient in this Passover paste.
What is haroset?
300
A famous breed of orange comes from this Israeli port city, south of Tel Aviv.
What is Jaffa oranges?
300
An important innovation of Reform Judaism is "egalitarianism," which refers to this.
What is equality between men and women?
300
Kaplan felt that, in many ways, this type of organization should be even more important than the synagogue.
What is the Jewish Community Center?
300
Even though traditional Judaism has been in existence for thousands of years, it was only in the past how many years that the term "Orthodox" was applied to it.
What is less than 200?
400
The Torah is the source for this famous phrase meaning "something I like and consider precious"
What is "the apple of my eye?"
400
A gourmet Israeli treat is made from dark chocolate and this surprising part of the orange.
What is the peel?
400
The Religious Action Center, which is the political arm of the Reform movement, was the home of a lot of positive activity during this 1960's "movement."
What is The Civil Rights Movement?
400
Mordecai Kaplan's daughter Judith became famous for becoming the first person to celebrate this rite of passage.
What is a Bat Mitzvah?
400
The word "mechitza," which means "barrier," refers to this.
What is barrier than separates men and women in a synagogue?