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Sigd is a continuation of Yom Kippur. How many days after Yom Kippur is Sigd?
A. 50
B. 32
C. 100
D. 65
A. 50
Ethiopian Jews are also known as:
A. Alpha Yisrael
B. Beta Yerushalayim
C. Beta Yisrael
D. Alpha Tel Aviv
C. Beta Yisrael
The name Beta Yisrael means:
A. Lost Israel
B. Local Israel
C. Second Israel
D. House of Israel
D. House of Israel
Sigd is an official holiday in this country.
Israel
In which Israeli city did the Ethiopian Jewish community long to live?
Jerusalem
What is the name of the holy Ethiopian Jewish language?
A. Hebrew
B. Aramaic
C. Ge'ez
D. A unique mixture of English and Semitic languages
C. Ge'ez
In 1973, a group of Rabbis in Israel declared that the Beta Israel were:
A. Not welcome
B. Lost Tribes
C. Jews
D. "New Jews"
C. Jews
32. What is a traditional staple food in Ethiopian cuisine also eaten by Beta Israel?
A. Sushi
B. Injera
C. Falafel
D. Noodles
B. Injera
What did the Ethiopian Jews believe and were surprised to find out was not true?
A. That Sigd was celebrated by Jews everywhere.
B. That the Ethiopian Jews were the only Jews left on Earth.
C. That hummus was not a popular food in the middle east.
D. That the Torah was written by famous author and Hartford native, Mark Twain.
B. That the Ethiopian Jews were the only Jews left on Earth.
Around how many Ethiopian Jews live in Israel today?
A. 170,000
B. 1.5 Million
C. 120,000
D. 181,818
A. 170,000
The Orit, used by Beta Israel, is similar to which Jewish text?
A. Torah
B. Talmud
C. Mishnah
D. Dead Sea Scrolls
A. Torah
What is the main sacred day of the week for Beta Israel?
Shabbat
What is the Hebrew date of Sigd?
A. 14th of Adar
B. 1st of Tishrei
C. 29th of Cheshvan
D. 10th of Nisan
C. 29th of Cheshvan
This is the name of the 1985 airlifting of Ethiopian Jews from refugee camps in Sudan to Israel.
A. Operation Esther
B. Operation Rivkah
C. Operation Joshua
D. Operation Maccabee
C. Operation Joshua
While living in Ethiopia, Beta Yisrael did not celebrate which holidays?
A. Purim
B. Hanukkah
C. Yom Ha'atzma'ut
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
According to legend, the Beta Israel descend from which biblical figure or group?
A. King David
B. The Tribe of Dan
C. The Tribe of Judah
D. Moses’ sons
B. The Tribe of Dan
What was the name of the first operation to bring the Ethiopian Jews to Israel?
A. Operation Abraham
B. Operation Moses
C. Operation Isaac
D. Operation Sarah
B. Operation Moses
Where did the Ethiopian Jews have to travel by foot so they could eventually fly to Israel?
A. Kenya
B. Libya
C. Sudan
E. Egypt
C. Sudan
Which religious title refers to spiritual leaders within the Beta Israel community?
A. Kohanim
B. Rabbis
C. Kessim
D. Priests
C. Kessim
The Beta Israel maintained a form of Judaism that developed largely without:
A. Sabbath observance
B. Knowledge of the Hebrew Bible
C. Influence from Rabbinic tradition and the Talmud
D. Dietary laws
C. Influence from Rabbinic tradition and the Talmud