Torah Stories
Who was the first murderer?
Cain
To what city/civilization were the Jewish people definitely exiled (as in there is historical/archaeological evidence to support it)?
Babylon
Eight
Judaism was the first major religion to worship one god. What is this kind of a religion called?
Monotheism
How was Eve created?
From one of Adam's ribs
How did Moses first encounter God?
In the form of an angel in a burning bush.
Which Israelite king is credited with moving the capital to Jerusalem?
King David
What is the name of the meal eaten on Passover?
Seder
When does the Sabbath occur in Judaism (be specific!).
Sundown Friday to sundown Saturday
Moses
Cain was a farmer. Abel was a shepherd.
Why did the Romans destroy the Second Temple?
They were squashing a Jewish rebellion.
What is the Jewish Day of Atonement?
Yom Kippur
Name two ways in which Orthodox and Reform Judaism differ.
Services in Hebrew (O) vs. local language (R)
Women can be rabbis in Reform
Women and men must worship separately in Orthodox
Orthodox keep kosher strictly and do not drive, work, cook, turn on electricity on the Sabbath
Much harder to convert to Orthodox Judaism
Which story that we discussed do some people use to claim that the Torah opposes homosexuality?
Sodom & Gomorrah
Why did Noah curse one of his sons?
For laughing at him and not covering him when he was passed out drunk.
What nation's people were displaced in order for Israel to be founded?
Palestine
Passover is a holiday that commemorates which plague of Egypt (give the number and what happened)?
Tenth plague - death of firstborn sons
What is a Bat Mitzvah
A rite of passage ceremony for a Jewish girl when she turns 13
Name one of the letters on the dreidel.
Nun, gimel, hay, shin
Abraham had two sons. Name one of them.
Isaac, Ishmael
What country worked the hardest to support the founding of the modern nation of Israel?
England/The UK/Great Britain
Why do Jews eat lots of fried foods on Hanukkah?
Because of the importance of oil in the holiday's origins
Morning, afternoon, evening
Give both names for the religious hat Jewish men wear.
Yarmulke, kippah