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Torah 101
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Holiness

What is kidoshim?

100

The Torah gives this as the reason you should be holy.

What is “I the lord your god am holy”?

100

If you look at the location of kidoshim in the torah scroll, you would notice that it is evenly balanced in the middle. That’s why scholars refer to it as this body part

What is the Spine?

100

This is where Moses Received the Ten Commandments

Where is Mt. Sinai?

200

Kidoshim makes it clear that we must do these actions which should become public policy – it could be taking care of the poor or helping those less fortunate.

What is tzedakah?

200

The commandment about facial hair

What is not rounding the corners of your beard?

200

Kidoshim states that you should never do this with gold.

What is never make or worship an idol?

200

In modern times, this country is believed to be where Moses received the 10 Commandments 

What is Egypt?

300

The day of rest

What is the Shabbos or Shabbat?

300

Ancient Scholar Sifra, changed the word holy to this word in the 4th century.

What is separate?

300

This jewish Yankee born James Herman Solomon had a nickname that is now also a delicious chocolate and peanut butter treat.

Who is Peewee Reese?

300

The most famous rule from the torah

What is the golden rule?

400

Praise G-D

What is halleluya?

400

In order to help this group of people, the Torah teaches us not to harvest all the way to the edges of our fields.

Who are the poor and strangers?

400

You must eat this on the first or second day

What is an animal sacrifice?

400

This chapter of the Torah contains many of the ten commandments

What is Exodus?

500

Rabbinic Judaism considers some of the names for this so holy that, once written, they should not be erased.

What is G-d?

500

Kidoshim talks a lot about this touchy subject that we tend to avoid talking about in public

What is sexual immorality?

500

He was nicknamed the "Scooter" and made this category a household phrase

Who is Phil Rizzuto?

500

These are the five books that make up the Torah

What are Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy?