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Basic Principles
The Branches
Cultural Expressions
Jewish Notions of Death
100
Is Judaism a polytheistic or monotheistic religion?
What is a monotheistic religion
100
There are how many main branches of Judaism?
What is three branches
100
Approximately how many Jews died in the Holocaust?
What is 6 million
100
The first and primary responsibility of the Jew is...?
What is this life, and not the world to come
200
How many commandments are there?
What is Ten Commandments
200
The oldest branch of Judaism is...?
What is Orthodox
200
Judaism centers on what three things?
What is the worship of God, the practice of good deeds, and the love of learning
200
How many days of mourning do Jews have?
What is seven days of mourning
300
The Torah is...?
What is the Jewish holy book, the 1st five books of the Bible
300
What was a late 18th Century attempt to modernize many long-established Jewish Practices?
What is Reform
300
One of the four categories of Jewish law is...?
What is "to ensure moral treatment of others"
300
Jewish mourning is called...?
What is sitting Shiva
400
Who did God choose as the "father" of the Jewish people?
What is Abraham
400
Which branch of Judaism is Conservative Judaism closest to?
What is Orthodox
400
The locus of worship and devotion for Jews is..?
What is family
400
It is okay to violate one of the commandments for what reason?
What is to save a life
500
When was Judaism approximately founded?
What is 1300 BCE
500
What sect of Judaism does Sara belong to?
What is Reconstructionist Jew
500
A Bar/Bat Mitzvah is...?
What the Jewish rite of passage into adulthood
500
Yitgadal, v'itgadal, sh'mey rabah are the first four lines of what prayer?
What is the Mourner's Kaddish