stereotypes, etc.
history
tzedakah
yeshiva
100
A historical kind of antisemitism that restricted the financial status, behavior, and or occupations of Jews
What is economic antisemitism
100
Jewish education is rooted in the historical priority of this practice and the literacy it required
What is Torah study
100
The saying that the world rests on three things (study, worship, and acts of lovingkindness) comes from this ancient Jewish text
What is Pirkei Avot
100
Traditionally, we were excluded from attending yeshivas (and sometimes still are)
Who are women and girls
200
Antisemitic trope fueled by the presence of Jews in news and entertainment occupations
Jews 'controlling the media'
200
US University most famous for having a quota for Jewish students through the 1950's
What is Harvard University
200
The English translation of the category title... it's not charity
What is justice or righteousness
200
The English translation of this word for a Jewish school of religious study
What is 'sitting'
300
The antisemitic stereotype that Jews are greedy is linked with a history of Jews in this profession
What is a money lender
300
also known as the Jewish Enlightenment period, happened in 19th century Western Europe
what is the Haskalah
300
Also known as Maimonides, a torah scholar of the middle ages
Who is Rambam
300
Nickname for the Jewish people about our love of reading?
What is 'people of the book'
400
Shakespeare's antisemitic villain in Venice
Who is Shylock
400
Conservative Rabbi for whom Jewish day schools around the country are named
Who is Solomon Schechter
400
According to Maimonides, this is the highest possible form of tzedakah
What is helping someone so that they can help themselves in the future (through partnership, employment, or education)
400
Jewish educational milestone observed by a majority of American Jews that culminates in a performance
What is a bar or bat mitzvah
500
Modern day stereotypical job for an American Jew; mothers tell their children to marry these folks
What is a doctor
500
This Austrian philosopher wasn't famous for it, but he wrote about educational philosophy, too
Who is Martin Buber
500
Maimonides called this the second highest form of tzedakah
What is giving anonymously to unknown recipients
500
The five Hebrew names for the books of the Torah
What are Bereshit, Shemot, Vayikra, Bamidbar, and Devarim