Laughing Laura
What is the name of the mountain in which God passed his commandments to Moses
Sinai
Jewish believe that humans are created in the image of?
God
What is the name for a celebration of a boy and girl becoming an adult? (2)
Bar mitzvah/Bat mitzvah
What is a Jewish teacher called?
Rabbi
What Prophet brought the ten commandments down to the people from a special mountain?
Moses
Who came last: Moses, Noah or Abraham?
Moses
Moses and his people spent 40 years wondering the desert looking for what?
The promised land
What ritual is used as a sign of the first convenant?
Circumcision
Name two kings of Israel.
Saul, David, Solomon, Eshbaal, Rehoboam, Jehoshaphat, Amon, Josiah, Zechariah, Hoshea.
What are the three sacred texts of Judaism collectively known as?
TaNaK
How many mitzvot (plural of mitzvah) are there in Judaism? (commandments)
613
Name one of the two reasons why Jews honour the Sabbath day.
Celebrates liberation from Egypt, and God rested on the 7th day in Genesis.
According to the Nevi'im, name 2 of the major prophets.
Joshua, Samuel, Jeremiah, Isaiah, Ezekeil.
The Nevi'im is also known as the book of what?
Prophets
When was the Bat Mitzvah first practiced?
1922
What is a Ketubah?
a legal marriage contract
The groom is called up to the Torahi and after he has completed the second of the blessings he is showered with?
lollies
During the death ritual, what does a shomer do?
Stays with the body reading the Psalms
After passing away, in Jewish tradition, the person should be buried within how many hours of dying?
48
What is the Jewish term for circumcision?
Brit Milah
What is the mikveh?
ritual bath
What is the female equivalent of the Brit Milah?
Brit Habat
Bat Mitzvah means what?
daughter of the commandment
What are the ages of adolescent boys and girls when they perform their coming to age ritual?
Boys = 13, girls = 12