Torah
How many books of the Torah are there?
Five
Bikur Cholim is the value of visiting the _______
Sick
Rosh HaShana occurs on what Hebrew date?
Tishrei the first
Jewish people are indigenous to the region that is known today as ______________
What is the fastest marine animal in the world?
Sailfish (swim up to 68 mph)
Who were the first people on Earth?
Adam and Eve
Ba'al Tashchit is the Jewish value of not destroying _____________
things that could be reused or are otherwise still useful
People throw bread into water between Rosh HaShana and Yom Kippur in order to _______________
Get rid of their sins
True or false: Only Jewish people can vote in Israel
FALSE - any citizen over the age of 18 may vote in Israel. Bedouins, Druze, Muslims, Christians, Hindus, Bahai and Buddhists and many other religions and ethnic can be found voting in Israel
Who were the first JEWISH people?
Abraham and Sara
Tikkun Olam means
Repairing the World
Who was Matityahu?
The original leader of the Macabi revolt in the Chanukah story
Name two of the four countries that border Israel
Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon
How many days are in a Jewish year?
354
Who was Abraham and Sarah's son?
Isaac
The Jewish value of Lashon HaRah tells us to not discuss other people when ___________
they are not present
Which two Torah stories do we focus on during Simchat Torah?
The last and the first
Zionism is the belief that Israel should be a _______
Jewish nation
What Jewish month repeats itself every four years?
Adar
Why is the Chanukah and Purim stories not found in the Torah?
These events occurred after the Torah was written
You found a wallet with a hundred dollars inside. According to Jewish values, you should first ____________________ and if you are unsuccessful then you should ____________________
1) Try your best to find the owner
2) Donate the money to charity
Why do we celebrate Shabbat, Rosh HaShana, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Simchat Torah and Pesach?
Because G-d told us to in the Torah
In what year did Israel become an independent nation?
1948
What was the name of the evil king in the Chanukah story?
Antiochus