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Retaliation
Scapegoating
History of baseball and Jews
Unwritten Rules
Miscellaneous
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What was the play that stirred the Giants fans, and who were the two players involved?
What is Matt Holiday sliding into Marco Scutaro at 2nd base
100
One that bears the blame for others
What is scapegoat
100
Who hit 58 homeruns in 1938?
What is Hank Greenberg
100
What is the opposite or oral?
What is written
100
What year did Brandon graduate high school?
What is 2007
200
What was the radio station we listened to with the different people's perspectives on the play?
What is 95.7 The Game
200
The Chicago fan who interfered with the ball
What is Steve Bartman
200
What was one key thing that Greenberg had to deal with everyday as a professional baseball player?
What is anti-semitism
200
What is an unwritten rule in basketball?
What is taking a three at the buzzer when your team is winning by more than one possession.
200
How many Jews are there in America?
What is 6 million
300
What does the Torah say about retaliation?
What is eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth
300
What are three things that need to happen for a scapegoat to be created?
Singled out Loneliness Vulnerability Not sticking up for yourself Something that is not 100% your fault Negative treatment/blame
300
Who is the Jewish pitcher who pitched four no hitters and one perfect game in his career?
What is Sandy Koufax
300
What happened in the NFL between the Giants and the Bucs that sparked a discussion throughout the NFL, and what is the unwritten rule?
Giants were kneeling the ball and the Bucs tried to create a turnover. The unwritten rule is the Giants had already won the game, and if they are in victory formation, the Bucs should not try to create a turnover.
300
Who does Brandon think should be the 49ers starting QB?
What is Alex Smith
400
What would Rabbis say about the play involving the Giants and Cardinals?
Cardinals must pay for their loss, but come out of the situation learning from their mistake and growing in a positive way from it.
400
Explain the origin of the word "Scapegoat"
What is Day of Atonement, two goats were chosen. One was to be sacrificed to God, and the other was for the entire community to put their sins towards. The high priest went into the temple mount, in Jerusalem, and laid his hands over the goat and prayed. The innocent goat took all the sins away from the people and put it on itself. After, the animal was led out of town and the people would gear, and insult the goat until it left town, and the goat was never allowed to return.
400
Can you name 3 Jewish baseball players in todays game?
What is Ian Kinsler, Ryan Braun, Kevin Youkilis, Scott Feldman, Jason Marquis, Craig Breslow, Ike Davis
400
What is an example of an unwritten rule in Reform Judaism?
What is Shimah, mother being Jewish, keeping Kosher
400
What does CRuSTY stand for, and why should you join it?
What is Congregation Rodef Sholom Temple Youth You should join it because you will be a part of a special community, you will bond with your Jewish friends in an informal setting, and you get to hang out with Brandon.
500
How did the Giants retaliate?
In game 7, Matt Cain plunked Matt Holiday in the back.
500
Give me three reasons why Steve Bartman should not be blamed for losing the World Series for the Chicago Cubs in 2003?
It was the NLCS, not even the World Series It was game 6 The shortstop messed up on a routine double play right after It was a foul ball, the batter was still at bat Other fans went after the foul ball
500
Why are there more American Jews that play professional baseball over any other major American sport?
Feel part of a community There are a lot of values that get transmitted in baseball, and Jews can relate to those very well It is a good way to show their love for America, especially in the early part of the 1900s
500
What is the equivilant of the unwritten sports rulebook in Judaism?
What is a Minhag
500
What is a Midrash?
An interpretation of the Torah's biblical stories