The Torah is literally...

God's self-revelation to the Jewish people

According to the Rabbi Hillel, What is the summary of the Torah?

Whatever is hateful to you , do not do to your neighbor

a literary genre used in interpreting scripture

What did Moses Maimonides argue for?

philosophy of Aristotle = philosophy of the jewish religion

How does Shabbat take place?

It goes from sunset friday to sunset saturday

What are the four types of Judaism?

Reform, Conservative, Ortodox, Reconstructionist

The holiest day of the year for Jews

What are the 4 areas in which Jews and Catholics are in agreement?

history, scripture, liturgy, and theology

After the Holocaust, the United Nations approved...

the return of Palestine to the Jews

a place of assembly outside of one's homeland

an acronym for what comprises the Hebrew Bible

believing in something or someone other than the true 1 God

What does Hellenization mean?

The adoption of Greek ways and speech

a literary genre used in interpreting scripture

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1
The Talmud is...
an acronym for what comprises the Hebrew Bible
a commentary on the Torah
a commentary on the Mishnah
a literary genre used in interpreting scripture
2
When did the Holocaust happen?
During the Raibbinic period
During the Biblical period
During the Medieval period
During the Modern period
3
The Torah is literally...
God's message to Moses
God's self-revelation to Abraham
God's message to Abraham
God's self-revelation to the Jewish people
4
According to the Rabbi Hillel, What is the summary of the Torah?
Whatever is hateful to you , do not do to your neighbor
Whatever is hateful to you , do to your neighbor
Whatever is good for you , do to others
God exists
5
Abraham and his wife, Sarah, left Mesopotamia and move to the land of...
Jerusalem
Judea
Canaan
Israel
6
What is Diaspora?
Jews dispersed from their land
The belief in one God
A Jewish celebration
Jews connecting with their land
7
What are the 3 divisions of the Tanak?
Mishra, Nevi'im, Ketuvim
Talmud, Nevi'im, Ketuvim
Torah, Nevi'im, Talmud
Torah, Nevi'im, Ketuvim
8
The Mishnah is...
an acronym for what comprises the Hebrew Bible
a commentary on the Talmud
a commentary on the Torah
a literary genre used in interpreting scripture
9
What happens on Yom Kippur?
Jews give an animal sacrifice
Jews give a human sacrifice
Jews ask forgiveness and pray
Jews pray with other religions
10
What did Moses Maimonides argue for?
philosophy of the jewish religion is accurate
philosophy of Aristotle = philosophy of the jewish religion
philosophy of Aristotle is more understandable
philosophy of Aristotle is not accurate
11
How does Shabbat take place?
It goes from sunset friday to sunset sunday
It goes from sunset saturday to sunset sunday
It goes from sunset friday to sunset saturday
It goes from sunset monday to sunset saturday
12
What are the four types of Judaism?
Reconstructionist, Reform, Conservative, Liberals
Conservative, Reconstructionist, Liberals, Western
Reform, Conservative, Ortodox, Reconstructionist
Ortodox, Reform, Conservative, Liberals
13
What is Yom Kippur?
The holiest day of the year for Jews
The holiest month of the year for Jews
The holiest friday of the year for Jews
The holiest week of the year for Jews
14
What are the 4 areas in which Jews and Catholics are in agreement?
stories, scripture, myths, and theology
history, scripture, liturgy, and Shoah
history, scripture, liturgy, and theology
history, Bible, liturgy, and theology
15
After the Holocaust, the United Nations approved...
the return of Palestine to the Jews
western cultures
institutional structures in Judaism
the division of Jerusalen
16
What is Synagogue?
a place of payers outside of one's homeland
a place of assembly outside of one's homeland
a place of prayers inside of one's homeland
a place of assembly inside of one's homeland
17
The Tanak is...
a commentary on the Mishnah
a commentary on the Torah
a literary genre used in interpreting scripture
an acronym for what comprises the Hebrew Bible
18
What is idolatry?
giving worship to many Gods
giving worship to something
believing in something or someone other than the true 1 God
believing in the one true God
19
The 2 main cycles in the Jewish calendar are?
Tishri and Pesach
Yom Kippur and Nisan
Tishri and Nisan
Trushma and Ni'iven
20
What does Hellenization mean?
Movement that restored Jewish homeland
Subscribing to the doctrine that there is only one true God
Jewish persecutions
The adoption of Greek ways and speech
21
The Midrash is...
a commentary on the Talmud
a commentary on the Torah
an acronym for what comprises the Hebrew Bible
a literary genre used in interpreting scripture

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