1. Are You Smarter than
. A RABI ?
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2. .
Usually Jewish couples avoid to hold their weddings
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between the festivals of:
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A) Hanukah and Yom Kippur
B) Passover and Shavuot
C) Easter and Christmas
D) Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah

3. .
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Answer:
B) Hanukah and Shavuot

4. .
The symbolism of breaking the plates during the
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Engagement ceremony symbolizes:
A) Love between the new husband and wife to be
B) Nothing it’s just for fun
C) The fragility of marriage
D) The destruction of the Two Temples in Jerusalem

5. .
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Answer:
D) The destruction of
Two Temples in Jerusalem

6. . A bar mitzvah or bat
mitzvah is done at age:
A) 15
B) 20
C) 13
D) 12

7. .
.
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Answer:
C) 13

8. .
TRUE OR FALSE:
When a boy is born he is circumcised, ten days after
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he is born he is named at a celebration called Bris.

9. .
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Answer:
False. It is actually eight days.

10. .
The third stage of death and mourning lasts ____
days and the family avoids________ and
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Celebrations to allow themselves to mourn.
A) 21 days, avoids eating fish
B) 14 days, avoids using technology
C) 5 days, avoid wearing bright colours
D) 30 days, family avoids social acitivites

11. . .
• .
Answer:
D) 30 days, avoids
social acitivities

12. .
During a Jewish marriage the husband and wife take
their:
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A) Lace
B) Ribbons
C) Blessings
D) Rings

13. .
Answer:
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A) Lace

14. .
TRUE OR FALSE:
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The kettubah (an ancient document) is read at
the ceremony along with seven blessings extolling
beauty of creation and the joys of companionship.

15. Answer:
.
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True

16. .
Among some shepardis the glass of _____ is
smashed at wedding ceremony as a sign of plenty.
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A)Beer
B) Water
C) Wine
D) Milk

17. .
• . Answer:
C) Wine

18. .
TRUE OR FALSE:
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The mystical understanding of the
unity of male and female as a symbol
of deeper divine and cosmic harmonies
adds to the aura of the event.

19. .
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Answer:
True

20. TRUE OR .FALSE:
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Marriage isn`t a very traditional and sacred
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rite in Judaism.

21. .
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Answer:
False, it is*

22. .
When a Jewish girl is born she is named at the:
A) Hospital
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B) Paternal grandparents house
C) At her house while a Rabi is present
D) Synagogue

23. .
Answer:
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D) Synagogue

24. .
TRUE OR FALSE:
A fourth stage is added is the deceased is a
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parent which lasts until the first
anniversary of death.

25. ,
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Answer:
True

26. .
TRUE OR FALSE:
• When a Jewish family loses a family member
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they recite passages from the Torah on each
Sabbath.

27. .
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Answer:
False, they recite the Kaddish

28. What is one of the purposes the Rites serve:
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A) To see all the symbolism in the Jewish religion
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B) . To define the responsibilities Jewish people
must take within each stage of life; acts as a
guideline to life
C) To find a way to connect Judaism to each major
aspect or milestone of a Jew’s life
D) To identify the changes of life while seeing the tradition
and stability of the rituals in Judaism