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The Etgar Challenge January 30

Start the week with our Jewish knowledge quiz

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1. Who was Shmuel’s mother?

a. Deborah

b. Hannah

c. Ruth

d. Rebecca

e. Esther


2. According to Rambam (Maimonides), what is the highest level of charity?

a. giving anonymously

b. giving with a full heart

c. giving more than asked

d. giving someone a job

e. inviting someone for a meal in one’s home


3. Before the state of Israel was established, the Jewish army was called:

a. Tzahal

b. The Jewish Brigade

c. Haganah

d. Gurion

e. Palmach


4. _____ means “standing”, which is what we do during this tefillah.

a. Aleinu

b. Hallel

c. Kriat HaTorah

d. Neilah

e. Amidah


5. Which of the following prohibitions appear three times in the Torah?

a. cooking meat with milk

b. working on Yom Kippur

c. kidnapping people

d. cursing your leaders

e. stealing money


6. From which area did most people emigrate in the First Aliyah?

a. Western Europe

b. Eastern Europe

c. North Africa

d. South Africa

e. North America


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 Answers: 1b, 2d, 3c, 4e, 5a, 6b 
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