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The Etgar Challenge November 7

Start the week with our Jewish knowledge quiz

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1.    What did Esau exchange his birthright for?
a.    food
b.    jewellery
c.    money
d.    land
e.    livestock

2.    How was Dina related to Esau?
a.    cousin
b.    mother
c.    daughter
d.    sister-in-law
e.    niece

3.    A lunar month lasts how many days:
a.    28
b.    29
c.    29.5
d.    30
e.    30.5

4.    What is the name of the tefillah that comes at the end of every service?
a.    Amidah
b.    Aleinu
c.    Ashrei
d.    Baruch Sheamar
e.    Hallel

5.    Which of these rabbis was not one of the four who entered the Pardes, according to the Talmud?
a.    Eleazar ben Azariah
b.    Ben Zoma
c.    Rabbi Akiva
d.    Elisha ben Abuya
e.    Ben Azzai

6.    Where was the First Zionist Congress held?
a.    Paris
b.    Basel
c.    Bad-Gastein
d.    Milan
e.    Blackpool
 

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 Answers: 1a, 2e, 3c, 4b, 5a, 6b
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