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The Etgar Challenge October 17

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1.    Where was Abraham originally from?
a.    Ur
b.    Haran
c.    Shechem
d.    Moriah
e.    Canaan

2.    What is the meaning of the Hebrew word brit?
a.    covenant
b.    law
c.    communication
d.    tradition
e.    circumcision

3.    In which seder of the Mishnah would you find the laws of building an eruv?
a.    Zeraim
b.    Mo’ed
c.    Nezikin
d.    Kodashim
e.    Taharot

4.    Rashi’s full name was:
a.    Rabbi Shmuel Yehoshua
b.    Rabbi Shraga Yerushalmi
c.    Rabbi Shmuel Yechezkel
d.    Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki
e.    Rabbi Shimshon Yirmiyahu

5.    How many generations were there from Adam to Noah?
a.    three
b.    five
c.    seven
d.    eight
e.    ten

6.    The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra was 
founded in 1936 by:
a.    Zubin Mehta
b.    Yehudi Menuhin
c.    Bronislaw Huberman
d.    Jascha Heifetz
e.    Itzhak Perlman
 


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 Answers: 1a, 2a, 3b, 4d, 5e, 6c
 


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