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The Etgar Tu Bishvat Quiz

Start the week with our Jewish knowledge test

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1)Bal tashchit is the commandment meaning:

a)do not waste

b)do not gossip

c)be kind to animals

d)plant trees in Israel

e)give to charity

2)Which of these Hebrew names means “tree”?

a)Ilanit

b)Shoshana

c)Netta

d)Yona

e)Gefen

3)Find the odd one out:

a)weeks of the Omer

b)species of the Land of Israel

c)garments of the High Priest

d)laws of Noach

e)aliyot on Shabbat

4)On what day of Shevat is Tu Bishvat

a)12th

b)13th

c)15th

d)23rd

e)28th

5)Who was first to walk into the Reed Sea before it split?

a)Moses

b)Aaron

c)Miriam

d)Joshua

e)Nachshon

6)On Tu Bishvat it has been traditional to eat a specified number of fruits. How many?

a)three

b)four

c)10

d)15

e)18

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 Answers:1a, 2a, 3c (there are 8, the others are all 7),4c,5e, 6d

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