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The Jewish Calendar

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the Jewish Calendar go according to?

a)

Sun

b)

Moon

c)

Stars

d)

Sun and the Moon

2.

When does the Jewish Month Begin?

a)

When the moon is only seen a little

b)

When the moon is full

c)

After the 30th day of the month

d)

When the Rabbi's tell us it's a new month

3.

How many days does it take for the moon to become full and shrink down again?

a)

29 days

b)

29 and half days

c)

30 days

d)

30 and hald days

4.

How many days are there in the Jewish Months?

a)

Always 30

b)

Always 29

c)

29 or 30

d)

29,30, or 31

5.

How many days does it take the sun to circle one full time?

a)

365 Days

b)

365 1/4 Days

c)

364 Days

d)

366 Days

6.

What's the difference in days between a year that goes according to the sun and a year that goes according to the moon?

a)

11 Days

b)

12 Days

c)

29 days

d)

30 days

7.

When does the Torah say Pesach MUST be?

a)

Fall

b)

Winter

c)

Summer

d)

Spring

8.

1000 years ago who was responsible for deciding the calendar?

a)

The Torah

b)

A few Rabbi's

c)

The Sanhedrin

d)

The Calendar

9.

How many witnesses were required to say that a new month had started?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

5

d)

10

10.

How did the Rabbi's make sure the Lunar calendar worked "Long Term"?

a)

They added 1 day

b)

They added 1 month

c)

They added 1 week

d)

They took away one month

11.

What is a year known as when there are extra days?

a)

A divided year

b)

A sleepy year

c)

A long year

d)

A leap year

12.

Which Rabbi made sure the calendar was set and would never change?

a)

Hillel The First

b)

Hillel the Second

c)

Rambam

d)

Rashi

13.

Out of every 19 years how often do we add extra days to the calendar?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

14.

Which month happens twice when we add extra days to the calendar?

a)

Tishrei

b)

Nissan

c)

Adar

d)

Kislev

15.

What does Rosh Hashanah celebrate?

a)

The start of the world

b)

Our being freed from Egypt

c)

The giving of the Torah

d)

Our journey in the desert

16.

What does Passover celebrate?

a)

The start of the world

b)

Our being freed from Egypt

c)

The Giving of the Torah

d)

The Celebration of the Mann

17.

How many days MUST their be between Purim and Pesach?

a)

10

b)

20

c)

30

d)

40

18.

What is the first month of the Jewish Year?

a)

Tishrei

b)

Nissan

c)

Kislev

d)

Adar