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WorksheetsJudaism
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 17mins
God revealed His laws at Mt. Sinai to whom?
Messiah
Moses
Abraham
Israel
What is the acronym derived from the names of the three divisions of the Hebrew bible?
Torah
Takhana
Tehruk
Tanakh
TRUE OR FALSE. You can practice Judaism and be Jewish, and you can be Jewish and not practice Judaism.
TRUE
FALSE
“Therefore, say to the Israelites: ‘I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. And I will bring you to the land I swore with uplifted hand to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the Lord.’”
Which Jewish holiday recalls this central story?
Hanukah
Passover
Sukkot
Yom Kippur
Judaism is
an historical religion
an Abrahamic religion
a monotheistic religion
a relatively small religion
The first Temple of the Jews was destroyed by the:
Assyrians
Persians
Greeks
Babylonians
Being a "Chosen People" means:
God gives the Jewish people many privileges.
God gives the Jewish people many responsibilities
Jews are the only people who are saved
Jews are better than everyone else
Which of the following does NOT take place in a synagogue?
socializing
studying Torah
ritual sacrifice
prayer
The Sh'ma is:
"Keep Holy the Sabbath"
"I will make a covenant with you and you shall be my people and I will be your God."
"Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One."
"Create in me a clean heart, O God."
God's name appears in the Bible in the Hebrew equivalents of the letters:
INRI
YHWH
TNKH
TOR
Jews believe that God is
directly involved in history
completely uninvolved in history
at times subject to humans
always changing
The two texts of the Oral Torah are
Tanakh and Midrash
Tanakh and Pentateuch
Torah and Midrash
Talmud and Mishnah
The call to be God's chosen people began with God's covenant with
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Moses
The biblical prophets set the pattern for...
God's covenant
sacrificial ritual
social change
The revelation on Mount Sinai
Israel is:
a land
a modern nation-state
a new name given to one of the patriarchs by God
a people
Reform Judaism believes that
Jewish practice is unchanging because the Torah is unchanging
Judaism must adapt to modern society
It is important to conserve elements of traditional Judaism
All people must speak Hebrew
The second large-scale revolt the Jews waged against Romans ended in 135 CE when the Romans...
leveled Jerusalem
decreed that Jews could no longer live in Palestine
agreed to allow Jewish representatives in the Roman government
agreed to remove soldiers from Jerusalem
The five books of the Torah are ________.
traditionally believed to have been revealed directly by God
the central statement of Judaism's religious laws
a summary of the entire Hebrew Bible
written in Greek
Yom Kippur emphasizes
repentance
celebration
birth
the story of the Exodus
Describes Jews who live outside their homeland, a circumstance that has been true for most Jews since the classical period.
Hasidism
Zionism
Seder
Diaspora
In regards to conflict in the Holy Land, The Catholic Church, and many other voices for peace, officially advocate for
staying uninvolved in the conflict
a one-state solution
a two-state solution
thoughts and prayers for those affected
Zionism refers to
The movement for a state for the Jewish people; today infers support for Israel.
1967 event wherein Israel gained all control of all of the Palestinian territories, Sinai Peninsula, and Golan Heights
British statement of support for the creation of Jewish state in Palestine
The catastrophe; created 750,000 refugees that today numbers near 6 million
Palestinian land that Israel continue to illegally occupy following the Six Day War
settlements
zionism
two-state solution
occupied territories
Jewish communities built in the West Bank following the Six-Day War
settlements
zionism
two-state solution
occupied territories
Site of the 1st and 2nd Temple in Jerusalem
Holiest site for Jews
Holiest site for Muslims
Holiest site for Christians
Called the "Temple Mount"
A form of Judaism that arose in eastern Europe in the 18th century, emphasizes mysticism, a personal relationship with God and a close knit community.
Hasidism
Kabbalah
Reform Judaism
Orthodox Judaism
Hostility toward Jews and Judaism; ranges from attitudes of disfavor to active persecution
islamophobia
racism
anti-Semitism
Zionism
Which Jewish festival is known as the Festival of Lights?
Rosh Hashanah
Yom Kippur
Hanukkah
Sukkot
What is the Jewish New Year called?
Passover
Rosh Hashanah
Shavuot
Purim
Which of the following is NOT a kosher food?
Beef steak
Pork chop
Salmon fillet
Chicken soup
