WorksheetsJewish General Knowledge Quiz 4: Where?
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which city is where God chose to establish the Temple?
Tiberias by the Sea of Galilee
Jerusalem with the Temple Mount
Hebron near the Cave of Machpelah
Tzfat in the northern hills
What is the raised platform in a synagogue for leading prayers called?
Bimah for leading davening
Aron Hakodesh holy ark
Mezuzah on the doorway
Ner tamid eternal flame
Which Holy City is the last place there was a Sanhedrin?
Jerusalem, where the Bet Hamikdash was
Chevron, where the Avot and Imahot (except Rachel) are buired
Tzfat center of Kabbalah
Teveriah, the last place where the Sanhedrin stood
What is the אבן השתייה connected to?
Start of rabbinic writings
The spot from which the world was created
Burial of patriarchs and matriarchs
Walls surrounding the Olc City of Jerusalem
Which statement best describes Galut (גָּלוּת)?
Jews living outside of Eretz Yisrael (אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל)
The raised platform for prayer (בִּימָה)
A ritual bath for purification (מִקְוֶה)
Annual festivals in the Beit HaMikdash (בֵּית הַמִּקְדָשׁ)
What is the mikveh used for?
Welcoming guests to your home
Reading Torah from a holy spot
Storing Torah scrolls in a special place
Becoming spiritually pure through bathing
Which synagogue feature is the cabinet for Torah scrolls?
Bimah raised platform
Mezuzah case
Aron Hakodesh ark
Ner tamid light
What happened to the Second Beit HaMikdash in 70 CE?
Closed to Jewish visitors
Moved to the Kotel
Destroyed by the Romans
Enhanced by King Herod
What is the Western Wall (Kotel) a part of?
Foundation Stone creation site
Wall around the Temple Mount built by Herod
Cave of Machpelah complex
Sanhedrin hall in Tiberias
Which mitzvah involves placing a small parchment on the doorpost?
Hachnasat orchim hospitality
Shalom bayit peacekeeping
Mezuzah placed slanting slightly inward
Kiddush over wine weekly
Which event allowed Jews to enter the Old City and have the Kotel?
Herodian renovations
Ezra leading aliyah
Babylonian exile return
The 1967 war in Israel
Which text is a primary source for Jewish law?
Diaries of Jews who went to the Bet Hamikdash for the 3 pilgrimage holidays
Modern community newsletters
Each person's individual understanding of the Torah
שולחן ערוך with lots of questions and answers later by rabbis
Which big event from the Torah happened on Har Hamoriah?
Moshe striking water from a rock
Esther saving Jews in Persia
Akedat Yitzchak, the binding of Isaac
David writing tehilim psalms in exile
What is one reason the מדבר was a meaningful place for the giving of the תורה?
A עיר with libraries and schools
A place open to everyone, teaching humility
A fertile land for crops
A secret location guarded by soldiers
Which Jewish community has roots in Eastern Europe?
Mizrachi Jews from North Africa
Ethiopian Jews from the Horn of Africa
Sephardi Jews from Spain and Portugal
Ashkenazi Jews from Eastern Europe
Where can you find stories and lessons about great rabbis?
Modern scientific journals
Talmud and Midrash
Roman legal codes
Greek epic poetry
What journey did the בני ישראל take before entering the ארץ ישראל?
Seven months sailing the ים התיכון
Ten years in בבל
Forty years in the מדבר
Three seasons crossing the ירדן
