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Liturgy & Prayers Quiz

How much do you know about liturgy and prayers for regular days, Shabbat and holidays?

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From the morning Shema to the evening Shema, prayer provides structure for the Jewish day. How much do you know about liturgy and prayers for regular days, Shabbat, and holidays?

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Question 1 of 10
True or false: Setting the prayer liturgy to music is a 20th-century development.
Question 2 of 10
What is the name of the Reconstructionist movement's main prayerbooks for weekdays, Shabbat, and holidays?
Question 3 of 10
Which book of the Torah is the first line of the Shema prayer taken from?
Question 4 of 10
On Yom Kippur, we read a long medieval poem that describes in gruesome detail the deaths of famous rabbis during ancient Roman persecutions. What is this prayer called?
Question 5 of 10
Birkot HaShahar are blessings for what time of day?
Question 6 of 10
Following Birkot HaShahar, which biblical story appears in traditional siddurim?
Question 7 of 10
Which of these is NOT a feature of services on Rosh Hashanah?
Question 8 of 10
Which of these is NOT a feature of services on Yom Kippur?
Question 9 of 10
To spiritually prepare the worshipper for reciting the obligatory major prayers of the morning, the Rabbis established a series of selected passages to be read each morning. Where are these passages from?
Question 10 of 10
What does the word siddur mean?
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