Minor Fasts Quiz

The four minor fasts on the Jewish calendar commemorate tragedies in Jewish history such as the murder of Gedaliah, the Jewish governor of Judah, and the breach of the walls around Jerusalem in 70 CE. How much do you know about these days?

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Question 1. How can a firstborn son get out of his obligation to fast on Erev Pesach?
 Attend a "siyyum," or conclusion, of a book of Talmud being read
 Sleep in
 Eat matzah for an extra day
 None of these

 

Question 2. The following prayer is said on minor fast days
 Al Hanissim
 Avinu Malkeinu
 Kiddish
 Hoshanah

 

Question 3. None of the four minor fast days cannot occur
 In January
 On Shabbat
 On a Tuesday
 In the summer
 During a leap year

 

Question 4. Which prophet was Gedaliah assigned to care for?
 Jeremiah
 Nebuchadnezzar
 Zedekiah
 Delaiah

 

Question 5. How many minor fasts are on the Jewish calendar?
 None
 4
 6
 12

 

Question 6. Which minor fast day is mentioned in the Torah?
 Seventeenth of Tammuz
 Tzom Gedaliah
 Tenth of Tevet
 All of these
 None of these

 

Question 7. Who does the Fast of Gedaliah honor?
 A Babylonian-appointed official who was put in charge of the Jews
 One of the fairest and most equitable judges in the Book of Judges
 A non-Jewish woman who married the evil king Nebuchadnezzar and murdered him in his sleep
 The first and fifth Chabad rebbes

 

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