Yom Kippur Quiz

A day of fasting, prayer, and introspection, Yom Kippur is often considered the holiest day of the Jewish year. How much do you know about Yom Kippur?

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Question 1. Most Reform communities read an alternative Torah reading on the morning of Yom Kippur. This reading was chosen because it does not mention
 Sacrifices
 Homosexuality
 Shatnez
 Choosing Life

 

Question 2. Traditionally, many people dress in white or light colors on Yom Kippur. Why?
 Because being in synagogue all day causes people to get hot and sweaty
 To symbolize personal purity
 To symbolize the compensation of sins
 To symbolize heaven, in the hopes that God will put them in the Book of Life

 

Question 3. The beginning of the Kol Nidre service declares that the personal and religious vows made between the individual and God for the coming year are
 Declared null and void if unfulfilled
 To be followed through to the fullest extent
 To be made honestly and fairly
 The most important promises a person could possibly make

 

Question 4. During the Temple period, on Yom Kippur two goats were selected on Yom Kippur. One was sacrificed for Israel's sins. The other was sent to
 Eleazar ben Azariah
 Azazel
 Beelzebub
 The Valley of Dry Bones

 

Question 5. On the afternoon of Yom Kippur, Jews traditionally read
 the Book of Jonah
 the Book of Samuel
 the Book of Life
 the Book of Ezra

 

Question 6. Yom Kippur falls on what Hebrew date
 The 1st of Tishrei
 Every Shabbat
 The 10th of Tishrei
 The 1st of Nisan
 The 15th of Kislev

 

Question 7. Which service is NOT specifically added for Yom Kippur?
 Martyrology
 Avodah
 Musaf
 Neilah

 

Question 8. Leviticus 23:27 tells us that, "You should do no work throughout that day." It is referring to which day:
 The 1st of Tishrei
 The 10th day of Tishrei
 The 11th of Adar
 The 13th of Tamuz

 

Question 9. During the time between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur it is customary to do an accounting of one's life. The Hebrew phrase for this is
 Heshbon Hanefesh
 Orlah
 Vidui
 Neshamah Yeterah

 

Question 10. When is a tallit (prayer shawl) worn in the synagogue on Yom Kippur?
 Only during the Torah service
 For Shaharit and Minha, but not Maariv
 Only during Kol Nidre
 At all times

 

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