Jewish Practices Quiz

Mitzvot--Judaism's commandments--guide Jewish practice. They have been interpreted and codified into a system called Halakhah--Jewish law. How much do you know about Jewish practices and the rules for Jewish daily life?

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Question 1. True or false: By the high Middle Ages, most Jewish communities recognized one rabbi as the arbiter of Jewish law in that community.
 True
 False

 

Question 2. Which of the following is forbidden by the Torah?
 Sexual relations with a girl before she has begun menstruating
 Sexual relations with a woman when she is pregnant
 Sexual relations with a woman who is post-menopause
 Sexual relations with a woman while she is menstruating

 

Question 3. True or False: Visiting the sick is a mitzvah.
 True
 False

 

Question 4. What is the meaning of the root of the word halakhah--the Hebrew term for Jewish law?
 Go
 Walk
 Code
 A & B
 A & C

 

Question 5. According to Jewish law, how much charity should a person give every year?
 5% of income
 10% of income
 20% of income
 25% of income

 

Question 6. True or false: Some Jewish thinkers argue that the only legitimate reason for the performance of mitzvot is in order to obey God's commandments.
 True
 False

 

Question 7. What does a mezuzah contain?
 A small parchment scroll
 A chai charm
 The text of the Jewish wedding contract
 An Aramaic chant

 

Question 8. According to Jewish law how many times should a Jewish person pray every day? Tzedakah is often translated as charity, but it’s more closely related to the concept of what?
 Justice
 Pity
 Wrath
 Anger

 

Question 9. What Jewish practice is done immediately upon waking up in the morning?
 Kissing the Mezuzah
 Washing the hands
 Praying Shaharit
 Brushing the teeth

 

Question 10. According to Jewish law, one must wait between eating
 dairy and eggs
 meat and dairy
 meat and eggs
 bread and meat

 

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