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Torah Study Quiz

How much do you know about studying Torah?

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For thousands of years Jews have been studying texts in pairs or in groups, respectfully debating each other, and learning the stories and legal texts of Judaism. How much do you know about studying Torah?

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Question 1 of 10
Which of these describes the process of Jewish study?
Question 2 of 10
Which 20th-century Jewish scholar said: “When I pray, I speak to God; when I study, God speaks to me”?
Question 3 of 10
Which of the following Jewish books have, at one time, been banned?
Question 4 of 10
What is a beit midrash?
Question 5 of 10
Which of the following statements about Jewish censorship of books is most accurate?
Question 6 of 10
What does the term “talmud torah” specifically refer to?
Question 7 of 10
What does Judaism value more--study or action?
Question 8 of 10
Rashi--an 11-century commentator--and his grandchildren were part of which school of study?
Question 9 of 10
In approaching a text, one may first try to understand its p'shat. What does this mean?
Question 10 of 10
What does "it" refer to in this rabbinic saying: "Turn it and turn it; for everything is in it"?
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