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Caring For Others Quiz

How much do you know about Jewish views on how to care for those in need?

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Visiting the sick, feeding the hungry, redeeming captives, and comforting mourners are especially prioritized in Jewish tradition. How much do you know about Jewish views on how to care for those in need?

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Question 1 of 10
What is a gemah?
Question 2 of 10
According to traditional Judaism, what is the source of morality?
Question 3 of 10
What is the traditional Jewish attitude toward pride?
Question 4 of 10
Which of the following people does the Torah specifically entreat us to protect and provide for?
Question 5 of 10
Implicit in the concept of tikkun olam is what understanding?
Question 6 of 10
For many years tikkun olam was the term used to describe a mystical approach to all mitzvot. Today it is more commonly understood as what?
Question 7 of 10
According to the Midrash, God modeled the mitzvah of bikur holim (visiting the sick) by visiting whom?
Question 8 of 10
When practicing bikkur holim, visiting the sick, what should be one's focus?
Question 9 of 10
The mitzvah of visiting the sick should be performed for what type of people?
Question 10 of 10
True or false: There is no traditional liturgical blessing for the performance of ethical mitzvot.
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