Nature & the Environment Quiz

How much do you know about green issues in Jewish thought and practice?

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The environment impacts so many aspects of life, from the air we breathe to the water we drink. How much do you know about green issues in Jewish thought and practice?

Question 1 of 10
What group created the first Jewish Community-Supported Agriculture program in 2004?
Question 2 of 10
In what book does the commandment to be fruitful and multiply the earth first appear?
Question 3 of 10
Saadiah Gaon provided three possible reasons as to why God created animals. Which of these reasons is NOT one of his explanations.
Question 4 of 10
True or false: The Book of Job argues that human beings are the center and purpose of creation.
Question 5 of 10
True or false: The radical monotheism of biblical Israel led to a desacralized view of nature itself, making it not a realm of gods, but the Creation of God.
Question 6 of 10
What does the Torah require of levitical cities?
Question 7 of 10
Where in the Bible is the commandment to tend to and till the world?
Question 8 of 10
Baal tashhit or "do not destroy," is a concept based on the biblical injunction not to destroy fruit-bearing trees. The rabbis extend it to include what else?
Question 9 of 10
According to Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch, why did the Bible require that levitical cities be surrounded by green space?
Question 10 of 10
What is the name for the prohibition of unnecessary cruelty to animals?
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