Building a Jewish Home Quiz | My Jewish Learning

Question 1 of 10

According to the National Jewish Population Survey of 1990, what was the most common Jewish American household?

Question 2 of 10

What is a reason that adoption is on the rise in the Jewish community?

Jewish babies in China are looking for Jewish homes in America
Jewish women do not want to be pregnant
Couples are waiting longer than in the past to get married and have children, increasing fertility problems
All of the above

Question 3 of 10

What is the most famous biblical example of adoption?

Question 4 of 10

What does a mezuzah contain?

Question 5 of 10

According to researchers Steven M. Cohen and Arnold M. Eisen, couples with different levels of Jewish observance

Have a higher divorce rate than the rest of the population
Almost always eat in non-kosher restaurants on vacation
Tend to become less observant when they have children
Often compromise on a level of kashrut that is mutually workable in the home, but observe Shabbat in different ways

Question 6 of 10

Other than a space for prayer, what might a synagogue house?

Question 7 of 10

Why is nurturing a family considered of utmost importance in Jewish tradition?

Because the first mitzvah in the Torah relates to having children
Because creating a family has a lasting impact on the greater community
Because having children and instilling Jewish values in them is seen as a counterbalance to the shrinking Jewish populace
All of the above

Question 8 of 10

The number of Jews older than 65 is

Question 9 of 10

True or false: Historically, the Jewish home--in contrast to the study hall and synagogue--has been primarily a female space.

Question 10 of 10

True or false: A higher percentage of Jewish men than Jewish women marry a non-Jewish partner.