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Liturgy & Prayers Quiz

How much do you know about liturgy and prayers for regular days, Shabbat and holidays?

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From the morning Shema to the evening Shema, prayer provides structure for the Jewish day. How much do you know about liturgy and prayers for regular days, Shabbat, and holidays?

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Question 1 of 10
What is the name of the Reconstructionist movement's main prayerbooks for weekdays, Shabbat, and holidays?
Question 2 of 10
Which of these prayers are the focus of the morning service?
Question 3 of 10
What letter of the Hebrew alphabet is missing from Ashrei, an acrostic psalm?
Question 4 of 10
Which of these is NOT a feature of services on Yom Kippur?
Question 5 of 10
Traditionally, Jews say which prayer when they wake up?
Question 6 of 10
Which of these is not a normal movement used during Jewish prayer?
Question 7 of 10
In which part of the daily service includes the act of "fall on their face" "(nefilat apayim," literally "fall on one's face")?
Question 8 of 10
On Yom Kippur, we read a long medieval poem that describes in gruesome detail the deaths of famous rabbis during ancient Roman persecutions. What is this prayer called?
Question 9 of 10
Which of these Hebrew prayer words means "world" or "eternity"?
Question 10 of 10
To spiritually prepare the worshipper for reciting the obligatory major prayers of the morning, the Rabbis established a series of selected passages to be read each morning. Where are these passages from?
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