Prayer

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?

Question 1 of 10
What does Amidah literally mean?
Question 2 of 10
What is unusual about the kaddish prayer?
Question 3 of 10
The Kaddish prayer is in what language?
Question 4 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 5 of 10
True or false: Jewish law mandates that one must pray three times a day--at 10 AM, 1 PM, and 5 PM.
Question 6 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 7 of 10
True or false: In the Conservative Siddur Sim Shalom, two parallel openings of the Amidah prayer appear, one with the traditional reference to the patriarchs, and another including the matriarchs as well.
Question 8 of 10
Which is NOT true about Barkhu?
Question 9 of 10
Following Birkot HaShahar, which biblical story appears in traditional siddurim?
Question 10 of 10
Tehines are special prayers for which group of people?
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