Bar Mitzva club

What does Bar Mitzva literally mean?

• Son of Commandments

• The venue of some Bar Mitzva celebrations

• Adult who does Mitzvas

• Life of good deeds

What spiritual development happens to a boy at age 13?

• his soul fully enters his body

• he is able to communicate with angels

• he is able to give blessings and they will be fulfiled

• he is able to advise his parents on how to best raise the family

Which parts of our bodies does Tefilin help connect to G-d?

• brain and heart

• hands and feet

• heart and lungs

• spine and mouth

Which special blessing do Mezuzas bring to a home?

• protection

• wisdom

• wealth

• many children

Which two of these two special things can a boy achieve only once he becomes Bar Mitzva?

• be counted as part of a Minyan [group of 10 men needed for communal prayer]

• wrap up the Torah after it is read

• read from the Torah for the congregation in Shul

• study the teachings of the Torah

In which year did the Yom Kippur war against Israel happen?

• 1967

• 1973

• 1977

• 1981

In which city are Abraham, Isaac and Jacob buried?

• Hebron

• Jerusalem

• Tzfat

• Tiberias

Who was the first Jewish king to have his capital in Jerusalem?

• Joshua

• Saul

• David

• Solomon

Who built the 1st Holy Temple?

• Joshua

• Saul

• David

• Solomon

How many Mitzvos [commandments] are there in Judaism?

• 10

• 248

• 316

• 613