Judaism Check-in

1. Judaism is considered the first monotheistic religion. It is said to have been started about 6000 years ago when God created a covenant with Abraham, promising that all of his children and the generations after would be saved if they believed in only one God and followed his rules. What is a covenant?

• The belief in one God
• An agreement
• An idol to worship

2. Jewish boys and girls participate in a rite of passage known as a ________ wherein they go from being children to adults and have to take on many new responsibilities.

• Confirmation
• Torah
• Bar mitzvah

3. Jewish people follow many dietary rules such as not mixing dairy and meat products in one meal or prohibiting the consumption of shellfish. This system is called keeping ________.

• Torah
• Kosher
• Passover

4. Jewish beliefs, history and teachings are found in a parchment scroll called the ____________________

• Torah
• Kosher
• Passover

5. The first Jewish prophet was ____________________

• Muhammad
• Jesus
• Moses
• Abraham

6. The Jewish day of rest, known as __________, begins at sunset on Friday and ends at nightfall on Saturday.

• Passover

• Shabbat

• Yom Kippur

7. The Jewish New Year is celebrated during which holiday?

• Hanukkah

• Rosh Hashanah

• Purim

8. The Jewish holiday of __________ commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery.

• Hanukkah

• Passover

• Shavuot

9. The Jewish holiday of __________ is known as the Day of Atonement, the holiest day of the year in Judaism.

• Yom Kippur

• Hanukkah

• Shavuot

10. The Jewish festival of __________ commemorates the victory of the Jews over the Greek-Syrian ruler Antiochus.

• Purim

• Hanukkah

• Passover