Jewish Cultural and Religious Practices Quiz

Friday is the day that marks the beginning of the Jewish Sabbath.

Rosh Hashanah is the name of the Jewish New Year.

Hanukkah is the Jewish festival of lights.

Torah is the Jewish scroll containing the first five books of the Bible.

Shabbat is the Jewish day of rest and spiritual rejuvenation.

Shavuot commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.

Passover commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.

Synagogue is the name of the Jewish place of worship.

Purim is the Jewish festival that celebrates the deliverance of the Jewish people from Haman.

Kosher is the Jewish dietary law.

Shema is the Jewish declaration of faith.

The menorah lit during Hanukkah is to remember the Maccabean revolt.

Yom Kippur is the Jewish holiday known as the Day of Atonement.

Sukkot is the Jewish holiday known as the Festival of Tabernacles.

Kol Nidre is the Jewish prayer recited on the Day of Atonement, asking for forgiveness.

Simchat Torah celebrates the completion and restart of the annual Torah reading cycle.

Shavuot is the name of the Jewish holiday that celebrates the harvest and the giving of the Torah.