2. .
Usually Jewish couples avoid to hold their weddings
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between the festivals of:
.
A) Hanukah and Yom Kippur
B) Passover and Shavuot
C) Easter and Christmas
D) Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah
4. .
The symbolism of breaking the plates during the
• .
Engagement ceremony symbolizes:
A) Love between the new husband and wife to be
B) Nothing it’s just for fun
C) The fragility of marriage
D) The destruction of the Two Temples in Jerusalem
5. .
• .
Answer:
D) The destruction of
Two Temples in Jerusalem
6. . A bar mitzvah or bat
mitzvah is done at age:
A) 15
B) 20
C) 13
D) 12
8. .
TRUE OR FALSE:
When a boy is born he is circumcised, ten days after
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he is born he is named at a celebration called Bris.
9. .
• .
Answer:
False. It is actually eight days.
10. .
The third stage of death and mourning lasts ____
days and the family avoids________ and
• .
Celebrations to allow themselves to mourn.
A) 21 days, avoids eating fish
B) 14 days, avoids using technology
C) 5 days, avoid wearing bright colours
D) 30 days, family avoids social acitivites
14. .
TRUE OR FALSE:
• .
The kettubah (an ancient document) is read at
the ceremony along with seven blessings extolling
beauty of creation and the joys of companionship.
18. .
TRUE OR FALSE:
• .
The mystical understanding of the
unity of male and female as a symbol
of deeper divine and cosmic harmonies
adds to the aura of the event.
22. .
When a Jewish girl is born she is named at the:
A) Hospital
• .
B) Paternal grandparents house
C) At her house while a Rabi is present
D) Synagogue
28. What is one of the purposes the Rites serve:
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A) To see all the symbolism in the Jewish religion
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B) . To define the responsibilities Jewish people
must take within each stage of life; acts as a
guideline to life
C) To find a way to connect Judaism to each major
aspect or milestone of a Jew’s life
D) To identify the changes of life while seeing the tradition
and stability of the rituals in Judaism