Jewish News Quiz: July 21, 2023

The actor's union SAG-AFTRA went on strike this week. Which Jewish actress leads it?

Fran Drescher

Jennifer Grey

Lisa Kudrow

Sarah Silverman

What did Donald Trump promise this week to send to Israel?

His future secretary of state, as their first foreign trip of his second term

The official notice of his first indictment, as a gift to one of his top donors

Ancient oil lamps he borrowed that the the Israel Antiquities Authority has been asking him to return for months

$407 million in military aid, should he become president again

Which politician did NOT boycott Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s address to a joint session of Congress?

Bernie Sanders

Elizabeth Warren

Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez

Ilhan Omar

Why has King Mohammed VI of Morocco invited Benjamin Netanyahu to visit?

To try to raise Morocco's profile among Israeli tourists

As thanks for Israel recognizing Morocco's disputed claim to the Western Sahara

To smooth over tensions caused by incendiary remarks by Netanyahu's far-right foreign minister

To try to garner Israel's support for Morocco's bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup

Non-Jews are increasingly seeking to serve on synagogue boards. What is the Conservative movement's policy on the practice?

Not currently allowed, although that may soon change with an upcoming responsa

Allowed, but only if they are married to a Jew and raising Jewish children

Allowed, but only if they do not serve as board president or on the rituals committee

There is no movement-wide rule, leaving policy up to individual congregations

A new book recounts the story of a white nationalist who participated in a study on the psychedelic drug MDMA. What happened when he took it?

He renounced his beliefs, telling researchers he realized that "love is the most important thing"

He temporarily abandoned his beliefs while high, but resumed them as soon as the effects of the drug wore off

He became addicted and shared the drug with his peers, leading to an epidemic among white nationalists in the region

While high, he admitted to having known about the plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, leading to his arrest

The new film Oppenheimer recounts the Manhattan Project director's rivalry with Lewis Strauss. What is one reason the two men may have gotten along poorly?

Strauss, a religious Jew, thought that Oppenheimer didn't take his heritage seriously

Oppenheimer, a religious Jew, thought that Strauss didn't take his heritage seriously

Strauss, an ethnic German, harbored antisemitic resentment toward Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer, an ethnic German, harbored antisemitic resentment toward Strauss

Jewish News Quiz: July 21, 2023

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