Jewish News Quiz: April 14, 2023

Israel and Poland recently agreed to resume Israeli school trips to Poland. What element of the agreement has provoked fury?

The trips will be required to use Poland's flag carrier, LOT Polish Airlines, rather than El Al

The Israeli government will pay an admission fee for its students to visit concentration camps

The trips will be required to visit sites that whitewash Poland's role in the Holocaust

As part of the agreement, Netanyahu agreed to tone down criticism of Polish Holocaust distortion, according to leaked memos

What is likely motivating the hit Christian TV show The Chosen's emphasis on Jesus' Judaism, according to scholars?

Guilt about rising antisemitism

Christian Zionism

A desire to tap into funding sources for Jewish content

Cultural pressure to improve historical accuracy

Three women were murdered by Palestinian terrorists during Passover this year. What does Jewish law say about mourning during holidays?

Mourning must be suspended until the holiday is over

Mourners sitting shiva should not hold Seders so as to not mix happiness and grief

Mourners sitting shiva may choose which Passover traditions to observe, as their grief takes precedence

The Talmudic guidance is unclear and, some say, contradictory, leading to much debate

Jack Teixeira, the 21-year-old charged with leaking classified intelligence on the Ukraine War, posted antisemitic memes on what platform?

Twitter

Gab

Discord

What notable event happened this week at the Haredi Mishpacha magazine?

Its website was hacked and replaced with a Nazi flag for several hours

It announced that a woman will join its masthead for the first time as managing editor

It published a photo of a woman

Its offices were evacuated following a credible threat of antisemitic violence

Which Jewish figure is NOT on Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people of 2023?

Deborah Lipstadt, U.S. Special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, president of Ukraine

Evan Gershkovich, the reporter for The Wall Street Journal detained in Russia

Judy Blume, author of young-adult books that have been banned

This week's Bintel Brief features a letter from a woman who converted for a marriage that later failed and who now feels insecure about her faith. What does Jewish law say about converts?

That it is forbidden to remind them that they were ever not Jewish

That they may remain Jewish after a divorce by going before a beit din to declare their faith

That if they are not sufficiently observant, their shul may initiate a process to nullify their conversion

That it is forbidden to criticize them for a lack of observance

A Texas billionaire who owns a copy of Mein Kampf signed by Hitler has connections to which political figure?

George W. Bush

George Santos

Brett Kavanaugh

Clarence Thomas

What announcement did the Israeli government make about the Temple Mount this week?

That Jews will now be allowed to pray there

That the temple will no longer be reserved exclusively for Muslims at certain times

That the IDF will increase its security presence there

That Jews and tourists will be banned from visiting through the end of Ramadan

Jewish News Quiz: April 14, 2023

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