Jewish News Quiz: October 7, 2022

Adriana Fernandez learned a lot about Judaism by nannying for Orthodox families. Which of the following did she NOT find puzzling at first?

A sheitel, the wig worn by married Orthodox women

Tape over the fridge's light switch to prevent it turning on during Shabbat

Plastic utensils for keeping kosher

Tissues in the bathroom to avoid ripping on Shabbat

What is different about the Jews in the new film adaptation of the children's book ‘Catherine, Called Birdy’?

They've been replaced with Christian monks

They've been transformed from adversaries to allies

They're Ashkenazi rather than Sephardic

They've been removed from the story

Manischewitz recently made its yearly batch of wine. Its tanks can each hold up to how many gallons?

3,000

30,000

300,000

3 million

You thought there would only be one Manischewitz question this week?! What unusual step is required to keep the wine kosher?

Rabbis have to operate the grape-crushing equipment

A nearby power plant has to be notified to allocate the electricity needed for kashering

New employees have to go through a week-long training course on Jewish law

The equipment cannot be used for any of the parent company's other products

What did the Royal Court Theatre in London do after they were accused of antisemitism for naming a power-hungry billionaire central character "Hershel Fink"?

Welcomed Jeremy Corbyn, himself the subject of antisemitism allegations, to a performance

Issued a statement defending the "historical accuracy" of the character

Insisted in an interview with the Forward that the character was not Jewish

Commissioned a new play about Jews' experiences of antisemitism on the left

Which organization did NOT include a Hanukkah menorah in their Yom Kippur message on social media?

The New York City Council

Georgetown University

St John's Episcopal Hospital

Manchester United

An atheist Jewish convert recently sparked controversy. What percentage of American Jews believe in God as described in the Bible?

26%

35%

47%

68%

Quebec's nationalist party won a majority of the seats in the province's legislature, disconcerting many Jews. What policy did they pass in 2019?

Prohibiting some public sector employees from wearing religious garb, including yarmulkes

Cutting foreign aid to Israel by 47%

Removing Hebrew and Yiddish from the list of recognized minority languages

Banning the use of vouchers subsidizing the cost of religious education

Jewish News Quiz: October 7, 2022

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