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
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