THE ETGAR CHALLENGE

The Etgar competition in July is a highlight in the primary school calendar. Now you can test your children’s knowledge in our weekly quiz. Answers below

1. On Rosh Hashanah how many notes do we blow on the shofar? a) 10 b) 30 c) 40 d) 70 e) 100

2. Which one of the following rabbis lived in the medieval period? a) Hillel b) Shammai, c) Yehudah HaNasi d) Yehudah HaLevi e) Ba’al Shem Tov

3. How many books in Tanach come in two parts, aleph and bet? a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 e) 5

4. The books of Neviim (Prophets) end with: a) The death of Solomon b) The fall of the House of Saul c) The end of Kingdom of Israel d) The destruction of the First Temple, e) The destruction of the Second Temple

5. Who was the first president of the State of Israel? a) Theodor Herzl b) Chaim Weizmann c) David Ben-Gurion d) Albert Einstein e) Eliezer Ben-Yehudah

6. Of the 613 commandments how may are negative? a) 150 b) 175 c) 248 d) 365 e) 488