THE ETGAR CHALLENGE

Includes material not in the Etgar Handbook

1. The area on which the Beit Hamikdash stood is known as: a. Har Hahar b. Har Habayit c. Har Gerizim d. Har Sinai e. Masada

2. Which Israeli author wrote the 2002 memoir A Tale of Love and Darkness? a. Amos Oz b. Meir Shalev c. Etgar Keret d. Ruth Almog e. David Grossman

3. Who was the child of Amram and Yocheved? a. Shimshon b. Shmuel c. David d. Moshe e. Devorah

4. In the Mishkan, what was the menorah made of? a. copper b. silver c. plastic d. gold e. wood

5. Approximately how many years did the Judges rule over Israel? a. 100 b. 200 c. 300 d. 400 e. 500

6. In the phrase sofer stam, what does stam signify? a. the parchment b. the sofer’s tools c. the prayers written by the sofer d. the ritual objects written by the sofer e. the three paragraphs of the Shema