How much do you know about Sephardic Jewry? MJL
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Question 1. Which of the following great Jewish thinkers was Sephardic?
Rabbi Moshe Isserles
The Hofetz Hayim
Maimonides
Rabbi Moshe Soloveitchik
Question 2. Which of these famous American Jewish poets was Sephardic?
Emma Lazarus
Samuel Menashe
Phillip Levine
Allen Ginsburg
Question 3. The word sepharad refers to which country?
Portugal
Spain
Tunisia
Egypt
Question 4. True/False: The first Jews in America were Sephardim.
True
False
Question 5. On Passover Sephardic halakhah allows one to eat which of the following foods?
Rice
Corn
Lentils
All of the above
Question 6. How many days do Sephardim say selichot before the High Holidays?
2
7
12
30
Question 7. Some sephardic communities have a special ceremony to celebrate
When a girl reaches menses
A pregnant woman
When a baby learns to clap
When a child first eats solid food
Question 8. What geographical region does the term “Ashkenazic” literally refer to?
Poland
Russia
Tunisia
Germany
Question 9. What is the name of the Moroccan feast held immediately after Passover?
Mazel tov
Shehekhiyanu
Molad
Maimouna
Question 10. At what point in the service do Sephardic Jews display the Torah scroll to the congregation?
Before the Torah service
After the Torah service
Between the second and third aliyot
At the end of the musaf service