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The Etgar Challenge May 5

Who knows six? Start the day with the Etgar quiz

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1. How old was Abraham when he died?
a) 120
b) 125
c) 168
d) 175
e) 20

2. Which of these 
daily prayers 
is an alphabetic acrostic?
a) the Shema
b) Aleynu
c) Adon Olam
d) Ashrei
e) Baruch Sheamar

3. The motto  “Torah im derech eretz” (“Torah with the way of the world”) is often associated with:
a) Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch
b) Rav Kook
c) Rashi
d) Rambam
e) Rabbi Dr Jonathan Sacks


4. In what year were the Jews expelled from England?
a) 1066
b) 1290
c) 1492
d) 1666
e) 1701

5. For most of his life, where did Rabbi Moshe Feinstein live?
a) Britain
b) Russia
c) America
d) Poland
e) Israel


6. In which book of the Mishnah  can the laws of farming be found?
a) Zeraim
b) Mo’ed
c) Nashim
d) Nezikin
e) Kodashim

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 Answers 1d, 2d, 3a 4b, 5c, 6a
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