Religious people call upon various texts and individuals for guidance in life. For many Jewish people, sacred texts are the most important sources of authority - the Written Torah and the Oral Torah.
What is the Tenakh?
The Jewish commandments
The first five books of Moses
The Jewish holy book
What are the names of the three parts of the Tenakh?
The Torah, the Nevi'im and the Ketuvim
The Talmud, the Mishnah and the Gemara
The Gospels, the Epistles and Revelation
What is the most important section of the Tenakh?
The Torah
All sections are equal
The Midrash
What do the Nevi'im contain?
The history of the Jews
The Jewish law
The words of the prophets
In which part of the Tenakh are the books of Genesis and Exodus to be found?
The Nevi'im
The Ketuvim
What is the name given to the replies of experts in Jewish law to questions about modern-day issues?
The Tenakh
Rabbinic Responsa
The Talmud
What is the Talmud?
A commentary on the Torah by rabbis
One of the books in the Tenakh
The Jewish prayer book
Which tradition of Jews believes that the teaching of the Torah can be adapted to fit with modern life?
Jewish mothers
Orthodox Jews
Reform Jews
Where is the Torah kept in the synagogue?
In the ark
In the Ner Tamid
In the bimah
What is used to point to the Torah?
The synagogue
The ark
The yad