Jewish Celebration Quiz

Rabbi Menachem Posner serves as staff editor at Chabad.org, the world’s largest Jewish informational website. He has been writing, researching, and editing for Chabad.org since 2006, when he received his rabbinic degree from Central Yeshiva Tomchei Temimim Lubavitch. He lives in Chicago, Ill., with his family.

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Mary McGoldrick Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 August 30, 2022

Got 8/10 Reply

Lauren Diane Spector Bend, Oregon August 30, 2022

7/10 One question was confusing. Thank you Rabbi for these quizzes. I am learning. Reply

Wayne Godwin PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA August 30, 2022

Thank you Rabbi. Always good to learn and expand my limited knowledge. Reply

Axel Berger Köln-Ossendorf August 27, 2022

Take your time on this one and read all the alternatives. Thank you Rabbi Posner, some of your ideas are great fun. Reply

Val Bura Aveley August 27, 2022

This is great culture and civilization. Many times I cry after a quiz like this. Reply

Marian duru Lagos Nigeria August 25, 2022

I still have a lot to learn Reply

louise leon long pond August 25, 2022

So on my third try, I got 10/10. Considering my decrepitude, that's darn good.
I will now never (maybe) forget that a boy's first haircut coincides with his fifth b.d. Reply

Ronel Gratehouse Lampasas, TX August 25, 2022

Vort means word. Refers to speaking not celebrating. Reply

Fred N Fuss Allentown August 25, 2022

Not being much good at this, I was proud of my 5/10 score on Jewish Celebration, until I saw some braggards 10/10. Just need to play catch-up I guess. Reply

Smart Person The world August 25, 2022

NO ONE, NO ONE, thinks that a "vort" is a 'Torah themed speech given at a wedding, etc! Everyone knows it means an engagement celebration. Reply

Micki USA August 25, 2022

in response to Smart Person:

I was thinking they mean, "Torah -themed" means d'var Torah דבר תורה
Which is what you're supposed to do if you're 3 people or more ( or ten, don't know the laws). (They mean men). D'var Torah is important in every event. For vort the "celebration" is the fathers shaking hands. And I think they drink wine, no idea. They told me to stay with my mom and the ladies. Reply

Rivka Rachum West Orange August 26, 2022

in response to Smart Person:

I'm sorry, that is not true. That is the question I missed, and I'm sure others did, too. Reply

Janet Clare Ma'ale Levona September 2, 2022

in response to Rivka Rachum:

I did too. I thought it was only the engagement ceremony, but like Micki, I'm a woman and have never participated in the other kind of vort. Reply

FY Sunnyvale CA August 25, 2022

9/10. If I could go back in time, I would get them all correct. Reply

AH usa August 25, 2022

10/10 Reply

MJc SE Asia August 24, 2022

I learned new things every time. Thanks. Reply

Rivka Rachum West Orange August 26, 2022

in response to MJc:

Yes, so do I! I forward them to my friend every week. She loves them, too! Reply

Andrew Elder Bryan August 24, 2022

This quiz proves a point of mine: The more I learn, the less I know.

Now my nephew Rebbe Shlomo, I'm sure would have Aced this quiz, me being goy,
didn't do so well, but have fun learning this new "way"! =)) Reply

Gwendolyn Austin August 24, 2022

The quizzes don’t appear when I hit the button. Perhaps it’s my phone? It’s up to date. Reply

Andrew Elder Bryan August 24, 2022

in response to Gwendolyn Austin :

it's probably spam blocker, why it doesn't appear Reply

Micki August 25, 2022

in response to Gwendolyn Austin :

I'm the opposite of tech expert. But I think you may need to scroll up or down. They will be there, hopefully. Also, you can write a comment, that means you are on the right site, as far as I can tell. Good luck 😊 Reply

Micki USA August 25, 2022

in response to Micki :

Gwendolyn, after I wrote my comment I discovered that many people have this problem. Sorry you have to deal with it. I'm hoping chabad will be able to fix it, be well, m. Reply

Raad Auckland August 24, 2022

10/10 Reply

Josephine levi Uk August 24, 2022

I got 9/10 not bad Reply

Seymour Jacobson Australia August 24, 2022

back to the old problem. Quiz does not load, I can only see the comments section this week. Reply

Frank USA August 25, 2022

in response to Seymour Jacobson:

The problem is usually the browser. I use Google Chrome without any issues. Reply

Seymour Jacobson Melbourne Australia August 25, 2022

in response to Frank:

So do I, Frank, but obviously with a problem that is intermittent but annoying.

Perhaps it is because we do everything upside down in Australia....... Reply

Nance Arizona, US August 23, 2022

I enjoy taking these quizzes, thank you for creating them. Over the past month, though, they do not appear when the appropriate button is clicked. Reply

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