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What is P'ru Ur'vu – Be fruitful and multiply?
The first mitzvah in the Torah is stated in the very first chapter.
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Who is Miryam?
This prophet was Moses' older sister.
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Who are the Cohanim?
The Israelites brought offerings and the Levites prepared them. The men known by this Hebrew name burned the sacrifices on the altar.
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What is "In the wilderness?"
B'midbar, is called Numbers in English, but it means something else altogether.
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Who is Moses?
Almost the entire Book of Deuteronomy is a long speech by this man.
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What is a ram?
Isaac was nearly sacrificed on Mt. Moriah, but this animal saved him by taking his place.
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What is "Honor your father and your mother?"
Number five on Sinai's top ten list.
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What is Tattooing?
This practice, popular in Israel as well as the US, is strictly forbidden by the Torah, but it won't really keep you from being buried in a Jewish cemetery.
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What is Tzitzit?
It's a mitzvah to wear this garment to remind you of all the commandments and do them.
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What is the Shema?
If you listen carefully, you will hear observant Jews recite the words of this prayer twice a day.
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Who is Esau?
This man sold his birthright for a bowl of lentils.
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Who is Amalek?
On the way out of Egypt, the Israelites were attacked by this man, whose name we are told to blot out.
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What are "chew their cud" and "have a split hoof?"
Kosher mammals have these two distinctive qualities.
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Who is Korach?
This man and his followers were swallowed up by the earth for rebelling against Moses.
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Who is Joshua?
Because this man was selected to lead the Israelites into the land, he had the next book in the Bible named after him.
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What is gopher wood?
Noah's Ark was made out of a special kind of wood, named for this animal.
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What is Darkness?
The ninth plague is the one nobody saw coming.
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What are Pesach, Shavuot and Sukkot?
Parashat Emor describes these three pilgrimage festivals.
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Who were Joshua and Caleb?
Moses sends twelve spies to scout out the land of Canaan. These two had only good things to say about it.
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What is Mt. Nebo?
At the end of his life, Moses ascended this mountain, where he got to see the Land of Israel before he died.
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Who is Dina?
Jacob had twelve sons and one daughter, whose name means "justice."
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What is teivah?
The Hebrew word for the basket baby Moses was placed in is the same word for ark.
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What is the holiness code?
Leviticus Chapter 19, with all of its ethical and religious rules is known by this name.
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What is almond?
Aaron's staff miraculously bloomed with beautiful white flowers from this nutty tree.
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What is Lev?
Take the last letter in the Torah and add the first letter of the Torah and you get this word, reminding you to have a heart.
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