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1. (Points: 10) | | What emphasis does the Pittsburgh Platform of 1885 share with Cohen’s position?
a. upon the centrality of adherence to tradition
b. on ethical monotheism
c. on the equal status of all faiths
d. on circumcision and other Hebrew rituals
| | Save Answer | | 2. (Points: 10) | | What is permitted by some Orthodox rabbis in the USA, but ultimately forbidden in the UK?
a. religious services only for women
b. any participation by women in wider society
c. women becoming rabbis
d. women leading the congregation in prayer
| | Save Answer | | 3. (Points: 10) | | According to Chapter 7 in your textbook, what is the estimated number of Jews worldwide?
a. 355,000
b. 760,000
c. 5.7 million
d. 15 million
| | Save Answer | | 4. (Points: 10) | | What is it likely that Martin Buber’s philosophy contributed to?
a. a greater degree of acceptance of authority in the Reform movement
b. a greater degree of conformity amongst Reform Jews
c. a breakdown of consensus with an increase in individualization
d. none of these
| | Save Answer | | 5. (Points: 10) | | What did one of the major Hasidic dynasties, the Habad, undertake under its leader Rabbi Menahem Mendel Schneerson?
a. a refusal to participate in secular education
b. an extreme emphasis on food rules
c. successful missionary activity
d. encourage Jewish banking
| | Save Answer | | 6. (Points: 10) | | ‘There really no such thing as the Orthodox ‘movement’.
TrueFalse | | Save Answer | | 7. (Points: 10) | | Eschatology refers to:
a. resurrection of the dead
b. the Last Judgement
c. the end of history
d. all of the above
| | Save Answer | | 8. (Points: 10) | | The Talmud is composed of
a. Halacha
b. Haggadah
c. both A and B
d. neither A nor B
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1. (Points: 10) | | What emphasis does the Pittsburgh Platform of 1885 share with Cohen’s position?
a. upon the centrality of adherence to tradition
b. on ethical monotheism
c. on the equal status of all faiths
d. on circumcision and other Hebrew rituals
| | Save Answer | | 2. (Points: 10) | | What is permitted by some Orthodox rabbis in the USA, but ultimately forbidden in the UK?
a. religious services only for women
b. any participation by women in wider society
c. women becoming rabbis
d. women leading the congregation in prayer
| | Save Answer | | 3. (Points: 10) | | According to Chapter 7 in your textbook, what is the estimated number of Jews worldwide?
a. 355,000
b. 760,000
c. 5.7 million
d. 15 million
| | Save Answer | | 4. (Points: 10) | | What is it likely that Martin Buber’s philosophy contributed to?
a. a greater degree of acceptance of authority in the Reform movement
b. a greater degree of conformity amongst Reform Jews
c. a breakdown of consensus with an increase in individualization
d. none of these
| | Save Answer | | 5. (Points: 10) | | What did one of the major Hasidic dynasties, the Habad, undertake under its leader Rabbi Menahem Mendel Schneerson?
a. a refusal to participate in secular education
b. an extreme emphasis on food rules
c. successful missionary activity
d. encourage Jewish banking
| | Save Answer | | 6. (Points: 10) | | ‘There really no such thing as the Orthodox ‘movement’.
TrueFalse | | Save Answer | | 7. (Points: 10) | | Eschatology refers to:
a. resurrection of the dead
b. the Last Judgement
c. the end of history
d. all of the above
| | Save Answer | | 8. (Points: 10) | | The Talmud is composed of
a. Halacha
b. Haggadah
c. both A and B
d. neither A nor B
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