1. Which is Judaism’s ideal burial?
a) Burial
under a tree to better return to nature
b) Burial
in the salt flats of Dead Sea (Hence the name of the sea)
c) Burial
in in or close to Jerusalem
d) Scattering
of ashes after cremation over the Jordan River
e) Burial
of ashes in space via rocket launch
2 . Why does a Rabbi need to be present at a
Jewish funeral?
a) To
say “El Malei Rachamim” a prayer in memory of the person who passed
b) To
say “Tziduk Hadin” a prayer about judgement and God
c) To
sprinkle holy water on the coffin
d) To
shovel the first shovel of earth into the grave
e) Dude,
You don’t need a rabbi present, just a Jew who knows the service
3. What are the traditional components of a
Coffin for jewish burial?
a) Wood.
b) Wood
and cloth.
c) Wood, cloth,
and copper or silver for the Jewish star on top.
d) Wood,
cloth, and as much iron or steel as possible.
e) Wood
lined with special plastic and cloth is
now standard.
But in Just a tallit is all you need to bury
someone.
4. What
do we not do at a Jewish funeral?
a.
Place flowers on the casket
b.
Offer food to the memory of the dead
c.
Say Psalms
d.
Tell stories
e.
Put water from Israel into the grave
f.
Put soil from Israel into the grave
g.
Study Torah
h. Put
anything into the grave
i.
Tell jokes
j.
Read the will
k.
Share a toast
5. Upon
returning from a cemetery, what does Jewish practice say one should do before
entering a home?
a) Rub
one’s hands with salt
b) Wash
one’s hands
c) Take
off one’s shoes and leave them outside
d) Wash
one’s feet
e) Say
Shema Yisrael and V’ahavtah
6. How
many days do Shiva last?
a) Shiva
is only a day long.
b) 2
days. People have to get to work.
c) Three
days.
d) Six
days. A week would be too much.
e) Shiva
is seven days. Like like the Hebrew number for seven, dude.
7. What should people not do at a shiva house?
a.
Tell jokes
b.
Laugh
c.
Pray
d.
Ring the doorbell
e.
Mentioned the departed. Totally tactless, dude.
8. What
are some of the things Jews mourning a loved one do not do, even when shiva is
done, but mourning continues for a month or year?
a.
Wearing leather shoes
b.
Drinking Wine
c.
Experience live music
d.
Going to Synagogue
e.
Go to a movie in a theater. Too pubic, dude.
9)
What is the memorial prayer we say only for a parent, sibing, spouse or child
on the anniversary of their death?
a) Ein Kemocha
b) Kadish Yatom
c) Kadish Shalem
d) Etz Chaim Hee
e) Mi Kamocha
10) But I want to say kaddish for my beloved and
dear great Aunt Schmutzie, my mom’s father’s sister’s best friends’ roommate’s
cousin’s dog walker!
a)
You need permission from your rabbi.
b)
You can if your rabbi gives you a document sign in Hebrew called kodashim.
c)
It’s allowed if you are not Orthodox.
d)
You have to learn a special version of Mourners Kadish since you are not her
child, called Kaddish Le’itchadetah.
e)
Dude! You can learn Torah and give tzedakah in her memory instead.
The eminent Rabbi Yosi ben
Halafta once met a famous Roman matron (a very rich woman). She
asked R. Yosi, “In how many days did God create the world?” “In six,” he
answered. “And since then,” she asked, “what has your God been doing?”
“Matching couples for marriage,” responded R. Yosi. “That’s it!?” she said
dismissively. “Even I can do that. I have many slaves, both male and female. In
no time at all, I can match them for marriage.” To which R. Yosi countered,
“Though this may be an easy thing for you to do, for God it is as difficult as
splitting the Yam Suf/Sea of Reeds.”
Whereupon,
she took her leave. The next day this aristocrat lined up a thousand male and a
thousand female slaves and paired them off before nightfall. The morning after,
her estate resembled a battlefield. One male slave had his head bashed in,
another had lost an eye, while a third man hobbled because of a broken leg. None of them seemed to want their assigned mate. Quickly, she summoned R. Yosi
and acknowledged. “Your God is unique and your is
true, pleasing and praiseworthy. You spoke wisely.”(Bereshit
Rabba, 68:4)
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