Liturgy & Prayers Quiz

How much do you know about liturgy and prayers for regular days, Shabbat and holidays?

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From the morning Shema to the evening Shema, prayer provides structure for the Jewish day. How much do you know about liturgy and prayers for regular days, Shabbat, and holidays?

Question 1 of 10
Tehines are special prayers for which group of people?
Question 2 of 10
To spiritually prepare the worshipper for reciting the obligatory major prayers of the morning, the Rabbis established a series of selected passages to be read each morning. Where are these passages from?
Question 3 of 10
When a Torah scroll is removed from the ark, what does the congregation chant?
Question 4 of 10
Is it permissible to reply "amen" louder than the person whose blessing you're saying "amen" to?
Question 5 of 10
Birkot HaShahar are blessings for what time of day?
Question 6 of 10
Which is NOT true about Barkhu?
Question 7 of 10
In most communities, how many days in a normal, non-holiday week is the Torah read?
Question 8 of 10
True or false: In the Conservative Siddur Sim Shalom, two parallel openings of the Amidah prayer appear, one with the traditional reference to the patriarchs, and another including the matriarchs as well.
Question 9 of 10
On Yom Kippur, we read a long medieval poem that describes in gruesome detail the deaths of famous rabbis during ancient Roman persecutions. What is this prayer called?
Question 10 of 10
Traditionally, Jews say which prayer when they wake up?
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