Lt. Joshua Sherwin, a Navy chaplain, at Yom Kippur services. (Gino A. Flores/U.S. Navy)
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Yom Kippur Quiz

How much do you know about the Day of Atonement?

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A day of fasting, prayer, and introspection, Yom Kippur is often considered the holiest day of the Jewish year. How much do you know about Yom Kippur?

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Question 1 of 10
The Avodah service describes
Question 2 of 10
True or False: Judaism teaches that human beings are basically sinful.
Question 3 of 10
The traditional Torah reading on Yom Kippur morning discusses
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On the afternoon of Yom Kippur, Jews traditionally read
Question 5 of 10
On Yom Kippur, we read a long medieval poem that describes in painfully gruesome detail the deaths of famous rabbis during ancient Roman persecutions. What is it called?
Question 6 of 10
A famous story in the Talmud records a conversation between Rabbi Joshua and Rabbi Yohanan. When Rabbi Joshua decries the lack of the Yom Kippur sacrifice in the post-Temple word, Rabbi Yohana replies that we still have another effective method of atonement. What does he say that method is?
Question 7 of 10
According to Jewish law, at what age is a child is commanded to fast?
Question 8 of 10
The Viddui is the
Question 9 of 10
According to the rabbis, Yom Kippur is the anniversary of the day that
Question 10 of 10
People who fast according to Jewish law abstain from
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