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

Yom Kippur Quiz

How much do you know about the Day of Atonement?

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A day of fasting, prayer, and introspection,

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 beginning of the Kol Nidre service declares that the personal and religious vows made between the individual and God for the coming year are
Question 2 of 10
The explicit connection between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is first made in
Question 3 of 10
The service that ends Yom Kippur is called
Question 4 of 10
Which of the following is NOT restricted on Yom Kippur according to Jewish law?
Question 5 of 10
The meal before the Yom Kippur fast is 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
Which act signals the end of Yom Kippur?
Question 8 of 10
According to the rabbis, Yom Kippur is the anniversary of the day that
Question 9 of 10
Before Yom Kippur begins every Jew is urged to repent by
Question 10 of 10
True or False: Judaism teaches that human beings are basically sinful.
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