Jewish Principles and Important Figures
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What is the meaning of the term Tzedakah? Hint It has two definitions.
It emphasizes the importance of treating others with the same kindness and care that we desire for ourselves.
A Hebrew word that means kindness or love between people. In Jewish ethics it is used for love or charity between people. In its latter sense of 'charity' it is considered a virtue on its own, and also for its contribution to tikkun olam (repairing the world). One does this without expecting anything in return.
1. A Hebrew word meaning "righteousness", and refers to the obligation to do what is right and just. 2. It is commonly used to signify charity. It is typically understood as spontaneous acts of goodwill and a marker of generosity.
A concept in Judaism, which refers to various forms of action intended to repair and improve the world. It is also used to refer to the pursuit of social justice, which is based on the idea that "Jews bear responsibility not only for their own moral, spiritual, and material welfare, but also for the welfare of society at large."
300s - Q2
What is the meaning of the term Tikkun Olam - Repairing the World?
A concept in Judaism, which refers to various forms of action intended to repair and improve the world. It is also used to refer to the pursuit of social justice, which is based on the idea that "Jews bear responsibility not only for their own moral, spiritual, and material welfare, but also for the welfare of society at large."
A Hebrew word that means kindness or love between people. In Jewish ethics it is used for love or charity between people. In its latter sense of 'charity' it is considered a virtue on its own, and also for its contribution to tikkun olam (repairing the world). One does this without expecting anything in return.
1. A Hebrew word meaning "righteousness", and refers to the obligation to do what is right and just. 2. It is commonly used to signify charity. It is typically understood as spontaneous acts of goodwill and a marker of generosity.
It emphasizes the importance of treating others with the same kindness and care that we desire for ourselves.
300s - Q3
What is the meaning of the term Vuhavta Lerayacha Kumoicha - You shall love your fellow/neighbor as yourself?
A concept in Judaism, which refers to various forms of action intended to repair and improve the world. It is also used to refer to the pursuit of social justice, which is based on the idea that "Jews bear responsibility not only for their own moral, spiritual, and material welfare, but also for the welfare of society at large."
It emphasizes the importance of treating others with the same kindness and care that we desire for ourselves.
A Hebrew word that means kindness or love between people. In Jewish ethics it is used for love or charity between people. In its latter sense of 'charity' it is considered a virtue on its own, and also for its contribution to tikkun olam (repairing the world). One does this without expecting anything in return.
1. A Hebrew word meaning "righteousness", and refers to the obligation to do what is right and just. 2. It is commonly used to signify charity. It is typically understood as spontaneous acts of goodwill and a marker of generosity.
300s - Q4
What is the meaning of the word Chessed?
It emphasizes the importance of treating others with the same kindness and care that we desire for ourselves.
1. A Hebrew word meaning "righteousness", and refers to the obligation to do what is right and just. 2. It is commonly used to signify charity. It is typically understood as spontaneous acts of goodwill and a marker of generosity.
A concept in Judaism, which refers to various forms of action intended to repair and improve the world. It is also used to refer to the pursuit of social justice, which is based on the idea that "Jews bear responsibility not only for their own moral, spiritual, and material welfare, but also for the welfare of society at large."
A Hebrew word that means kindness or love between people. In Jewish ethics it is used for love or charity between people. In its latter sense of 'charity' it is considered a virtue on its own, and also for its contribution to tikkun olam (repairing the world). One does this without expecting anything in return.
300s - Q5
Who was the first Jewish woman to serve on the supreme court? She spent much of her legal career as an advocate for gender equality and women's rights.
Sandra Day O'Connor
Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG)
Elena Kagan
Sonia Sotomayor
20s - Q6
A German-born Jewish theoretical physicist who is widely held to be one of the greatest and most influential scientists of all time. Best known for developing the theory of relativity, made important contributions to quantum mechanics, and was thus a central figure in the revolutionary reshaping of the scientific understanding of nature that modern physics accomplished in the first decades of the twentieth century.
Niels Bohr
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Albert Einstein
Ernest Rutherford
30s - Q7
A Jewish American film director, producer and screenwriter. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, he is the most commercially successful director in history. In 1993, he directed back-to-back blockbuster hits with the science fiction thriller Jurassic Park, the highest-grossing film ever at the time, and the Holocaust drama Schindler's List.
Steven Spielberg
Francis Ford Coppola
Orson Welles
John Huston
30s - Q8
A Jewish American former baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers from 1955 to 1966. Widely regarded as one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history. He was nicknamed "the Left Arm of God."
Tom Seaver
Roger Clemens
Greg Maddux
Sandy Koufax
30s - Q9
A Jewish American actor and comedian. Primarily a comedic leading actor in films, known for his roles in films like ‘Punch-Drunk Love’ and ‘The Wedding Singer.’
Bill Murray
George Carlin
Will Ferrell
Adam Sandler
30s - Q10
Select Famous Jewish Singers. That is, singers with at least one Jewish parent.
Users sort answers between categoriesSorting120s - Q11
A Jewish American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer. From 1989 to 1998, he played a semi-fictionalized version of himself in the sitcom Seinfeld, which he created and wrote with Larry David.
Michael Richards
Barney Martin
John O'Hurley
Jerry Seinfeld
30s - Q12
She was an American technology executive, and is a philanthropist, and writer. She served as chief operating officer (COO) of Meta Platforms, a position from which she stepped down in August 2022. In 2008, she was made COO at Facebook, becoming the company's second-highest-ranking official. In June 2012, she was elected to Facebook's board of directors, becoming the first woman to serve on its board. As head of the company's advertising business, she was credited for making the company profitable. Prior to joining Facebook as its COO, she was vice president of global online sales and operations at Google and was involved in its philanthropic arm Google.org. Before that, Sandberg served as research assistant to Lawrence Summers at the World Bank, and subsequently as his chief of staff when he was Bill Clinton's United States Secretary of the Treasury. In 2012, she was named in the Time 100, an annual list of the most influential people in the world. She was also on Forbes Magazine's 2021 billionaires list.
Miriam Adelson
Ruth Gottesman
Abigail Johnson
Sheryl Sandberg
120s - Q13
He is an American businessman, politician, philanthropist, and author. He is the majority owner and co-founder of a privately held financial, software, data, and media company. He also served as the mayor of New York City for three terms from 2002 to 2013, and was a candidate for the 2020 Democratic nomination for president of the United States. He has served as chair of the Defense Innovation Board, an independent advisory board that provides recommendations on artificial intelligence, software, data and digital modernization to the United States Department of Defense, since June 2022.
Larry Ellison
Michael Bloomberg
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Alexis Ohanian
120s