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The scoring

Every question, every weight, every point. The score is not a black box.

1

Each question → 0 to 100%

Choice: the value of your answer. Checkboxes: the sum of the boxes (capped). Quiz: 100% if correct.

2

Each area → 0 to 100

Weighted average. “Doesn't apply” removes the question; “Skip” counts as not done. Anything optional for you only counts as a bonus.

3

Overall score → 0 to 1000

Average of the areas weighted by their importance. Tips are ranked by points gained ÷ effort.

Area weights

Maximum points per area out of 1000.

The 7 levels

0 – 149נִיצוֹץNitzotzThe spark
150 – 299נֵרNerThe candle
300 – 449לַפִּידLapidThe torch
450 – 599מְנוֹרָהMenorahThe lampstand
600 – 749אוֹרOrThe light
750 – 899מֵאִירMeirThe one who gives light
900 – 1000מַחְזִיקMachzikThe one who strengthens others

All the questions

Shabbat שַׁבָּת

“Shomer Shabbat / Shomeret Shabbat” badge at 85/100
Friday, Shabbat candles get lit in 20 minutes. At your place…Short versionSingle choice
  • No candles at my place0 %
  • It happens, now and then35 %
  • Almost every week, they're ready70 %
  • Candles ready, like every Friday100 %
  • I'm a guest or at boarding school—

“The Shabbat light takes priority, because it brings peace to the home.” — Shabbat 23b

Saturday, 3 p.m., someone suggests a movie. Is it still Shabbat for you?Short versionSingle choice
  • I don't keep Shabbat0 %
  • No, it ended Friday night30 %
  • No, it ended Saturday lunchtime50 %
  • Yes, still Shabbat, my way65 %
  • Yes, still Shabbat, all of it100 %
  • Yes, except when I'm on call (care)100 %

“Remember the Shabbat day to keep it holy.” — Exodus 20:8

Candle lighting, in detailDeep diveCheckboxes

Asked to: Born Jewish, Converted, Just discovering

  • Before candle-lighting time+60 %
  • With the blessing+40 %
Kiddush (blessing over the wine): do you say it or listen to it?Short versionSingle choice
  • Never0 %
  • Sometimes40 %
  • Every Friday night85 %
  • Friday night and Saturday lunch100 %

“Remember the Shabbat day: remember it over wine.” — Pesachim 106a

Shabbat mealsDeep diveSingle choice
  • No special meal0 %
  • Family meal, no Hamotzi30 %
  • Friday night, with Hamotzi55 %
  • Friday night and Saturday lunch80 %
  • All three meals100 %

“Whoever keeps the three Shabbat meals is spared three ordeals.” — Shabbat 118a

What makes your Shabbat differentDeep diveCheckboxes

Asked to: Reform / Liberal, Masorti / Conservative, Cultural · secular

  • No work+25 %
  • Screens put away+20 %
  • Time with loved ones+20 %
  • Services or study+20 %
  • Rest, reading, nature+15 %
On Shabbat, you refrain from…Deep diveCheckboxes

Asked to: ≠ Reform / Liberal, Masorti / Conservative, Cultural · secular · Born Jewish, Converted, Just discovering

  • Carrying outside without an eruv (boundary)+15 %
  • Writing, drawing+15 %
  • Turning things on or off+15 %
  • Cooking+14 %
  • Driving+13 %
  • Screens and phone+10 %
  • Money and shopping+8 %
  • Public transport+5 %
  • Muktzeh items (not to be moved)+5 %

“Six days you shall labor, and the seventh day is Shabbat for Hashem your G-d.” — Exodus 20:9-10

Your Shabbat, on the path to conversionDeep diveSingle choice

Asked to: Converting

  • I'm discovering it0 %
  • I live it with a community50 %
  • I follow my rabbi's program100 %
Your Shabbat vibeFull versionCheckboxes
  • Nice table and challah (braided bread)+25 %
  • Table songs+25 %
  • A dvar Torah (a Torah thought) at the table+25 %
  • Hosting or being a guest+25 %
Havdalah (the ceremony that ends Shabbat)Full versionSingle choice
  • Never0 %
  • Sometimes50 %
  • Every week100 %

“It is a Torah mitzvah to sanctify Shabbat with words, as it begins and as it ends.” — Rambam, Hilchot Shabbat 29:1

Honoring Shabbat (kavod Shabbat): do you get ready?Deep diveSingle choice
  • Same as weekdays0 %
  • A bit more dressed up50 %
  • Real preparation100 %

Kashrut כַּשְׁרוּת

“Shomer Kashrut / Shomeret Kashrut” badge at 85/100
At home, kitchen-wise…Short versionSingle choice
  • No particular rules0 %
  • No pork or shellfish25 %
  • Vegetarian home45 %
  • Kosher meat only45 %
  • Kosher meat, milk and meat kept apart80 %
  • Kosher all the way100 %
  • No kitchen of my own—

“You shall not cook a kid in its mother's milk.” — Exodus 23:19

Last-minute after-work drinks at the local restaurant. You order…Short versionSingle choice
  • Whatever I feel like0 %
  • Anything but pork and shellfish20 %
  • A vegetarian dish or fish30 %
  • Kosher only: I suggest a kosher place100 %
Meat for lunch, and a cappuccino is calling your name. Do you wait a bit?Full versionSingle choice
  • No, I don't wait0 %
  • A little, no set rule40 %
  • Yes, as long as my custom says100 %
  • I don't eat meat—

“Whoever has eaten meat waits six hours before eating cheese.” — Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah 89:1

Do you check products for a hechsher (kosher label)?Full versionScale
  • Never0 %
  • Rarely25 %
  • Sometimes50 %
  • Often75 %
  • Always100 %
  • My parents handle it—
Wine and grape-based spiritsDeep diveSingle choice
  • I don't pay attention0 %
  • Kosher for kiddush50 %
  • Always kosher100 %
  • I don't drink alcohol—
Tevilat kelim: do you immerse new dishes?Deep diveSingle choice
  • I know it, but don't do it0 %
  • Sometimes50 %
  • Always100 %
  • This mitzvah is new to me—
  • Not applicable yet—

“Whatever goes through fire, you shall pass through fire… but it shall also be purified with water.” — Numbers 31:23 · Avodah Zarah 75b

The mitzvot of the LandDeep diveCheckboxes

Asked to: In Israel

  • Terumot and ma'asrot+40 %
  • Orlah (fruit of a tree's first 3 years)+20 %
  • Shmita (the sabbatical year)+40 %
Does your food reflect your values?Deep diveSingle choice

Asked to: Reform / Liberal, Masorti / Conservative, Cultural · secular

  • Not really0 %
  • Sometimes50 %
  • Yes, it's intentional100 %

Tefillah תְּפִלָּה

“Baal Tefillah / Baalat Tefillah” badge at 85/100
Busy day, packed schedule: do you find a moment to pray?Short versionSingle choice
  • Not at the moment0 %
  • Now and then30 %
  • Several times a week60 %
  • Every day, no matter what100 %

“And serve Him with all your heart: what is the service of the heart? It is prayer.” — Ta'anit 2a

An apple between meetings… do you say the berakhah (blessing)?Short versionSingle choice
  • I just bite in, no blessing0 %
  • Sometimes, a blessing before30 %
  • A blessing before, every time60 %
  • A blessing before, and one after100 %

“You shall eat, be satisfied, and bless Hashem your G-d.” — Deuteronomy 8:10

When you wake up, you say…Full versionCheckboxes
  • Modeh Ani (a thank-you on waking)+30 %
  • Netilat yadayim (hand-washing)+30 %
  • Birchot Hashachar+40 %
Shacharit, the morning prayerFull versionSingle choice

Asked to: A man

  • Never0 %
  • Now and then30 %
  • A few times a week60 %
  • Every day100 %

“The prayers were instituted in place of the daily offerings.” — Berakhot 26b

Your daily prayer is more like…Full versionSingle choice

Asked to: A woman

  • No set form0 %
  • My own words60 %
  • Morning blessings and Shema85 %
  • With the Amidah (the standing prayer)100 %
  • Not right now—
Mincha and ArvitDeep diveScale

Optional for: A woman / I'd rather not say · ≠ Reform / Liberal, Masorti / Conservative

  • Never0 %
  • Rarely25 %
  • Sometimes50 %
  • Often75 %
  • Every day100 %
Praying with a minyan (a quorum of 10)Deep diveSingle choice

Optional for: A woman / I'd rather not say · ≠ Reform / Liberal, Masorti / Conservative

  • Never0 %
  • For a holiday or a Kaddish20 %
  • Every Shabbat50 %
  • Shabbat and weekdays75 %
  • At least one service a day90 %
  • Three services a day100 %

“The prayer of the community is never rejected.” — Berakhot 8a

Do you focus on what the words mean?Deep diveSingle choice
  • Not yet0 %
  • Sometimes50 %
  • Yes, usually100 %

“Whoever reads the Shema must focus on the meaning of the first verse; in the Amidah, at least on the first blessing.” — Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim 60:5 ; 101:1

Do you say Tehillim (Psalms)?Deep diveScale
  • Never0 %
  • Rarely25 %
  • Sometimes50 %
  • Often75 %
  • Every day100 %
The bedtime ShemaDeep diveScale
  • Never0 %
  • Rarely25 %
  • Sometimes50 %
  • Often75 %
  • Every night100 %
For a loved one who passed: Kaddish and Hazkarah (remembrance)Deep diveSingle choice
  • Not yet0 %
  • Sometimes50 %
  • Every year100 %
  • Doesn't apply to me—

Torah study תַּלְמוּד תּוֹרָה

“Ohev Torah / Ohevet Torah” badge at 85/100
Torah classes, reading, podcasts: how much time a week?Short versionSingle choice
  • Not right now0 %
  • Under 30 min50 %
  • 30 min to 2 h75 %
  • 2 to 5 h90 %
  • Over 5 h100 %
  • Full-time study100 %

“Make your Torah study a fixed practice.” — Pirkei Avot 1:15

Dinner with friends: “Which parashah (Torah reading) is it this week?” You…Short versionSingle choice
  • I couldn't say0 %
  • I tell them its name25 %
  • I sum it up, or share a thought on it55 %
  • I quote a commentator, like Rashi100 %
Do you read the weekly parashah twice?Deep diveSingle choice

Optional for: A woman / I'd rather not say · ≠ Reform / Liberal, Masorti / Conservative

  • Never0 %
  • Sometimes50 %
  • Every week100 %

“One should always complete one's parashiyot with the community: the text twice and the translation once.” — Berakhot 8a-b

Do you follow a regular Torah class?Full versionSingle choice
  • No0 %
  • Online, now and then35 %
  • One class a week70 %
  • Several classes, or a study partner100 %
  • Full-time (yeshiva, midrasha…)100 %
A small daily study routine?Deep diveSingle choice
  • No0 %
  • I've started one50 %
  • Yes, every day100 %

“Whoever studies halachot every day is assured a share in the World to Come.” — Niddah 73a

These days, you read or study…Full versionCheckboxes
  • Chumash (the written Torah) and Rashi+20 %
  • Prophets and Writings+10 %
  • Mishnah, Pirkei Avot (sayings of the Sages)+15 %
  • Halakhah (Jewish law)+20 %
  • Mussar (ethics, self-improvement)+10 %
  • Chassidut (Hasidic thought)+10 %
  • Jewish thought and history+15 %
Do you study Gemara (the Talmud), on your own or in a class?Deep diveSingle choice

Optional for: A woman / I'd rather not say · ≠ Reform / Liberal, Masorti / Conservative

  • No0 %
  • Now and then50 %
  • Regularly100 %
Your Hebrew readingDeep diveSingle choice
  • I can't read Hebrew0 %
  • Letter by letter35 %
  • Fluently65 %
  • I understand the prayers85 %
  • I understand the texts100 %
Do you have a rav, a rabbanit or a mentor?Deep diveSingle choice
  • Not yet0 %
  • Someone, now and then60 %
  • Yes, I consult them100 %

“Make for yourself a teacher and acquire for yourself a friend.” — Pirkei Avot 1:6

Holidays & calendar מוֹעֲדִים

“Keeper of the calendar” badge at 85/100
Yom Kippur: what about the fast?Short versionSingle choice
  • I don't fast0 %
  • Part of the day40 %
  • Full fast (25 h)100 %
  • Exempt: doctor's and rav's advice100 %

“For on this day He will atone for you, to purify you from all your sins.” — Leviticus 16:30

Pesach: what do you do?Short versionCheckboxes
  • A Seder (the festive meal), even a short one+30 %
  • Matzah on Seder night+20 %
  • Zero chametz (leaven) all Pesach+30 %
  • The chametz hunt, the night before+10 %
  • Selling the chametz+10 %

“You shall tell your child on that day…” — Exodus 13:8

The shofar on Rosh HashanahFull versionSingle choice

Optional for: A woman / I'd rather not say · ≠ Reform / Liberal, Masorti / Conservative

  • I don't hear it0 %
  • One of the two days60 %
  • Both days100 %

“Thirty blasts are sounded to resolve the doubt about the exact form of the teruah.” — Rosh Hashanah 34a

Around Rosh HashanahDeep diveCheckboxes
  • Holiday meal+35 %
  • The simanim (symbolic foods)+35 %
  • Selichot (prayers for forgiveness)+30 %
Holiday servicesDeep diveSingle choice

Optional for: A woman / I'd rather not say · ≠ Reform / Liberal, Masorti / Conservative

  • No services0 %
  • Yom Kippur40 %
  • Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur70 %
  • Every holiday100 %
Sukkot (the Feast of Booths)Full versionCheckboxes

Optional for: A woman / I'd rather not say · ≠ Reform / Liberal, Masorti / Conservative

  • Eating in a sukkah (booth)+50 %
  • Building my own sukkah+20 %
  • Taking the four species+30 %

“You shall dwell in sukkot for seven days.” — Leviticus 23:42

Donuts on Hanukkah, costumes on Purim… and the mitzvot?Full versionCheckboxes
  • The menorah (Hanukkah lamp) every night+30 %
  • Hearing the Megillah (Book of Esther)+30 %
  • Mishloach manot (food gifts)+10 %
  • Gifts to the poor+15 %
  • The Purim feast+15 %

“The mitzvah of the Hanukkah light: to place it at the entrance of one's house, on the outside.” — Shabbat 21b

Counting the OmerDeep diveSingle choice

Optional for: A woman / I'd rather not say · ≠ Reform / Liberal, Masorti / Conservative

  • I don't count0 %
  • A few nights40 %
  • Most nights70 %
  • All 49 nights100 %

“You shall count seven complete weeks from the day after the holiday.” — Leviticus 23:15

Shavuot (the giving of the Torah)Deep diveCheckboxes
  • All-night study+50 %
  • The Ten Commandments at shul+50 %
On holidays (Yom Tov), do you refrain from work?Deep diveScale

Asked to: ≠ Reform / Liberal, Cultural · secular

  • Never0 %
  • Rarely25 %
  • Sometimes50 %
  • Often75 %
  • Always100 %
The fast days of the yearDeep diveSingle choice
  • None0 %
  • Some50 %
  • All of them100 %
  • Exempt—
Tisha B'AvDeep diveSingle choice
  • I don't fast0 %
  • Part of the day40 %
  • Full fast100 %
  • Exempt: doctor's and rav's advice100 %
Israel's national daysDeep diveCheckboxes

Asked to: In Israel

  • Yom HaShoah+25 %
  • Yom HaZikaron+25 %
  • Yom Ha'atzmaut+25 %
  • Yom Yerushalayim+25 %
  • Not my community's custom—
Do you keep your community's customs alive?Deep diveSingle choice
  • Not really0 %
  • One or two60 %
  • Several, every year100 %
  • My family has none—

Everyday mitzvot מִצְווֹת

“Zariz / Zariza” badge at 85/100
A friend drops by for the first time. Mezuzah-wise…Short versionSingle choice
  • There isn't one0 %
  • One on the front door, that's it40 %
  • On every door, room by room80 %
  • Everywhere, and checked by a sofer100 %
  • No place of my own—

“You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.” — Deuteronomy 6:9

Sandwich on your lunch break: do you wash your hands (netilat yadayim) first?Short versionScale
  • Never0 %
  • Rarely25 %
  • Sometimes50 %
  • Often75 %
  • Always100 %
Putting on tefillinShort versionSingle choice

Asked to: A man · Born Jewish, Converted, Just discovering

  • Never0 %
  • Now and then25 %
  • Mondays and Thursdays50 %
  • Almost every day75 %
  • Every weekday100 %

“You shall bind them as a sign upon your arm, and they shall be frontlets between your eyes.” — Deuteronomy 6:8

Rabbeinu Tam tefillinDeep diveSingle choice

Asked to: A man · Born Jewish, Converted, Just discovering

  • No0 %
  • Sometimes50 %
  • Every day100 %
  • Not my custom—
Tzitzit (tallit katan)Deep diveSingle choice

Asked to: A man · Born Jewish, Converted, Just discovering

  • Never0 %
  • Sometimes50 %
  • Every day100 %

“You shall look at it and remember all the commandments of Hashem.” — Numbers 15:39

The tallit gadol (prayer shawl) in the morningDeep diveSingle choice

Asked to: A man · Born Jewish, Converted, Just discovering

  • No0 %
  • Shabbat and holidays50 %
  • Every morning100 %
  • Not my custom—
The kippahFull versionSingle choice

Asked to: A man

  • Never0 %
  • At synagogue and meals30 %
  • At home too55 %
  • Everywhere except work80 %
  • All the time100 %

“Cover your head, so that the fear of Heaven may be upon you.” — Shabbat 156b

Tefillin, tallit, kippahShort versionCheckboxes

Asked to: A woman / I'd rather not say · Reform / Liberal, Masorti / Conservative · Optional for: A woman / I'd rather not say

  • Tefillin+40 %
  • Tallit+30 %
  • Kippah+30 %
Tzniut (modesty)Full versionSingle choice

Asked to: ≠ Reform / Liberal, Masorti / Conservative, Cultural · secular

  • I don't think about it0 %
  • Simple style, no set rules40 %
  • I follow some rules70 %
  • As my community does100 %
  • Dress code at work—

“What Hashem asks of you: to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your G-d.” — Micah 6:8

Covering your hairShort versionSingle choice

Asked to: A woman · 18 – 30, 31 – 50, 51 – 70, Over 70 · Married, Divorced, Widowed · ≠ Reform / Liberal, Masorti / Conservative, Cultural · secular

  • No0 %
  • Shabbat, holidays, synagogue40 %
  • Often70 %
  • As my community does100 %
Do you separate challah when you bake bread?Deep diveSingle choice
  • No0 %
  • Sometimes50 %
  • Always100 %
  • I don't bake bread—

“Of the first of your dough you shall set aside a challah.” — Numbers 15:20

Everyday berakhot (blessings)Deep diveScale
  • Never0 %
  • Rarely25 %
  • Sometimes50 %
  • Often75 %
  • Always100 %

Home & family בַּיִת יְהוּדִי

“Home builder” badge at 85/100
Do you talk about Judaism with your loved ones?Short versionScale
  • Never0 %
  • Rarely25 %
  • Sometimes50 %
  • Often75 %
  • Always100 %
Shabbat and holidays: alone or surrounded?Short versionScale
  • Never0 %
  • Rarely25 %
  • Sometimes50 %
  • Often75 %
  • Every holiday100 %
Your children's Jewish educationShort versionCheckboxes

Asked to: 18 – 30, 31 – 50, 51 – 70, Over 70 · Any children? Yes

  • Shabbat and holidays together+25 %
  • Telling or studying Torah+20 %
  • Blessing them on Friday night+15 %
  • Structured Jewish education+25 %
  • Jewish books, games, activities+15 %

“You shall teach them to your children.” — Deuteronomy 6:7

Your sons' brit milah (circumcision)Deep diveSingle choice

Asked to: 18 – 30, 31 – 50, 51 – 70, Over 70 · Any children? Yes

  • No0 %
  • Done or planned100 %
  • No sons—

“This is My covenant which you shall keep… every male among you shall be circumcised.” — Genesis 17:10

Your children's bar or bat mitzvahFull versionSingle choice

Asked to: 18 – 30, 31 – 50, 51 – 70, Over 70 · Any children? Yes

  • Not planned0 %
  • Celebrated or in the works100 %
  • Not old enough yet—
With your adult children and grandchildrenFull versionScale

Asked to: Any children? Yes

  • Never0 %
  • Rarely25 %
  • Sometimes50 %
  • Often75 %
  • Always100 %
What would help you most?Deep diveCheckboxes

Asked to: 18 – 30, 31 – 50, 51 – 70, Over 70

  • Ideas for the kids+25 %
  • A welcoming community+25 %
  • Learning the basics+25 %
  • Talking to someone+25 %
  • Nothing in particular+0 %
Would you like discreet resources on Taharat HaMishpachah?Deep diveSingle choice

Asked to: A woman · 18 – 30, 31 – 50, 51 – 70, Over 70 · In a relationship, Married

  • Yes, please100 %
  • No thanks0 %
  • I already practice it100 %
  • I'd rather not say—

Tzedakah & Chesed צְדָקָה וָחֶסֶד

“Baal Chesed / Baalat Chesed” badge at 85/100
End of the month, a charity asks you for a donation (tzedakah). You…Short versionSingle choice
  • I don't usually give0 %
  • Depends, now and then30 %
  • I already give regularly60 %
  • I give my ma'aser (a tenth)100 %
  • I give within my means100 %

“You shall open your hand to your brother, to your poor and to your needy.” — Deuteronomy 15:11

Chesed (kindness): what you do for othersShort versionCheckboxes
  • Visiting the sick+20 %
  • Hosting guests+15 %
  • Volunteering+15 %
  • Elderly or isolated people+10 %
  • Comforting mourners+10 %
  • Caring for the deceased+10 %
  • Interest-free loans (gemach)+10 %
  • My job is a chesed+10 %
A coin in the tzedakah (charity) box?Full versionScale
  • Never0 %
  • Rarely25 %
  • Sometimes50 %
  • Often75 %
  • Every day100 %
A neighbor loaded with groceries, a swamped coworker… do you lend a hand?Full versionScale
  • Never0 %
  • Rarely25 %
  • Every month50 %
  • Every week75 %
  • Every day100 %
Do you get involved for the common good?Deep diveScale
  • Never0 %
  • Rarely25 %
  • Sometimes50 %
  • Often75 %
  • Always100 %

Middot & relationships בֵּין אָדָם לַחֲבֵרוֹ

“Rodef Shalom / Rodefet Shalom” badge at 85/100
Coffee break, and the talk turns to someone who isn't there. You…Short versionSingle choice
  • I go along without thinking0 %
  • Sometimes I try not to join in35 %
  • I change the subject, most of the time70 %
  • I almost never take part100 %

“Who is the man who desires life? Guard your tongue from evil.” — Psalms 34:13-14

Everyday honestyShort versionSingle choice
  • I often bend the rules0 %
  • Sometimes I cut corners40 %
  • Honest, generally75 %
  • Scrupulously honest100 %

“Did you conduct your business honestly?” — Shabbat 31a

Honoring your parentsDeep diveScale
  • Not really0 %
  • A little25 %
  • Decently50 %
  • A lot75 %
  • With all my heart100 %
  • My parents have passed away—

“Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long.” — Exodus 20:12

Someone cuts in line, or cuts you off on the road. You…Full versionSingle choice
  • I often lose my temper0 %
  • Sometimes I lose my temper45 %
  • I usually keep my cool100 %
  • I breathe: I'm actively working on it100 %

“Anger is an extremely bad trait; one should distance oneself from it to the utmost.” — Rambam, Hilchot De'ot 2:3

Forgiveness and teshuvah (turning things around)Full versionCheckboxes
  • Asking forgiveness before Yom Kippur+35 %
  • Forgiving easily+35 %
  • A personal self-review+30 %
Do you greet people first, with a smile?Deep diveScale
  • Never0 %
  • Rarely25 %
  • Sometimes50 %
  • Often75 %
  • Always100 %

“Receive every person with a cheerful face.” — Pirkei Avot 1:15

Screens and social media: do you choose what you watch?Deep diveScale
  • Never0 %
  • Rarely25 %
  • Sometimes50 %
  • Often75 %
  • Always100 %

Faith & trust אֱמוּנָה

“Maamin / Maamina” badge at 85/100
Your day-to-day relationship with HashemShort versionSingle choice
  • I don't really think about it0 %
  • I believe, but rarely think of it35 %
  • My faith is a question50 %
  • I often think of Him75 %
  • I talk to Him and thank Him100 %
  • I don't believe—
  • I'd rather not say—
The bus shows up right on time, good news lands: do you say thanks?Short versionScale
  • Never0 %
  • Rarely25 %
  • Sometimes50 %
  • Often75 %
  • Always100 %
When things get hardFull versionSingle choice
  • I often feel helpless0 %
  • I mostly rely on myself30 %
  • I sometimes think to pray50 %
  • I do my part and trust Hashem100 %

“Cast your burden upon Hashem and He will sustain you.” — Psalms 55:23

The Rambam's 13 principles of faithDeep diveSingle choice

Asked to: ≠ Reform / Liberal

  • I don't know them0 %
  • I've heard of them40 %
  • I know them70 %
  • I study them, I say Ani Maamin (I believe)100 %
Do you feed your thinking about faith?Deep diveSingle choice

Asked to: Reform / Liberal

  • Not really0 %
  • Sometimes50 %
  • Regularly100 %
Do you take stock and make resolutions?Full versionScale
  • Never0 %
  • Rarely25 %
  • Sometimes50 %
  • Often75 %
  • Always100 %
What drives your practice?Deep diveCheckboxes
  • My family+20 %
  • My community+20 %
  • My faith+20 %
  • Study+20 %
  • The search for meaning+20 %

Jewish culture יְדִיעוֹת

“History buff” badge at 85/100
“Shema Yisrael, Hashem Elokeinu…” What comes next?Short versionQuiz
  • Hashem Echad100 %
  • Melech ha'olam0 %
  • Hashem Tzeva'ot0 %
  • Baruch Hu0 %
  • I don't know0 %

““Hear, O Israel, Hashem is our G-d, Hashem is One.” In prayer, the divine Name is pronounced “Adonai.” It's the Jewish people's fundamental declaration of faith.” — Deuteronomy 6:4

What does Hanukkah commemorate?Deep diveQuiz
  • The Exodus from Egypt0 %
  • The Maccabees and the jar of oil100 %
  • The giving of the Torah0 %
  • The victory over Haman0 %
  • I don't know0 %

“After the Hasmoneans' (the Maccabees') victory over the Greeks, the Temple was purified and a single jar of pure oil burned for eight days in the Menorah.” — Shabbat 21b

In 1991, which operation brought over 14,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel in 36 hours?Short versionQuiz
  • Operation Solomon100 %
  • Operation Magic Carpet0 %
  • Operation Ezra and Nehemiah0 %
  • Operation Entebbe0 %
  • I don't know0 %
How many mitzvot are in the Torah?Deep diveQuiz
  • 2480 %
  • 3650 %
  • 613100 %
  • 1,0000 %
  • I don't know0 %

“613 mitzvot: 248 positive commandments (like the limbs of the body) and 365 prohibitions (like the days of the year).” — Makkot 23b

What is the third book of the Torah?Deep diveQuiz
  • Shemot (Exodus)0 %
  • Vayikra (Leviticus)100 %
  • Bamidbar (Numbers)0 %
  • Devarim (Deuteronomy)0 %
  • I don't know0 %
In which Hebrew month does Pesach fall?Deep diveQuiz
  • Tishrei0 %
  • Nissan100 %
  • Adar0 %
  • Sivan0 %
  • I don't know0 %

“On 15 Nissan. “This month shall be for you the first of the months”: Nissan is the first month of the year in the Torah.” — Exodus 12:2

Who led the people into the Land of Israel after Moshe's death?Deep diveQuiz
  • Aharon0 %
  • Yehoshua100 %
  • Calev0 %
  • Shmuel0 %
  • I don't know0 %

“Yehoshua bin Nun, Moshe's faithful disciple, was commanded to lead the people across the Jordan.” — Deuteronomy 34:9 ; Joshua 1:1-2

In what year was the State of Israel proclaimed?Deep diveQuiz
  • 19170 %
  • 19450 %
  • 1948100 %
  • 19670 %
  • I don't know0 %
Which prophetess judged Israel sitting under a palm tree?Deep diveQuiz
  • Miriam0 %
  • Devorah100 %
  • Chuldah0 %
  • Esther0 %
  • I don't know0 %

“Devorah, a prophetess, judged Israel under “the palm tree of Devorah,” between Ramah and Beit El; together with Barak she led the victory over Sisera.” — Judges 4:4-5

Who said: “What is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow”?Deep diveQuiz
  • Hillel100 %
  • Shammai0 %
  • Rabbi Akiva0 %
  • Rashi0 %
  • I don't know0 %

“Hillel, to a man who wanted to learn the whole Torah “on one foot”: “that is the whole Torah, the rest is commentary; go and study.”” — Shabbat 31a

What do we celebrate on Shavuot?Deep diveQuiz
  • The giving of the Torah100 %
  • The dedication of the Temple0 %
  • The crossing of the sea0 %
  • The first manna0 %
  • I don't know0 %
How many days do we count the Omer?Deep diveQuiz
  • 70 %
  • 400 %
  • 49100 %
  • 500 %
  • I don't know0 %

“Seven full weeks, that is 49 days, from the second night of Pesach until the eve of Shavuot, which falls on the 50th day.” — Leviticus 23:15-16

Who wrote the Mishneh Torah?Deep diveQuiz
  • Rashi0 %
  • The Rambam (Maimonides)100 %
  • The Ramban (Nachmanides)0 %
  • Rabbi Yosef Karo0 %
  • I don't know0 %
Who compiled the Mishnah?Deep diveQuiz
  • Rabbi Akiva0 %
  • Hillel0 %
  • Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi100 %
  • Rav Ashi0 %
  • I don't know0 %
In which parashah are the Ten Commandments given?Deep diveQuiz
  • Beshalach0 %
  • Yitro100 %
  • Mishpatim0 %
  • Va'etchanan0 %
  • I don't know0 %

“In parashat Yitro (Exodus 20). Moshe repeats them in Va'etchanan, in the book of Devarim.” — Exodus 20:1-14

What was the airlift that brought Yemenite Jews to Israel in 1949-1950 called?Deep diveQuiz
  • Magic Carpet100 %
  • Operation Solomon0 %
  • Operation Moses0 %
  • Exodus0 %
  • I don't know0 %
Who wrote “The Jewish State” in 1896?Deep diveQuiz
  • Theodor Herzl100 %
  • David Ben-Gurion0 %
  • Chaim Weizmann0 %
  • Leon Pinsker0 %
  • I don't know0 %
In which city did Rabbi Yosef Karo write the Shulchan Aruch?Deep diveQuiz
  • Safed100 %
  • Toledo0 %
  • Fez0 %
  • Vilna0 %
  • I don't know0 %
What were Soviet Jews who were denied the right to emigrate called?Deep diveQuiz
  • Refuseniks100 %
  • Marranos0 %
  • Cantonists0 %
  • Sabras0 %
  • I don't know0 %
How many principles of faith did the Rambam set out?Deep diveQuiz
  • 100 %
  • 13100 %
  • 180 %
  • 6130 %
  • I don't know0 %
When is the Mimouna celebrated?Deep diveQuiz
  • The evening Pesach ends100 %
  • The day after Purim0 %
  • On Tu BiShvat0 %
  • The 8th night of Hanukkah0 %
  • I don't know0 %
Which book is read in synagogue on Shavuot?Deep diveQuiz
  • Ruth100 %
  • Esther0 %
  • Eicha (Lamentations)0 %
  • Kohelet (Ecclesiastes)0 %
  • I don't know0 %
In which city did Rashi live?Deep diveQuiz
  • Troyes100 %
  • Worms0 %
  • Córdoba0 %
  • Narbonne0 %
  • I don't know0 %
The Sigd, a festival of Ethiopian Jews, falls…Deep diveQuiz
  • 50 days after Yom Kippur100 %
  • The day after Pesach0 %
  • On 15 Shevat0 %
  • On 9 Av0 %
  • I don't know0 %
The Bene Israel are an ancient Jewish community…Deep diveQuiz
  • From India100 %
  • From Yemen0 %
  • From Iran0 %
  • From Ethiopia0 %
  • I don't know0 %
Bruriah, famous for her learning, was the wife of…Deep diveQuiz
  • Rabbi Meir100 %
  • Rabbi Akiva0 %
  • Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi0 %
  • Hillel0 %
  • I don't know0 %

“Bruriah, daughter of Rabbi Chanina ben Teradion and wife of Rabbi Meir, is cited in the Talmud for her wisdom and knowledge.” — Berakhot 10a ; Pesachim 62b

What did Sarah Schenirer found in Kraków in 1917?Deep diveQuiz
  • The Beis Yaakov schools100 %
  • The Hashomer movement0 %
  • The Alliance Israélite0 %
  • Hadassah Hospital0 %
  • I don't know0 %
According to the Talmud, who instituted the Torah reading on Mondays and Thursdays?Deep diveQuiz
  • Moshe and the prophets of his time100 %
  • Ezra the Scribe0 %
  • Rabbi Akiva0 %
  • King David0 %
  • I don't know0 %

“According to the Gemara, the Shabbat, Monday and Thursday readings go back to Moshe and the prophets of his time. Ezra added the Shabbat Minchah reading and the rule of three readers and ten verses.” — Bava Kamma 82a

How many shofar blasts does the Torah require on Rosh Hashanah?Deep diveQuiz
  • 9100 %
  • 300 %
  • 600 %
  • 1000 %
  • I don't know0 %

“Nine blasts by Torah law; 30 are blown to resolve a doubt about the exact form of the teruah, and 100 by custom.” — Rosh Hashanah 34a

Who wrote the Kuzari?Deep diveQuiz
  • Rabbi Yehuda Halevi100 %
  • The Rambam0 %
  • Rabbi Avraham Ibn Ezra0 %
  • Rav Saadia Gaon0 %
  • I don't know0 %
In which city did the author of the Ben Ish Chai live?Deep diveQuiz
  • Baghdad100 %
  • Aleppo0 %
  • Djerba0 %
  • Jerusalem0 %
  • I don't know0 %
According to tradition, who completed the Babylonian Talmud?Deep diveQuiz
  • Rav Ashi and Ravina100 %
  • Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi0 %
  • Rav Saadia Gaon0 %
  • The Rif0 %
  • I don't know0 %

““Rav Ashi and Ravina are the end of instruction”: tradition credits them with completing the Babylonian Talmud, around the year 500.” — Bava Metzia 86a

Community & memory קְהִלָּה וְזִכָּרוֹן

“Ohev Yisrael / Ohevet Yisrael” badge at 85/100
Someone new in the neighborhood asks: “Which synagogue do you go to?”Short versionSingle choice
  • None, I have no ties0 %
  • On holidays, now and then30 %
  • Weekly, but not a member65 %
  • I'm a member80 %
  • Member, and I give my time100 %
  • Study group, yeshiva, kollel100 %
  • I don't feel welcome there—

“Do not separate yourself from the community.” — Pirkei Avot 2:4

A Jew on the other side of the world: does it move you?Short versionScale
  • Not really0 %
  • A little25 %
  • Somewhat50 %
  • A lot75 %
  • Deeply100 %

“All Jews are responsible for one another.” — Shevuot 39a

What connects you to Judaism?Deep diveCheckboxes
  • Family memory+10 %
  • Holidays with family+10 %
  • Food+10 %
  • Languages+10 %
  • Humor+10 %
  • Books, films, music+10 %
  • Israel+10 %
  • Faith+10 %
  • Study+10 %
  • Community+10 %
Does being Jewish matter in your life?Deep diveScale
  • Not much0 %
  • A little25 %
  • Quite a bit50 %
  • A lot75 %
  • It's essential100 %
Jewish memory, for youFull versionCheckboxes
  • My family's history+30 %
  • Holocaust remembrance+25 %
  • Days of remembrance+25 %
  • Places of memory+20 %

“Remember the days of old, consider the years of generation after generation.” — Deuteronomy 32:7

Jewish books, films, podcasts, exhibits: do you enjoy them?Deep diveScale
  • Never0 %
  • Rarely25 %
  • Sometimes50 %
  • Often75 %
  • Very often100 %
Do you take part in community life?Deep diveScale
  • Never0 %
  • Rarely25 %
  • Sometimes50 %
  • Often75 %
  • Always100 %
Are you involved in a Jewish organization?Deep diveSingle choice
  • No0 %
  • I take part60 %
  • I take on responsibilities100 %
Have you helped another Jew do a mitzvah?Deep diveScale
  • Never0 %
  • Rarely25 %
  • Sometimes50 %
  • Often75 %
  • Always100 %
Your connection to IsraelFull versionSingle choice

Asked to: ≠ In Israel

  • Rather distant0 %
  • I'm interested30 %
  • I've been there60 %
  • Strong: trips, family, support100 %
  • Planning aliyah (moving to Israel)100 %
Do you speak modern Hebrew?Deep diveSingle choice

Asked to: ≠ In Israel

  • No0 %
  • A few words30 %
  • A simple conversation65 %
  • Fluently100 %
Military or national serviceFull versionSingle choice

Asked to: 18 – 30, 31 – 50, 51 – 70, Over 70 · In Israel

  • No0 %
  • Done or in progress100 %
  • My kids serve or have served100 %
  • Doesn't apply to me—