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In the 2009 film A Serious Man, what is the first name of the boy preparing for his bar mitzvah?

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Danny

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Who directed the 1981 film adaptation of Chaim Potok’s novel The Chosen?

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Jeremy Kagan

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In The Chosen, what is the surname of Danny’s father, the leader of a Hasidic community?

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Saunders

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In The Chosen, what is the first name of Reuven Malter’s father, a scholar who supports him?

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David

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In Chaim Potok’s novel The Chosen, what sport brings Reuven Malter and Danny Saunders together?

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Baseball

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In the film Sixty Six, which national team did England defeat in the 1966 World Cup final overshadowing Bernie’s bar mitzvah?

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West Germany

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In Judaism, what Hebrew term names the ritual handwashing commonly performed before eating bread at a bar mitzvah meal?

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Netilat yadayim

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At a Jewish bar or bat mitzvah celebration, what Hebrew word names the charitable obligation often represented by donations?

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Tzedakah

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In a Jewish bar or bat mitzvah service, what Hebrew term names the person who leads the congregation’s sung prayers?

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Chazzan

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What Hebrew term describes a Jewish religious quorum traditionally needed for certain public prayers at a bar mitzvah service?

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Minyan

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Which Jewish prayer is traditionally recited by mourners but may also be heard during a bar or bat mitzvah service?

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Kaddish

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Which Jewish ritual object is a small container often presented as a bar mitzvah gift for holding wine?

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Kiddush cup

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