Lesson 5 - 25th Feb 

  1. Why are the Jewish holidays always “late” or “early”?

  2. Why do we say Mazal Tov?

  3. Why do Jews eat gefilte fish on Shabbat?

  4. Why do Jews eat cholent on Shabbat?

  5. Why is a God-fearing person praiseworthy? Isn’t fear a negative emotion? Why isn’t love enough?

  6. Why does Jewish law recognize matrilineal descent as the deciding factor for Jewish identity?

  7. Why do some Jews wear old-fashioned clothes?

  8. Why would the Torah state, “Do not cook a kid in its mother’s milk” if the intention—according to the Talmud—is a broader prohibition?

  9. Why are eggs pareve, though the birds that lay the eggs are fleishig?