Rosh Hashanah - Eastern Canada (1)

Question

In the tashlikh (“tohsh-LICK”) ritual practiced on this holiday by most Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews, some celebrants throw crumbs into a body of water to cast off the sins they committed during the year. For 10 points each:

[10e] Name this holiday, the Jewish New Year, during which the shofar horn is blown.

ANSWER: Rosh Hashanah [accept Yom Teruah]

[10m] However, some Jews from this sect perform tashlikh on the day before Yom Kippur. This Orthodox Jewish sect was founded by Baal Shem Tov, and its male members can be seen wearing long, black coats.

ANSWER: Hasidism [or Hasidic Judaism; or Chasidism; accept Hasidic Jews]

[10h] This Jewish tradition’s interpretation of tashlikh features the casting off of qlippoth (“klee-POTE”). The Zohar is the most important text for this Jewish tradition.

ANSWER: Kabbalah

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Summary


Northern California	Main	Y	4	17.50	75%	75%	25%
Southern California	Main	Y	7	17.14	71%	57%	43%
Eastern Canada (1)	Main	Y	4	17.50	100%	75%	0%
Eastern Canada (2)	Main	Y	9	16.67	44%	67%	56%
Florida	Main	Y	4	12.50	50%	75%	0%
Great Lakes	Main	Y	11	19.09	73%	82%	36%
Lower Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	9	21.11	67%	78%	67%
Upper Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	12	15.83	67%	75%	17%
Midwest	Main	Y	9	15.56	67%	56%	33%
North	Main	Y	4	17.50	25%	100%	50%
Northeast	Main	Y	12	18.33	50%	92%	42%
Pacific	Main	Y	8	20.00	75%	63%	63%
South Central	Main	Y	6	6.67	33%	33%	0%
Southeast	Main	Y	12	19.17	83%	75%	33%
UK (North)	UK	Y	5	16.00	60%	60%	40%
UK (South)	UK	Y	7	15.71	71%	86%	0%
Upstate NY	Main	Y	5	22.00	100%	60%	60%

Data


McGill A	Carleton B	10	10	20
McGill C	Carleton A	10	0	10
McGill E	Ottawa D	10	10	20
Ottawa B	Ottawa C	10	10	20