SISTERHOOD TRIVIA CONTEST

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT TEMPLE BETH EL???????


1. WHO WAS THE FIRST RABBI AT TEMPLE BETH EL?

(A) Chaim Stern (B) Dennis Ross (C) Solomon Kahn Kaplan (D) Samuel Adaken


2. WHAT YEAR WAS TEMPLE BETH EL FOUNDED?

(A) 1900 (B) 1949 (C) 1962 (D) 1956


3. WHERE DID TEMPLE BETH EL FIRST HOLD SERVICES?

(A) Bell School (B) Old Congregational Church (C) Peabody’s (D) Millwood Fire House


4. WHO IS TEMPLE BETH EL’s BUILDING SUPERINTENDENT?

(A) Martin Halpern (B)Janet Goldstein (C) Sam Adaken (D) Alan Rolle


5. WHAT WAS SITERHOOD ORIGINALLY NAMED?

(A) Women’s Guild (B) Women’s Group (C) Women of Reform Judaism (D)Federation of Women


6. WHO WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF SISTERHOOD?

(A) Jane Laskey (B) Mildred Rosen (C) Sam Adaken (D) Jay Bleier

7. WHO PAID FOR THE LAND ON WHICH TEMPLE PRESENTLY SITS (Bonus: What was the cost?)

(A) The Building Fund (B) Sisterhood (C) Charitable Donations (D) Proceeds from sale of original building

8. WHAT IS RABBI DAVIDSON’s MIDDLE INITIAL (Bonus : What does it stand for?)

(A) l (B) A (C) M (D) B

9. WHO IS THE TEMPLE BETH EL BOOKKEEPER?

(A) Eileen (B) Sam (C) Alice (D) Ann

10: WHAT IS THE NAME OF RABBI MILLER’s DOG? (Bonus: What Breed)

(A) Pumpkin (B) Garfield (C) Jackson (D) Bugzy

11. WHAT ARCHITECT DESIGNED TEMPLE BETH EL?

(A) Louis Kahn (B) IM Pei (C) Frank Gehry (D) Frank Lloyd Wright

12. WHO IS THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF TEMPLE BETH EL?

(A) Sam Adaken (B) David Ruzow (C) Keith Robillard (D) Steve Adler





ANSWERS:
1. C
2. B
3. B
4. C
5. A
6. B
7. B, $18,000
8. C - Michael
9. D
10. C – Poodle
11. A
12. B