Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

Question

1. The bar/bat mitzvah ceremony creates the beginning of the obligation to obey the Torah.
2. Jewish wedding ceremonies are always held in synagogues, not outdoors or in hotels.
3. Jewish immigration to North America decreased sharply in the early 1880s.
4. The Zarathushtrian Assembly, based in California, advocates the traditional form of Zoroastrianism.
5. Zoroastrians believe that the spirit known as the Druj can deceive people into believing that something evil is actually good.

Answer 1

1. FALSE - When children are at an "age of understanding" to know the difference between right and wrong and choose between them—traditionally thirteen—they become obligated in God's sight to obey the Torah. The bar/bat mitzvah ceremony marks the beginning of that obligation, but it does not create it.
2. FALSE - Jewish marriage has engagement, rings, a vow or a document certifying marriage obligations, and a grand celebration. Ceremonies are often held outdoors or in hotels, not in the synagogue, as long as there is a rabbi to officiate and a wedding canopy.
3. FALSE - Jewish immigration to North America increased sharply in the early 1880s, driven mainly by persecution in Russia and Eastern Europe.
4. FALSE - The Zarathushtrian Assembly is an international group based in California that advocates the modernized form of Zoroastrianism and accepts people willing to convert.
5. TRUE - Evil does not always look like evil, nor is it always easily recognized. Instead, it disguises itself as good; hence one of the main figures of wickedness in Zoroastrianism is known as the Druj, the "Spirit of Deceit" or the "Spirit of the Lie."