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Jacob Colchamiro of Short Hills, N.J., who placed second in the world, is pictured with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Credit: Screenshot.

Three Americans break top 16 in International Youth Chidon HaTanach

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It was a big biblical year for Americans. Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School sophomore Jacob Colchamiro of Short Hills, N.J., placed second in the world at the International Chidon HaTanach (Bible Quiz), which took place...
Rabbi Ezra Frazer (third from left) with the rest of the 2012 winners and Israeli Prime Ministert Benjamin Netanyahu. Courtesy.

Chidon competitors unite! Tournament champions prep for Israel’s 60th Bible Quiz

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In 1958, a one-time event was scheduled in Israel with the support of Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion. It was a heavily text-based, extraordinarily difficult “Chidon HaTanach,” or Bible Quiz, and was created as...

Pop quiz: Who loves Tanach? Answer: About 200 students!

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The room is hot and overcrowded, but you can hear a pin drop as the national winners are announced. It’s been a year filled with getting up early, sometimes staying hours late after school,...