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Key Facts: BY Abitur Jewish Religion (eA) Exam

1 of 4 tasks

Candidate's choice in the written Abitur (constructed-response; not MCQ)

GSO / KM Bayern Religionslehre Abitur framework; parallel ISB IlluPA pattern for Religionslehre

270 min eA / 210 min gA

Working time for Religionslehre in the written Abitur (GSO Anlage 8)

Bayerische Schulordnung Gymnasium (GSO) Anlage 8; gesetze-bayern.de

13 May 2026

Written exam date block for 'alle weiteren Abiturprüfungsfächer – erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau'

KM Bayern, Aktuelles zur Abiturprüfung 2026 / Termine

LehrplanPLUS Jgst. 12/13 (erhöht)

Curriculum basis of the first G9 Abitur 2026 for Israelitische Religionslehre (eA/Leistungsfach)

lehrplanplus.bayern.de, Gymnasium IR 12/13 (erhöht)

300 / 900

Maximum Abitur points from the five Prüfungsfächer (Block II); at least 300 of 900 points required for the Allgemeine Hochschulreife (Block I coursework ≤600)

KM Bayern, Aktuelles zur Abiturprüfung 2026

Not in IQB pool

Israelitische Religionslehre tasks are Bavaria-specific; IQB pools do not cover Religionslehre

KM Bayern / ISB

100

Original English MCQ study items in this bank (not official format)

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Bavaria Abitur Israelitische Religionslehre (eA) is a 270-minute constructed-response Leistungsfach exam: one task chosen from four — not MCQ. Content follows LehrplanPLUS Gymnasium Jgst. 12/13 (erhöht): festivals, Shabbat/Schmitta, ethics, history/philosophy, Zionism/Gottesfrage, Talmud/Torah and hope. This free English MCQ bank is a study adaptation only.

Sample BY Abitur Jewish Religion (eA) Practice Questions

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1In LehrplanPLUS Israelitische Religionslehre (eA), Pessach and Schawuot are paired as Menschenbild und Gottesidee I. What pedagogical pairing does this express?
A.Freedom commemorated at Pessach is completed by the responsibility of receiving Torah and Mizwot at Schawuot
B.Both festivals commemorate the destruction of the Temples
C.Both festivals are purely agricultural and have no ethical content
D.Pessach teaches fasting while Schawuot teaches mourning
Explanation: The Q-phase curriculum links Pessach (Exodus freedom, Sman Cherutenu) with Schawuot (Sinai revelation, Sman Matan Toratenu): liberation opens a life shaped by Mizwot. At eA this pairing is a central ethical-theological arc.
2What does the festival of Pessach primarily commemorate in Jewish tradition?
A.The liberation of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt (the Exodus)
B.The giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai
C.The rededication of the Temple after the Maccabean revolt
D.The creation of the world
Explanation: Pessach recalls the Exodus from Egyptian bondage. Sinai is linked to Schawuot; Chanukka to Temple rededication; Rosch haSchana to creation.
3What is the Seder?
A.The ordered Pessach evening ritual meal that retells the Exodus with the Haggada and symbolic foods
B.The seven blessings recited under the wedding canopy
C.The confession liturgy of Jom Kippur
D.The weekly Torah portion read on Shabbat morning
Explanation: Seder means 'order': Pessach night follows a fixed sequence with Haggada, matza and maror.
4Schawuot is called Sman Matan Toratenu. Which event does this name highlight?
A.The revelation at Sinai and the gift of Torah and Mizwot (Ex 19–20)
B.The crossing of the Reed Sea
C.The building of the Second Temple
D.The covenant with Noah after the flood
Explanation: Sman Matan Toratenu names Schawuot after Sinai. Reed Sea belongs to Pessach/Exodus; Temple building and Noah are different themes.
5Which statement about the piyyut Unetane Tokef is accurate?
A.It portrays divine judgment on the High Holidays and affirms that Teschuwa, Tefilla and Zedaka can mitigate the severity of the decree
B.It is a modern Zionist anthem about national rebirth
C.It denies any possibility of repentance after Rosch haSchana
D.It is recited only at the Pessach Seder
Explanation: Unetane Tokef dramatizes judgment yet affirms that repentance, prayer and righteousness avert the severity of the decree — core High Holiday theology for eA.
6What are the Jamim Noraim in the Jewish calendar?
A.The Days of Awe from Rosch haSchana through Jom Kippur, focused on judgment, Teschuwa and atonement
B.The seven days of Pessach in the Diaspora
C.The mourning period of the Omer between Pessach and Schawuot only
D.The eight days of Chanukka
Explanation: Jamim Noraim name the High Holiday period centered on Rosch haSchana and Jom Kippur.
7At eA, LehrplanPLUS asks students to discuss providence and free will against the Jewish Gottes- und Menschenbild. Which statement best captures a classical rabbinic tension on this theme?
A.Human beings are morally responsible for their choices even while God's knowledge and governance of the world are affirmed
B.Free will is denied entirely, so ethical commandments have no meaning
C.God's providence makes Teschuwa impossible
D.Judaism teaches that fate is determined solely by astrology
Explanation: Rabbinic and philosophical sources hold together divine providence and human responsibility — without which Mizwot, judgment and Teschuwa collapse. eA High Holiday teaching uses this tension explicitly.
8What is Kol Nidrei in the Jom Kippur liturgy?
A.A solemn opening declaration on Jom Kippur eve concerning the annulment of certain vows, framing the day of atonement
B.The festive blessing over wine that begins every Shabbat meal
C.The four questions asked by the youngest child at the Seder
D.The memorial prayer for martyrs recited on Tischa beAw only
Explanation: Kol Nidrei opens Jom Kippur eve and addresses vows as a gateway into confession and atonement.
9How does rabbinic tradition classically count the 613 Mizwot (TaRJa"G)?
A.248 positive commandments and 365 prohibitions
B.365 positive commandments and 248 prohibitions
C.613 positive commandments only
D.70 Noahide laws plus 543 rabbinic customs
Explanation: Tradition numbers 613 as 248 positive and 365 prohibitions — symbolism linked to body and year.
10In classical terminology, how do Chukim differ from Mischpatim?
A.Chukim are statutes whose rationale is not self-evident to human reason (e.g. many ritual laws), while Mischpatim are judgments whose ethical sense reason can grasp (e.g. bans on murder or theft)
B.Chukim are only for non-Jews; Mischpatim are only for Jews
C.Chukim are modern Israeli civil laws; Mischpatim are biblical poetry
D.There is no distinction; both terms mean the same list of festivals
Explanation: Medieval and school tradition distinguish Chukim from Mischpatim — structuring eA discussion of Mizwot and Menschenbild.

About the BY Abitur Jewish Religion (eA) Exam

Israelitische Religionslehre is a written Abitur subject of the gesellschaftswissenschaftliches Aufgabenfeld in Bavaria (KM Bayern lists Religionslehre evangelisch, katholisch, israelitisch, orthodox), examined from 2026 under LehrplanPLUS Gymnasium for the nine-year Gymnasium (G9). At erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau (Leistungsfach) the candidate selects one of four constructed-response tasks in 270 minutes (GSO Anlage 8). Content spans the Lernbereiche of Jgst. 12/13 (erhöht): Pessach/Schawuot and High Holidays with Theodizee; Shabbat, Schmitta and Jowel; extended Sozial- und Medizinethik plus identity, Vielfalt and family; Jewish history from medieval Europe through Enlightenment, modernity, Shoah memory, Zionism, Israel and diaspora; and written sources (Talmud/Gemilut Chassadim/eschatology; Torah creation and Tikwa). Tasks are Bavaria-specific, since the IQB common pools do not include Religionslehre. This free bank offers 100 original English MCQs for concept and knowledge practice only; it is not an official translation, not a simulation of the German-medium constructed-response exam, and not a substitute for official writing or Kolloquium preparation.

Exam sponsor: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Unterricht und Kultus (KM Bayern); Staatsinstitut für Schulqualität und Bildungsforschung (ISB) for LehrplanPLUS Israelitische Religionslehre. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

Written Abitur at erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau (Leistungsfach): the candidate chooses one of four proposed German-language constructed-response tasks. Task complexes test competencies and content from several Lernbereiche of LehrplanPLUS Israelitische Religionslehre Jgst. 12/13 (erhöht), with greater Vernetzung, abstraction and Selbstständigkeit than gA — including festival ethics and Gottesidee (with Theodizee), Shabbat/rite (incl. Schmitta/Jowel), extended Sozial- und Medizinethik and identity/family Vielfalt, Jewish history and philosophy through Zionism, Israel and Gottesfrage argumentation, and written sources from Talmud (incl. eschatology) to creation/hope (Tikwa). Content basis is Bavaria-specific — the IQB common task pools do not cover Religionslehre. This OpenExamPrep bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation — not an official translation, not a format simulation — and cannot replace German-language constructed-response or Kolloquium practice.

Time Limit

270 minutes at erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau and 210 minutes at grundlegendes Anforderungsniveau for Religionslehre (GSO Anlage 8; parallel ISB timing for Religionslehre subjects). In 2026, written eA subjects beyond the named core subjects were scheduled on 13 May 2026 (KM Bayern Terminübersicht: 'alle weiteren Abiturprüfungsfächer – erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau'); gA further subjects: 11 May 2026.

Passing Score

Results are scored and converted to Notenpunkte (0–15). Coursework contributes up to 600 of 900 Abitur points and the five Prüfungsfächer up to 300; the Allgemeine Hochschulreife requires a Gesamtqualifikation of at least 300 of 900 points (KM Bayern).

Exam / Certification Fees

No separate per-subject fee is published for regular school candidates; administration runs through the public Gymnasium pathway.

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Our practice resources: topics covered

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15%

Festivals and Calendar Ethics

Pessach, Schawuot, Rosch haSchana, Jom Kippur and related liturgy: freedom, Torah responsibility, judgment, Teschuwa; eA depth on Vorsehung/freier Wille and Theodizee.

12%

Shabbat, Liturgy, Schmitta and Jowel

Shabbat as central holy day, prayer and rite, sacred time; eA ecological/economic reflection on sabbatical and jubilee years.

14%

Social and Medical Ethics

Zedaka, Gemilut Chassadim, Pikuach Nefesh, extended bioethical cases, and comparison with Sozialstaat / non-Jewish positions.

10%

Tanakh, Torah and Written Sources

Tanakh structure, Shema, Exodus covenant memory, Genesis creation hermeneutics, Midrash, and Talmud literacy including eschatological texts.

12%

Halakha, Mizwot and Jewish Philosophy

Mizwot and Halakha foundations, Oral Torah, Maimonides and classical theology, hope/Messiah motifs, dialogical modern thought and Gottesfrage argumentation.

10%

History: Medieval to Enlightenment

SchUM, Crusades, Lateran IV, plague pogroms, al-Andalus, 1492, Hofjuden, Haskalah and Emancipation.

14%

Shoah Memory, Zionism, Israel, Diaspora and Modern Streams

Shoah remembrance ethics, Zionism and 1948, multi-causal Nahost literacy, diaspora peoplehood, Reform/Orthodoxy/Wissenschaft, and identity/family Vielfalt.

13%

Identity, Family and Exam Literacy

Chosenness-as-responsibility, family transmission, partnership ethics, Abitur format (1 of 4 tasks, 270 min eA), and 2026 scheduling literacy.

Preparing for the BY Abitur Jewish Religion (eA) Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: Results are scored and converted to Notenpunkte (0–15). Coursework contributes up to 600 of 900 Abitur points and the five Prüfungsfächer up to 300; the Allgemeine Hochschulreife requires a Gesamtqualifikation of at least 300 of 900 points (KM Bayern).
  • Assessment: Written Abitur at erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau (Leistungsfach): the candidate chooses one of four proposed German-language constructed-response tasks. Task complexes test competencies and content from several Lernbereiche of LehrplanPLUS Israelitische Religionslehre Jgst. 12/13 (erhöht), with greater Vernetzung, abstraction and Selbstständigkeit than gA — including festival ethics and Gottesidee (with Theodizee), Shabbat/rite (incl. Schmitta/Jowel), extended Sozial- und Medizinethik and identity/family Vielfalt, Jewish history and philosophy through Zionism, Israel and Gottesfrage argumentation, and written sources from Talmud (incl. eschatology) to creation/hope (Tikwa). Content basis is Bavaria-specific — the IQB common task pools do not cover Religionslehre. This OpenExamPrep bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation — not an official translation, not a format simulation — and cannot replace German-language constructed-response or Kolloquium practice.
  • Time limit: 270 minutes at erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau and 210 minutes at grundlegendes Anforderungsniveau for Religionslehre (GSO Anlage 8; parallel ISB timing for Religionslehre subjects). In 2026, written eA subjects beyond the named core subjects were scheduled on 13 May 2026 (KM Bayern Terminübersicht: 'alle weiteren Abiturprüfungsfächer – erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau'); gA further subjects: 11 May 2026.
  • Exam / certification fees: No separate per-subject fee is published for regular school candidates; administration runs through the public Gymnasium pathway. Official sources

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BY Abitur Jewish Religion (eA): Suggested Study Strategy

1Map the five Lernbereich strands across Jgst. 12/13 (erhöht): Kalender/Feiertage, Gebet/Ritus (Schabbat + Schmitta/Jowel), Mensch und Welt, Geschichte/Philosophie, Schriftliche Quellen — eA tasks deliberately Vernetzung several of them.
2Pair Pessach freedom with Schawuot responsibility and Shabbat ethics; at eA also rehearse Theodizee and Vorsehung/freier Wille with High Holiday Menschenbild/Gottesidee.
3For ethics, rehearse Zedaka vs. Sozialstaat, Gemilut Chassadim, Pikuach Nefesh, and at least two concrete medical cases compared with a non-Jewish position.
4Learn a timeline from SchUM and 1096 through 1492, Hofjuden, Haskalah/Emancipation, Shoah memory, Zionism and 1948 — then connect each station to a theological or ethical question; add multi-causal Nahost literacy without reducing it to slogans.
5Practice reading a Talmud daf layout conceptually (Mishnah, Gemara, Rashi) and one eschatological motif; the official exam expects German source work.
6Use LehrplanPLUS IR12/IR13 (erhöht) pages and school materials for full German-language rehearsal; use this MCQ bank only for concept checks.
7In the real exam, skim all four proposed tasks before choosing, and budget your 270 minutes by the Bewertungseinheiten of the sub-tasks.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the official Bavarian Abitur in Israelitische Religionslehre a multiple-choice test?

No. The official exam is German-medium constructed response: candidates choose one of four tasks. This bank is a free English-language MCQ study adaptation — not an official translation or format simulation — and cannot replace official writing or oral practice.

How long is the written exam at erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau?

Religionslehre working time is 270 minutes at eA and 210 minutes at gA (GSO Anlage 8), consistent with ISB Allgemeine Hinweise published for parallel Religionslehre subjects. Parallel eA IlluPA materials use 120 Bewertungseinheiten.

Which curriculum applies from 2026 at eA?

LehrplanPLUS Gymnasium Israelitische Religionslehre, Profil- und Leistungsstufe (Jgst. 12/13), erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau: festival ethics (Pessach/Schawuot; Rosch haSchana/Jom Kippur with Theodizee), Shabbat/rite including Schmitta/Jowel, extended Sozial- und Medizinethik, Jewish history and philosophy through Zionism/Israel/Gottesfrage, identity/family Vielfalt, Talmud/Gemilut Chassadim/eschatology, and Torah creation/Tikwa.

Do the IQB common task pools apply to this subject?

No. In Bavaria the IQB pools cover only Deutsch, Mathematik, Englisch, Französisch (since 2017) and Biologie, Chemie, Physik (since 2025). Religionslehre tasks — including Israelitische Religionslehre — are Bavaria-specific within the KM Bayern/ISB framework.

When was Israelitische Religionslehre eA scheduled in the 2026 written Abitur?

KM Bayern listed 13 May 2026 for 'alle weiteren Abiturprüfungsfächer – erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau' (gesellschaftswissenschaftliches Aufgabenfeld includes Religionslehre israelitisch; KM also names Religionslehre among Leistungsfächer closing the written part on 13 May). Candidates confirm the personal timetable with their school.

How does this subject count toward the Abitur result?

As Leistungsfach it is a compulsory Abiturprüfungsfach when chosen at eA. Coursework contributes up to 600 of 900 points and Abitur examinations up to 300; the Allgemeine Hochschulreife requires a Gesamtqualifikation of at least 300 of 900 points (KM Bayern).