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Jewish Gender & Feminism Quiz

How much do you know about gender issues in the Jewish past and present?

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Even as Jewish women have attained ritual and leadership opportunities formerly restricted to them, the history of female exclusion in Judaism continues to linger. How much do you know about gender issues in the Jewish past and present?

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Question 1 of 10
Which of these is not a para-rabbinic role assumed by women in the Modern Orthodox community?
Question 2 of 10
Who advocates for "engendering" Judaism by making gender a fundamental criterion for understanding the Jewish past and envisioning the Jewish future?
Question 3 of 10
What are tekhines?
Question 4 of 10
Which of these is not an available source of information about Jewish women's lives in the Middle Ages?
Question 5 of 10
What are Orthodox women's tefillah groups?
Question 6 of 10
What was life like for Jewish women in the Middle Ages?
Question 7 of 10
According to the Talmud, a man without a wife is
Question 8 of 10
Which of the following is a quote from Golda Meir?
Question 9 of 10
Which of these is a feminine name for God?
Question 10 of 10
Who sparked Second Wave feminism with the 1963 publication of The Feminine Mystique?
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