At an alternative bar/bat mitzvah ceremony. (Courtesy Jewish Journey Project)
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Lifecycle Ritual Quiz

How much do you know about Jewish customs for marking major life events?

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Judaism has long focused on rituals for birth, marriage, and death, and contemporary communities have developed ways of acknowledging other major life events. How much do you know about these rituals?

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Question 1 of 10
Who writes the get in the Jewish divorce ritual?
Question 2 of 10
Lifecycle events are often marked with an appropriate contribution of tzedakah, which is what?
Question 3 of 10
Which prayer is at the end of the deathbed viddui ceremony?
Question 4 of 10
True or false: A rabbi is required to perform a marriage ceremony.
Question 5 of 10
What is the minimum age for a girl to have a bat mitzvah?
Question 6 of 10
Which of these is a new ceremony that has been created in connection to Kaddish?
Question 7 of 10
True or false: Traditionally, every Jewish lifecycle ritual is infused with a seudah, or a ritual celebratory meal.
Question 8 of 10
Which of these is NOT a way to make one's lifecycle event more ethical?
Question 9 of 10
Which of these biblical characters did NOT have a circumcision?
Question 10 of 10
When does an aufruf ("calling up") traditionally take place?
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