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Lifecycle Ritual Quiz

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

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
The Jewish conversion process reflects which historical process?
Question 2 of 10
Which of these biblical characters did NOT have a circumcision?
Question 3 of 10
Which contemporary value has been the most powerful force for changing the traditional Jewish wedding ceremony?
Question 4 of 10
What does the brit, or "covenant," refer to in the name "brit milah"?
Question 5 of 10
True or false: Traditionally, every Jewish lifecycle ritual is infused with a seudah, or a ritual celebratory meal.
Question 6 of 10
On what day does Jewish mystical tradition consider conception of a child to be particularly holy?
Question 7 of 10
Why can the development of new rituals be deeply problematic for some traditional Jews?
Question 8 of 10
True or false: A rabbi is required to perform a marriage ceremony.
Question 9 of 10
Which of the following lifecycle events does not have a prescribed traditional ritual for observance?
Question 10 of 10
Which of these events, in traditional Judaism, will prematurely end a shiva?

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