A Maccabi Jewish sports club bicycle trip in Salonika, Greece in 1933. (Jack Beraha/US Holocaust Memorial Museum)

Our Bodies Quiz

How much do you know about Jewish attitudes toward the human body?

In Judaism, spirituality and physicality are closely connected, and Judaism has lots to say about issues like modesty and healthy behaviors. How much do you know about Jewish attitudes toward the body?

Question 1 of 10
In Kabbalistic literature, gilgul refers to what type of reincarnation?
Question 2 of 10
Rabbi Nahman of Breslov taught that cravings and addictions destroy what?
Question 3 of 10
True or false: Smoking is prohibited by Jewish law because cigarettes are not kosher.
Question 4 of 10
What is Maimonides' explanation for the requirement for Jewish men to wear beards?
Question 5 of 10
What is pikuach nefesh?
Question 6 of 10
When Jewish women cover their hair, what does this traditionally indicate?
Question 7 of 10
Rabbinic literature describes the human being as an olam katan, meaning what?
Question 8 of 10
Which of the following is not a regulation found either in the Talmud or the medieval Jewish law codes?
Question 9 of 10
What is the reasoning behind the prohibition against wearing garments made of wool and linen woven together?
Question 10 of 10
Which of these statements about the Jewish laws of modesty is true?

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