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
Which of the following lifecycle events does not have a prescribed traditional ritual for observance?
Question 2 of 10
In new lifecycle rituals, it is common to include the blessing which thanks God
Question 3 of 10
Who is the person who is required, in traditional Jewish sources, to perform the brit milah on a baby boy?
Question 4 of 10
Which of these biblical characters did NOT have a circumcision?
Question 5 of 10
What is the name of the ceremony in which a baby boy is circumcised on his eighth day of life?
Question 6 of 10
What does the brit, or "covenant," refer to in the name "brit milah"?
Question 7 of 10
Who is the person who usually performs the brit milah on a baby boy?
Question 8 of 10
Why can the development of new rituals be deeply problematic for some traditional Jews?
Question 9 of 10
True or false: Women have been the primary initiators of creative ritual in Judaism.
Question 10 of 10
When does an aufruf ("calling up") traditionally take place?
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