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Building a Jewish Home Quiz

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A Jewish home has many unique features, and it is a key space for Jewish identity formation in families. How much do you know about Jewish home and family practices, rituals, and demographics?

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Question 1 of 10
According to researchers Steven M. Cohen and Arnold M. Eisen, couples with different levels of Jewish observance
Question 2 of 10
What is a ba'al teshuvah?
Question 3 of 10
Why is nurturing a family considered of utmost importance in Jewish tradition?
Question 4 of 10
Which of these Jewish ritual items represents the home?
Question 5 of 10
What is the first mitzvah in the Torah?
Question 6 of 10
Other than a space for prayer, what might a synagogue house?
Question 7 of 10
True or false: The commandment to hang a mezuzah is biblical in origin.
Question 8 of 10
What is a herem?
Question 9 of 10
True or false: A higher percentage of Jewish men than Jewish women marry a non-Jewish partner.
Question 10 of 10
True or false: Gay and lesbian couples are finding contemporary Jewish communities to be increasingly accepting of them, and they are adopting children and raising them within the Jewish community.
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