Conversion Quiz

How much do you know about conversion to Judaism?

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The process of conversion depends on the overseeing rabbi, but generally includes a great deal of learning, culminating with an appearance before a Jewish court, the taking of a Hebrew name, circumcision for men, and a dunk in the ritual bath. How much do you know about Jewish conversion?

Question 1 of 10
What is giyur?
Question 2 of 10
Which of these women is the biblical prototype of a convert?
Question 3 of 10
True or false: An infant can be converted to Judaism without its consent?
Question 4 of 10
True or false: Jewish law allows people who were converted as infants or children to renounce their conversion when they reach the age of maturity.
Question 5 of 10
How do the talmudic rabbis describe the proper conviction a convert to Judaism should have?
Question 6 of 10
Which biblical book has a passage that refers to converts, and, according to R. Ishmael, guarantees converts the same civil law protections as native Israelites?
Question 7 of 10
True or false: All mikvehs are run by the Orthodox movement.
Question 8 of 10
What is a brit milah?
Question 9 of 10
How much of your body must be immersed in the mikveh?
Question 10 of 10
Which of these is not one of the steps of a traditional conversion?
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