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Halacha Quiz

How much do you know about Jewish law and its foundational texts?

Jewish authorities have produced over time a major body of legal texts, governing nearly every aspect of Jewish practice–or Halacha. How much do you know about Jewish law and its foundational texts?

Question 1 of 10
Which movement attempted to claim the Vilna Gaon as an ancestor?
Question 2 of 10
How many voting members serve on Committee of Jewish Law and Standards for the Conservative Movement?
Question 3 of 10
What is the central difference between the code of law written by Joseph Caro, and the gloss to that code written by Moshe Isserles?
Question 4 of 10
In halachic texts, what does the word teshuva mean?
Question 5 of 10
Who wrote the Shulhan Arukh?
Question 6 of 10
What is a luach?
Question 7 of 10
What was unique about the Tur (also known as the Arba'ah Turim), among halakhic texts of its time?
Question 8 of 10
Which of these is not a halachic guide published by the Conservative movement?
Question 9 of 10
The Geonim were halachic leaders in what places?
Question 10 of 10
How many rabbis are on the Conservative Movement's Committee on Jewish Law and Standards?

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