(Emil Cohen/Mechon Hadar)
Quiz

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?

You answered {{correct}} of {{total}} correctly

Question 1 of 10
What is Gates of Mitzvah?
Question 2 of 10
How many rabbis are on the Conservative Movement's Committee on Jewish Law and Standards?
Question 3 of 10
What is the Mishneh Torah?
Question 4 of 10
What does the Conservative movement believe about halacha?
Question 5 of 10
Which of these primary halachic texts was written first?
Question 6 of 10
What was the main difference between the Vilna Gaon and the leaders of the Hasidic movement?
Question 7 of 10
Which of these is not a halachic guide published by the Conservative movement?
Question 8 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 9 of 10
What does Shulhan Arukh literally mean?
Question 10 of 10
Which is the first compiled halachic code?

Discover More

Quizzes

Who is a Jew Quiz

How much do you know about the spectrum of Jewish identity?

Study

Torah Study Quiz

How much do you know about studying Torah?

Study

Free Will Quiz

The paradox of human free will and God's infinite knowledge and power has troubled Jewish thinkers at every point in ...