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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?

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Question 1 of 10
Which secular subject was the Vilna Gaon well-versed in?
Question 2 of 10
What did the book Sefer Me'irat Einayim try to do to the Shulhan Arukh?
Question 3 of 10
Which is a handbook for Conservative rabbis?
Question 4 of 10
True or false: When it was published, the legal authority of the Shulhan Arukh was not universally accepted.
Question 5 of 10
What is a luach?
Question 6 of 10
What is the Mishneh Torah?
Question 7 of 10
In the biblical story of the Daughters of Zelophehad, how do the title characters settle their halakhic dispute?
Question 8 of 10
What was the central argument of Rabbi Zecharias Frankel's "Positive-Historical" approach to Judaism?
Question 9 of 10
What is Gates of Mitzvah?
Question 10 of 10
Who may propose a halachic teshuvah in Conservative Judaism?

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