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Jewish Gender & Feminism Quiz

How much do you know about gender issues in the Jewish past and present?

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Even as Jewish women have attained ritual and leadership opportunities formerly restricted to them, the history of female exclusion in Judaism continues to linger. How much do you know about gender issues in the Jewish past and present?

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Question 1 of 10
As a general rule, women are exempted from what commandments, according to rabbinic Judaism?
Question 2 of 10
Which of these is a famous Orthodox feminist?
Question 3 of 10
True or false: In the Bible, women are sometimes presented as equal to men, and sometimes as subordinate.
Question 4 of 10
Who advocates for "engendering" Judaism by making gender a fundamental criterion for understanding the Jewish past and envisioning the Jewish future?
Question 5 of 10
Which of the following is a quote from Golda Meir?
Question 6 of 10
What is the biblical precedent for allowing a woman to inherit her father's property, when she has no brothers?
Question 7 of 10
How does the Book of Genesis describe the creation of woman?
Question 8 of 10
Which publication aims "to foster discussion of Jewish women's issues... and to give women greater choice in Jewish life"?
Question 9 of 10
When were the first synagogue sisterhoods founded by rabbis?
Question 10 of 10
Under Jewish law, an agunah, or "chained woman" whose husband deserts her, is missing, or refuses to grant a divorce, is:
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