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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
What is the biblical precedent for allowing a woman to inherit her father's property, when she has no brothers?
Question 2 of 10
What was Bella Abzug's profession before being elected to congress in 1971?
Question 3 of 10
What are tekhines?
Question 4 of 10
Under Jewish law, an agunah, or "chained woman" whose husband deserts her, is missing, or refuses to grant a divorce, is:
Question 5 of 10
Regina Jonas, often thought as the first female rabbi, was born and served as rabbi in which city?
Question 6 of 10
As a general rule, women are exempted from what commandments, according to rabbinic Judaism?
Question 7 of 10
Which of these adjectives do rabbinic sources use to describe women?
Question 8 of 10
Jewish feminists have worked extensively on all these causes except
Question 9 of 10
True or false: Throughout Jewish history, only men had the obligation to say the Kaddish
Question 10 of 10
According to the Bible, childless widows are the legal responsibility of whom?
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