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Jewish Gender & Feminism Quiz

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

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
True or false: Some scholars have found that ancient Israelite views of women were in many ways more positive than those in other ancient Near Eastern societies.
Question 2 of 10
Which of these adjectives do rabbinic sources use to describe women?
Question 3 of 10
True or false: Throughout Jewish history, only men had the obligation to say the Kaddish
Question 4 of 10
Which of these is NOT a strong female character in the Hebrew Bible?
Question 5 of 10
True or false: The mystics conceive of the relationship between God and the Jewish people in sexual terms, with God as male and the Jewish people as female.
Question 6 of 10
As a general rule, women are exempted from what commandments, according to rabbinic Judaism?
Question 7 of 10
Who was the first female rabbi in America?
Question 8 of 10
Which of these is a feminine name for God?
Question 9 of 10
According to the Zohar, who presides over the halls of the afterlife?
Question 10 of 10
What was life like for Jewish women in the Middle Ages?

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