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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
According to the Zohar, who presides over the halls of the afterlife?
Question 2 of 10
Which publication aims "to foster discussion of Jewish women's issues... and to give women greater choice in Jewish life"?
Question 3 of 10
What was Bella Abzug's profession before being elected to congress in 1971?
Question 4 of 10
In 1975, the Reform movement introduced what concept in its new prayer book Gates of Prayer?
Question 5 of 10
Which of these adjectives do rabbinic sources use to describe women?
Question 6 of 10
Jewish feminists have worked extensively on all these causes except
Question 7 of 10
Which holiday, according to legend, was a reward given to the women of Israel because they refused to surrender their jewelry for the creation of the Golden Calf?
Question 8 of 10
According to the Bible, childless widows are the legal responsibility of whom?
Question 9 of 10
Under Jewish law, an agunah, or "chained woman" whose husband deserts her, is missing, or refuses to grant a divorce, is:
Question 10 of 10
Which of these is a feminine name for God?
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