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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
In 1975, the Reform movement introduced what concept in its new prayer book Gates of Prayer?
Question 2 of 10
Historically, how did Jewish women celebrate the appearance of a new moon?
Question 3 of 10
How does the Book of Genesis describe the creation of woman?
Question 4 of 10
Regina Jonas, often thought as the first female rabbi, was born and served as rabbi in which city?
Question 5 of 10
True or false: In the Bible, women are sometimes presented as equal to men, and sometimes as subordinate.
Question 6 of 10
Which of these adjectives do rabbinic sources use to describe women?
Question 7 of 10
Jewish feminists have worked extensively on all these causes except
Question 8 of 10
What was Bella Abzug's profession before being elected to congress in 1971?
Question 9 of 10
Who was the first female rabbi in America?
Question 10 of 10
Which publication aims "to foster discussion of Jewish women's issues... and to give women greater choice in Jewish life"?
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