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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 Bible, childless widows are the legal responsibility of whom?
Question 2 of 10
Which of these is not an available source of information about Jewish women's lives in the Middle Ages?
Question 3 of 10
When were the first synagogue sisterhoods founded by rabbis?
Question 4 of 10
Which of these adjectives do rabbinic sources use to describe women?
Question 5 of 10
Which publication aims "to foster discussion of Jewish women's issues... and to give women greater choice in Jewish life"?
Question 6 of 10
What are tekhines?
Question 7 of 10
In 1975, the Reform movement introduced what concept in its new prayer book Gates of Prayer?
Question 8 of 10
Which of these is not a para-rabbinic role assumed by women in the Modern Orthodox community?
Question 9 of 10
According to the Talmud, a man without a wife is
Question 10 of 10
How does the Book of Genesis describe the creation of woman?
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