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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
Who was the first female rabbi in America?
Question 2 of 10
According to the Talmud, a man without a wife is
Question 3 of 10
What is the biblical precedent for allowing a woman to inherit her father's property, when she has no brothers?
Question 4 of 10
Which of these is a famous Orthodox feminist?
Question 5 of 10
Who sparked Second Wave feminism with the 1963 publication of The Feminine Mystique?
Question 6 of 10
True or false: Throughout Jewish history, only men had the obligation to say the Kaddish
Question 7 of 10
What was life like for Jewish women in the Middle Ages?
Question 8 of 10
Under Jewish law, an agunah, or "chained woman" whose husband deserts her, is missing, or refuses to grant a divorce, is:
Question 9 of 10
As a general rule, women are exempted from what commandments, according to rabbinic Judaism?
Question 10 of 10
Which of the sefirot (mystical attributes of God) evokes a female aspect of God?
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