At an alternative bar/bat mitzvah ceremony. (Courtesy Jewish Journey Project)
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Lifecycle Ritual Quiz

How much do you know about Jewish customs for marking major life events?

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Judaism has long focused on rituals for birth, marriage, and death, and contemporary communities have developed ways of acknowledging other major life events. How much do you know about these rituals?

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Question 1 of 10
Which contemporary value has been the most powerful force for changing the traditional Jewish wedding ceremony?
Question 2 of 10
Lifecycle events are often marked with an appropriate contribution of tzedakah, which is what?
Question 3 of 10
What is the name of the ceremony in which a baby boy is circumcised on his eighth day of life?
Question 4 of 10
Which prayer is at the end of the deathbed viddui ceremony?
Question 5 of 10
Who is the person who usually performs the brit milah on a baby boy?
Question 6 of 10
What is the purpose of a welcoming ceremony for a new baby?
Question 7 of 10
Why can the development of new rituals be deeply problematic for some traditional Jews?
Question 8 of 10
True or false: Women have been the primary initiators of creative ritual in Judaism.
Question 9 of 10
Which of these is a new ceremony that has been created in connection to Kaddish?
Question 10 of 10
When does an aufruf ("calling up") traditionally take place?
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