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

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?

Question 1 of 10
What is the minimum age for a girl to have a bat mitzvah?
Question 2 of 10
Who is the person who usually performs the brit milah on a baby boy?
Question 3 of 10
Who is the person who is required, in traditional Jewish sources, to perform the brit milah on a baby boy?
Question 4 of 10
Which contemporary value has been the most powerful force for changing the traditional Jewish wedding ceremony?
Question 5 of 10
Which of these is NOT a way to make one's lifecycle event more ethical?
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
Which is NOT an element typically involved in a Jewish lifecycle ceremony?
Question 9 of 10
Which prayer is at the end of the deathbed viddui ceremony?
Question 10 of 10
True or false: Women have been the primary initiators of creative ritual in Judaism.
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