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?

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 of these is NOT a way to make one's lifecycle event more ethical?
Question 2 of 10
Which of these is a new ceremony that has been created in connection to Kaddish?
Question 3 of 10
Which contemporary value has been the most powerful force for changing the traditional Jewish wedding ceremony?
Question 4 of 10
Lifecycle events are often marked with an appropriate contribution of tzedakah, which is what?
Question 5 of 10
In new lifecycle rituals, it is common to include the blessing which thanks God
Question 6 of 10
New Jewish lifecycle rituals have been created to mark which of these life events?
Question 7 of 10
Which of these events, in traditional Judaism, will prematurely end a shiva?
Question 8 of 10
In traditional Judaism, is one required to sit shiva for a miscarriage?
Question 9 of 10
What is the name of the ceremony in which a baby boy is circumcised on his eighth day of life?
Question 10 of 10
Which of the following lifecycle events does not have a prescribed traditional ritual for observance?

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