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
What is the purpose of a welcoming ceremony for a new baby?
Question 2 of 10
What is the tradition of welcoming baby girls into the community called in some Sephardic communities?
Question 3 of 10
Which contemporary value has been the most powerful force for changing the traditional Jewish wedding ceremony?
Question 4 of 10
What blessing does a convert recite after immersion in the mikveh?
Question 5 of 10
Which of these is NOT a way to make one's lifecycle event more ethical?
Question 6 of 10
Which prayer is at the end of the deathbed viddui ceremony?
Question 7 of 10
Which is NOT an element typically involved in a Jewish lifecycle ceremony?
Question 8 of 10
Who writes the get in the Jewish divorce ritual?
Question 9 of 10
New Jewish lifecycle rituals have been created to mark which of these life events?
Question 10 of 10
How are new Jewish rituals created?
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