A Maccabi Jewish sports club bicycle trip in Salonika, Greece in 1933. (Jack Beraha/US Holocaust Memorial Museum)
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Our Bodies Quiz

How much do you know about Jewish attitudes toward the human body?

In Judaism, spirituality and physicality are closely connected, and Judaism has lots to say about issues like modesty and healthy behaviors. How much do you know about Jewish attitudes toward the body?

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Question 1 of 10
What is the reasoning behind the prohibition against wearing garments made of wool and linen woven together?
Question 2 of 10
Shatnez is the biblical prohibition of mixing which two fibers?
Question 3 of 10
Rabbinic literature describes the human being as an olam katan, meaning what?
Question 4 of 10
Which early Christian said that circumcision was an irrelevant practice?
Question 5 of 10
What did the sages of the talmudic era believe about the human body?
Question 6 of 10
True or false: Smoking is prohibited by Jewish law because cigarettes are not kosher.
Question 7 of 10
In the bible, why did King Ahasuerus choose Queen Esther as his wife?
Question 8 of 10
What does the Hebrew word tz'ni'ut mean?
Question 9 of 10
In "escstatic" mysticism, the Land of Israel is a metaphor for:
Question 10 of 10
True or false: There is an explicit biblical commandment to exercise and eat a balanced diet.

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