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

Our Bodies Quiz

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

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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?

Question 1 of 10
Shatnez is the biblical prohibition of mixing which two fibers?
Question 2 of 10
What is Maimonides' explanation for the requirement for Jewish men to wear beards?
Question 3 of 10
Where does the practice of wearing a skullcap come from?
Question 4 of 10
What is pikuach nefesh?
Question 5 of 10
In the bible, why did King Ahasuerus choose Queen Esther as his wife?
Question 6 of 10
In "escstatic" mysticism, the Land of Israel is a metaphor for:
Question 7 of 10
What does the Hebrew word tz'ni'ut mean?
Question 8 of 10
According to the Book of Exodus, if a slave wishes to remain with his/her owner, what does the owner do to the slave's body to make him/her a permanent slave?
Question 9 of 10
Which of these statements about the Jewish laws of modesty is true?
Question 10 of 10
Does Jewish law permit men to shave with an electric shaver?
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