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Sex & Sexuality Quiz

How much do you know about Jewish perspectives on sex?

Judaism does not see sex as dirty or grossly physical, neither does it encourage sex outside committed relationships.

Question 1 of 10
What is Judaism's opinion on celibacy?
Question 2 of 10
Rabbi Arthur Ocean Waskow, a Jewish Renewal rabbi, writes that marriage patterns are changing and therefore
Question 3 of 10
What does semen affect, according to Maimonides?
Question 4 of 10
True or false: Because it is a mitzvah to procreate, Jewish law never permits the use of birth control.
Question 5 of 10
What does the Sefer Hahinuch compare homosexuality to?
Question 6 of 10
True or false: Married couples are especially encouraged to have sex on the night the woman returns from the mikveh, and on Friday nights.
Question 7 of 10
Where, according to Dr. Ruth, does her message of sexual liberation have its origins?
Question 8 of 10
What is the word for marriage in the Talmud?
Question 9 of 10
What makes the biblical character Onan famous?
Question 10 of 10
In 2006, the Conservative law committee published a responsum which was used to allow homosexual students to study to become rabbis at the Jewish Theological Seminary. The central legal argument in this paper was based on

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