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?

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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?

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Question 1 of 10
What is the status of body piercing in Jewish law?
Question 2 of 10
What is the reasoning behind the prohibition against wearing garments made of wool and linen woven together?
Question 3 of 10
True or false: Smoking is prohibited by Jewish law because cigarettes are not kosher.
Question 4 of 10
Rabbi Nahman of Breslov taught that cravings and addictions destroy what?
Question 5 of 10
Which of these statements about the Jewish laws of modesty is true?
Question 6 of 10
What did the rabbis in the talmudic period believe about souls?
Question 7 of 10
In the Book of Psalms, the Bible describes what substance as something that "gladdens the human heart?"
Question 8 of 10
True or false: There is an explicit biblical commandment to exercise and eat a balanced diet.
Question 9 of 10
What did the sages of the talmudic era believe about the human body?
Question 10 of 10
Does Jewish law permit men to shave with an electric shaver?
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