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
Which is NOT an element typically involved in a Jewish lifecycle ceremony?
Question 2 of 10
What is a ketubah?
Question 3 of 10
On a Sabbath preceding his wedding, the groom has (and in liberal congregations, the bride and groom both have) a/an
Question 4 of 10
Who is the person who usually performs the brit milah on a baby boy?
Question 5 of 10
What is the purpose of a welcoming ceremony for a new baby?
Question 6 of 10
What is the minimum age for a girl to have a bat mitzvah?
Question 7 of 10
Who writes the get in the Jewish divorce ritual?
Question 8 of 10
With whom was the covenant of circumcision first made?
Question 9 of 10
Which of these events, in traditional Judaism, will prematurely end a shiva?
Question 10 of 10
What is the name of the ceremony in which a baby boy is circumcised on his eighth day of life?
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