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
True or false: A rabbi is required to perform a marriage ceremony.
Question 2 of 10
Which of these biblical characters did NOT have a circumcision?
Question 3 of 10
What is the purpose of a welcoming ceremony for a new baby?
Question 4 of 10
On a Sabbath preceding his wedding, the groom has (and in liberal congregations, the bride and groom both have) a/an
Question 5 of 10
Which of these is a new ceremony that has been created in connection to Kaddish?
Question 6 of 10
Who is the person who is required, in traditional Jewish sources, to perform the brit milah on a baby boy?
Question 7 of 10
What is a ketubah?
Question 8 of 10
True or false: Women have been the primary initiators of creative ritual in Judaism.
Question 9 of 10
Which of these events, in traditional Judaism, will prematurely end a shiva?
Question 10 of 10
The Jewish conversion process reflects which historical process?
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