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Jewish Gender & Feminism Quiz

How much do you know about gender issues in the Jewish past and present?

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Even as Jewish women have attained ritual and leadership opportunities formerly restricted to them, the history of female exclusion in Judaism continues to linger. How much do you know about gender issues in the Jewish past and present?

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Question 1 of 10
True or false: In medieval mystical theology, all of God's ten attributes are female.
Question 2 of 10
True or false: Some scholars have found that ancient Israelite views of women were in many ways more positive than those in other ancient Near Eastern societies.
Question 3 of 10
Which holiday, according to legend, was a reward given to the women of Israel because they refused to surrender their jewelry for the creation of the Golden Calf?
Question 4 of 10
Which of these is a feminine name for God?
Question 5 of 10
According to the Talmud, a man without a wife is
Question 6 of 10
In 1975, the Reform movement introduced what concept in its new prayer book Gates of Prayer?
Question 7 of 10
True or false: In the Bible, women are sometimes presented as equal to men, and sometimes as subordinate.
Question 8 of 10
Which of the sefirot (mystical attributes of God) evokes a female aspect of God?
Question 9 of 10
What was life like for Jewish women in the Middle Ages?
Question 10 of 10
Which of these adjectives do rabbinic sources use to describe women?
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