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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
Which of these is not a para-rabbinic role assumed by women in the Modern Orthodox community?
Question 2 of 10
Which of the following is a quote from Golda Meir?
Question 3 of 10
Which of these is NOT a strong female character in the Hebrew Bible?
Question 4 of 10
Regina Jonas, often thought as the first female rabbi, was born and served as rabbi in which city?
Question 5 of 10
What are tekhines?
Question 6 of 10
Under Jewish law, an agunah, or "chained woman" whose husband deserts her, is missing, or refuses to grant a divorce, is:
Question 7 of 10
True or false: The mystics conceive of the relationship between God and the Jewish people in sexual terms, with God as male and the Jewish people as female.
Question 8 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 9 of 10
When were the first synagogue sisterhoods founded by rabbis?
Question 10 of 10
What was life like for Jewish women in the Middle Ages?
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