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 prayer is at the end of the deathbed viddui ceremony?
Question 2 of 10
The bar mitzvah ceremony dates back to
Question 3 of 10
Who writes the get in the Jewish divorce ritual?
Question 4 of 10
In traditional Judaism, is one required to sit shiva for a miscarriage?
Question 5 of 10
What is a ketubah?
Question 6 of 10
With whom was the covenant of circumcision first made?
Question 7 of 10
What is the minimum age for a girl to have a bat mitzvah?
Question 8 of 10
Lifecycle events are often marked with an appropriate contribution of tzedakah, which is what?
Question 9 of 10
There is a Jewish tradition to say how many blessings, or brakhot, a day?
Question 10 of 10
In new lifecycle rituals, it is common to include the blessing which thanks God
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