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
What is the minimum age for a girl to have a bat mitzvah?
Question 2 of 10
How are new Jewish rituals created?
Question 3 of 10
Which contemporary value has been the most powerful force for changing the traditional Jewish wedding ceremony?
Question 4 of 10
Why can the development of new rituals be deeply problematic for some traditional Jews?
Question 5 of 10
There is a Jewish tradition to say how many blessings, or brakhot, a day?
Question 6 of 10
What is the tradition of welcoming baby girls into the community called in some Sephardic communities?
Question 7 of 10
In new lifecycle rituals, it is common to include the blessing which thanks God
Question 8 of 10
New Jewish lifecycle rituals have been created to mark which of these life events?
Question 9 of 10
True or false: Women have been the primary initiators of creative ritual in Judaism.
Question 10 of 10
When does an aufruf ("calling up") traditionally take place?
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