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 of these biblical characters did NOT have a circumcision?
Question 2 of 10
Who writes the get in the Jewish divorce ritual?
Question 3 of 10
Who is the person who usually performs the brit milah on a baby boy?
Question 4 of 10
With whom was the covenant of circumcision first made?
Question 5 of 10
What is the purpose of a welcoming ceremony for a new baby?
Question 6 of 10
Which of these is a new ceremony that has been created in connection to Kaddish?
Question 7 of 10
Which of the following lifecycle events does not have a prescribed traditional ritual for observance?
Question 8 of 10
On what day does Jewish mystical tradition consider conception of a child to be particularly holy?
Question 9 of 10
Which contemporary value has been the most powerful force for changing the traditional Jewish wedding ceremony?
Question 10 of 10
There is a Jewish tradition to say how many blessings, or brakhot, a day?
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