At an alternative bar/bat mitzvah ceremony. (Courtesy Jewish Journey Project)

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?

Question 1 of 10
Who is the person who is required, in traditional Jewish sources, to perform the brit milah on a baby boy?
Question 2 of 10
What blessing does a convert recite after immersion in the mikveh?
Question 3 of 10
What is the tradition of welcoming baby girls into the community called in some Sephardic communities?
Question 4 of 10
How are new Jewish rituals created?
Question 5 of 10
True or false: Women have been the primary initiators of creative ritual in Judaism.
Question 6 of 10
Which prayer is at the end of the deathbed viddui ceremony?
Question 7 of 10
With whom was the covenant of circumcision first made?
Question 8 of 10
In new lifecycle rituals, it is common to include the blessing which thanks God
Question 9 of 10
Why can the development of new rituals be deeply problematic for some traditional Jews?
Question 10 of 10
Which contemporary value has been the most powerful force for changing the traditional Jewish wedding ceremony?
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