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

Lifecycle Ritual Quiz

How much do you know about Jewish customs for marking major life events?

Advertisement

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?

You answered {{correct}} of {{total}} correctly

Question 1 of 10
In traditional Judaism, is one required to sit shiva for a miscarriage?
Question 2 of 10
Which contemporary value has been the most powerful force for changing the traditional Jewish wedding ceremony?
Question 3 of 10
What is a ketubah?
Question 4 of 10
New Jewish lifecycle rituals have been created to mark which of these life events?
Question 5 of 10
Who is the person who usually performs the brit milah on a baby boy?
Question 6 of 10
Which of these is a new ceremony that has been created in connection to Kaddish?
Question 7 of 10
What is the purpose of a welcoming ceremony for a new baby?
Question 8 of 10
True or false: Women have been the primary initiators of creative ritual in Judaism.
Question 9 of 10
There is a Jewish tradition to say how many blessings, or brakhot, a day?
Question 10 of 10
On what day does Jewish mystical tradition consider conception of a child to be particularly holy?
Advertisement
Advertisement

Discover More

No Image

Southern & Jewish

Haiku-ish

Saying something Jewish in 17 syllables

No Image

Rabbis Without Borders

Contemplating My Mortality

I am contemplating my mortality. After five years of good health, I hear those dreaded words once again: breast cancer. ...

No Image

Southern & Jewish

The Goodwill Shofar

An unexpected thrift store find