A Maccabi Jewish sports club bicycle trip in Salonika, Greece in 1933. (Jack Beraha/US Holocaust Memorial Museum)
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Our Bodies Quiz

How much do you know about Jewish attitudes toward the human body?

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In Judaism, spirituality and physicality are closely connected, and Judaism has lots to say about issues like modesty and healthy behaviors. How much do you know about Jewish attitudes toward the body?

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Question 1 of 10
In Kabbalistic literature, gilgul refers to what type of reincarnation?
Question 2 of 10
The laws about clothing in the Torah include which of these requirements?
Question 3 of 10
In the Book of Psalms, the Bible describes what substance as something that "gladdens the human heart?"
Question 4 of 10
In "escstatic" mysticism, the Land of Israel is a metaphor for:
Question 5 of 10
Which of the following is not a regulation found either in the Talmud or the medieval Jewish law codes?
Question 6 of 10
What has been considered a prevalent practice in early Hasidism?
Question 7 of 10
Rabbinic literature describes the human being as an olam katan, meaning what?
Question 8 of 10
According to the Book of Exodus, if a slave wishes to remain with his/her owner, what does the owner do to the slave's body to make him/her a permanent slave?
Question 9 of 10
True or false: People with tattoos cannot be buried in any Jewish cemetery.
Question 10 of 10
True or false: Smoking is prohibited by Jewish law because cigarettes are not kosher.
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