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

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?

Question 1 of 10
What is the status of body piercing in Jewish law?
Question 2 of 10
What did the sages of the talmudic era believe about the human body?
Question 3 of 10
Which of these statements about the 12-Step Program for overcoming addiction is true?
Question 4 of 10
True or false: People with tattoos cannot be buried in any Jewish cemetery.
Question 5 of 10
The Torah provides extensive detail regarding the clothing of:
Question 6 of 10
In the Book of Psalms, the Bible describes what substance as something that "gladdens the human heart?"
Question 7 of 10
Rabbi Nahman of Breslov taught that cravings and addictions destroy what?
Question 8 of 10
What is a sheitel?
Question 9 of 10
Does Jewish law permit men to shave with an electric shaver?
Question 10 of 10
The laws about clothing in the Torah include which of these requirements?
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