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
Which of these statements about the 12-Step Program for overcoming addiction is true?
Question 2 of 10
What does the Hebrew word tz'ni'ut mean?
Question 3 of 10
True or false: There is an explicit biblical commandment to exercise and eat a balanced diet.
Question 4 of 10
In "escstatic" mysticism, the Land of Israel is a metaphor for:
Question 5 of 10
True or false: The Torah prohibits men from wearing women's clothes, and vice versa.
Question 6 of 10
True or false: Smoking is prohibited by Jewish law because cigarettes are not kosher.
Question 7 of 10
What did the rabbis in the talmudic period believe about souls?
Question 8 of 10
The laws about clothing in the Torah include which of these requirements?
Question 9 of 10
Which of these statements about the Jewish laws of modesty is true?
Question 10 of 10
In the Book of Psalms, the Bible describes what substance as something that "gladdens the human heart?"
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