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Jewish Gender & Feminism Quiz

How much do you know about gender issues in the Jewish past and present?

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Even as Jewish women have attained ritual and leadership opportunities formerly restricted to them, the history of female exclusion in Judaism continues to linger. How much do you know about gender issues in the Jewish past and present?

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Question 1 of 10
What are tekhines?
Question 2 of 10
In 1975, the Reform movement introduced what concept in its new prayer book Gates of Prayer?
Question 3 of 10
Which of the sefirot (mystical attributes of God) evokes a female aspect of God?
Question 4 of 10
Which of these is not an available source of information about Jewish women's lives in the Middle Ages?
Question 5 of 10
According to the Zohar, who presides over the halls of the afterlife?
Question 6 of 10
Which of these is NOT a strong female character in the Hebrew Bible?
Question 7 of 10
True or false: In the Bible, women are sometimes presented as equal to men, and sometimes as subordinate.
Question 8 of 10
Historically, how did Jewish women celebrate the appearance of a new moon?
Question 9 of 10
What was Bella Abzug's profession before being elected to congress in 1971?
Question 10 of 10
What do medieval Jewish legal authorities think about wifebeating?
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