Please note:

• While there are point values attached to the questions for the purpose of grading, this does not presume that there are objectively correct answers. In a similar vein, the content covered in this first assessment differs from the ones to follow and so does the structure of the assessment. (Many of the upcoming assessments will be multiple choice).
• As above, many questions are multiple choice and as such can be graded automatically thus immediately giving you feedback on your answers. Do not be alarmed when you receive 0 points for free-answer questions, this a placeholder until such time that your instructor sees your answers. At that time the points will be adjusted to reflect your work.
• All assessments are to be completed the week of the assignment. The assignments are “open-book”. A total average of 90% is necessary for certification.
• Any questions about teaching Kallot are phrased assuming you are/have been an active Kallah teacher. If you have yet to teach Kallot, please view those questions as asking, “When you are serving a Kallah teacher, how would you…”

We studied classic sources and contemporary writings on Judaism and marital intimacy. Please review our content through this brief assessment.

How do you convey Judaism’s view on sexuality? Include sources & excerpts you use.

Abby Lerner gives each Kallah a copy of pages 81-85 from Rabbi Avraham Peretz Friedman’s Marital Intimacy (see below) . After re/reading the pages, why do you think she sees this as essential for Kallot? Would you follow her lead? Why or why not? Are there any other resources you would give a Kallah to convey similar ideas?

Marital Intimacy 81

What two distinct mitzvot does the Torah mandate relating to sex?

Based on the list below, explain which resources you use for each topic while you speak with the Kallah.
Please specify: prop/book and page #/link. Also, why this resource?

• Female anatomy
• Male anatomy
• Mechanics of sex
• Basic reproduction
• Pleasure
• Love/relationships
• Contraception
• Life cycle

Please list:
1. analogies
2. concrete tips
that you provide for the Kallah about early sexual interactions?