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HalachaArticlesDisplaying Results 1 - 15 for halachaHow to Pray? ... sister was suffering if he was praying for her healing? Can we infer that we should not pray a long prayer for someone who is ill? Halacha reminds us to not pray a long prayer at someone’s bedside as it may make him or her nervous that he ... Read Apples and Oranges: The Comparison Game ... others. That was the only way that Noah could define his ‘there’.We, the children of Abraham, follow Halacha – we are walkers and see life as a journey. We do not compare ourselves to anyone or anything other than our highest aspirations, ... Read Out of Orthodoxy - Why This Former Orthodox Rabbi Will Officiate at Interfaith Marriages ... Eruv, send my kids to a costly day school, or fulfill all the other costly and taxing demands of Halacha, because I firmly believe that no God has commanded me to do so. As my objection to officiating at intermarriages was part and parcel ... Read Conversion to Judaism ... to join a synagogue?
I was born a Jew; I was not born Orthodox, Conservative or Reform.
Should we really be using Halacha as a weapon against people who want to convert? Shouldn't we be looking for ways in which Halacha can be used as a ... Read Do You Know How a Mezuzah is Crafted? ... .
A Mezuzah has many defined steps that have to be followed as per the religious Jewish Laws on how to protect the 'Halacha', which is the Mezuzah scroll. There are Jewish Laws on how to position the Mezuzah, the doorways of where to ... Read Animal Netsuke - Caught in Action ... .
A Mezuzah has many defined steps that have to be followed as per the religious Jewish Laws on how to protect the 'Halacha', which is the Mezuzah scroll. There are Jewish Laws on how to position the Mezuzah, the doorways of where to ... Read Jewish Wedding Rings ... of "Kidushin", the first mishna teaches that a woman is acquired by a man through money. The Jewish law, Halacha, states that the minimum measurement of this money is a pruta or something with the equivalent value of the pruta. Today, the ... Read Kosher Food - Kosher Take-out, Steak and Dairy ... Kashrut or Jewish nutritional laws. The word kashrut means healthy or appropriate in Hebrew. If the food attunes the Halacha or Jewish law, then that food is kosher food. On the contrary, foods usually tagged as Jewish are not essentially ... Read Sanctity of Life and Sanctity of the Sabbath ... to observe many Shabbosos refers to violating biblical prohibitions.
The Minchas Chinuch concludes that the final halacha is that one can violate even the biblical prohibitions of Shabbos to save a life, even if the person whose life is ... Read Weinberg’s Snow Removal ServiceI don’t have to go to the gym today! It took more time for me to shovel the snow than I would usually spend in the gym and I certainly burned enough calories. In fact, although my muscles ache and my back is sore, I enjoy shoveling snow ( ... Read Charm SchoolOne of the essays that made Jamaica Kincaid famous was “Charm” about the Ophelia DeVore School of Charm for young black women. “At some point, all this will become extinct. As black people integrate, they won’t want to do the special ... Read Fifty GatesI turned 50 years old last night, the fourth night of Chanukah. Debbie had presented me with a list of extravagant gluten-free desserts and offered to make the one of my choice.Having difficulty with decisions regarding Debbie’s treats, I ... Read TemptationsWhich temptation was more challenging? Was it Potiphar’s wife or, perhaps it was the temptation to ask Pharaoh’s wine steward to help him get out of jail? All I know is that I would not want to be challenged by either, although I suspect ... Read Overwhelmed By NumbersI was overwhelmed with all the posts on Shalom Aleichem that I received in response to my invitation. I spent so much time responding to emails, posting, editing etc. that I barely had time to write anything this week. I was thrilled to ... Read Living On The EdgeStanding on the corner of 95th and Broadway, I had a perfect opportunity to observe peoples’ faces. I love the fact that New York provides a glimpse of people from all over the world. I tried counting how many different countries were ... Read Searches related to: halacha
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