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Basic Values and Morality, Family and Relationships, Women in Judaism

The Jewish Home: the Nerve Center of Judaism

As a Jewish woman raised in a nonobservant household I am attracted to Orthodox Judaism. However, I must say that I am repelled by Orthodox views on women’s roles. I’ve tried to be a homemaker but as an intellectual and…

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Family and Relationships, LifeCycle Events

Baby Naming for a Girl

Does a couple need a rabbi to perform a baby naming at the hospital or their home? The mother is Jewish and the father is not. They are also unmarried with no temple affiliation. Are there special prayers that should…

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The Chumash (Five Books of Moses)

Biblical Candelabra

I have been searching for a picture or description of a biblical age candelabra. i am under the impression that is was of gold made into tubes through which flowed olive oil. It did not have tubes but was from…

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