Bar and Bat Mitzvah
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Torah reading
Aside from the siddur, where can I locate the blessings to be chanted before and after the parsha reading? Some versions of the printed bible have it printed in the front.
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Aliyah – Bar Mitzva
Can an adult jew who was never been bar mitzva be called to the Torah (aliyah)? Thanks Yes, absolutely.
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Becoming a Man at 13
Why does a boy become a man at age 13? The concept that manhood begins at age 13 is deduced by the Rabbis from the story of Dinah in Gen. 34, where it says (v.25) that Dinah’s brothers Simeon and…
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Paying a Matchmaker
What are the rules about payment of a fee to a shadchan (matchmaker)? There’s an excellent summary of all the laws related to matchmaking, including payment of fees, in the book Ha-Nisuin Ke-Hilchoson Ch.4; the footnotes there give many references.…