LifeCycle Events
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Moses and Circumcision
Was moses circumcised? If yes, by whom? The Talmud in Tractate Sotah tells us that Moses was born circumcised, which is rare but not without precedence.
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Beyond the grave
Some body told me when a person dies, he face problems in his grave, like fire and other dangerous things if he did bad in his life, and he gets rewards in the grave if he was a good person.…
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What departed souls know
I would like to know a little bit more about our souls. When we leave this physical world and we go to the nest world, can our souls see what happens in the physical world? Can souls there see the…
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A Convert and a Levite
I am an orthodox convert, I know that a convert can not marry a Kohain. I am confused because I was reading that all descendants of Ahron are levites and therefore all Levites are Kohains. Is this true and does…
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Witnesses on the Ketubah
I recently attended a wedding and as I sat listening to the witnesses called up to sign the Ketubah (the marriage document). How can witnesses sign that they witnessed the marriage, when the groom had not yet given the ring?…
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Coffin – Jewish tradition
I have a question about burials that I am hoping you may answer for me. I’m reading the article about the bereavement believes for the Jewish faith located at Wikipedia. It mentions both a secured coffin and an unsecured coffin.…
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Placing Stones on the Tombstone
I am curious about the practice of placing stones on the gravestone of a deceased person. Would you please explain the origin and significance of this practice? Hi, and thank you for your question. I assume that you are referring…