LifeCycle Events
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Sheva Brachot
What is the reason that after a bride & groom get married they celebrate Sheva Brachot for 7 days? Is it important to do so? What is the purpose and meaning behind it? Is it important? Is a rabbi Jewish?…
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Circumcision
If Leviticus states, “Make no markings upon they body nor cuttings for the dead”, why are Jews circumcised? Thank you It is a separate commandment to circumcise the foreskin from every male Jewish person on the 8th day (Genesis 17:11-13).…
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Women in the Torah
I am currently a student studying at the University level “Women in Religion”. Being of jewish background I found myself face to face being told a lot about a religion I know very little about. We are studying “texts of…
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Who did Jacob’s son’s marry?
Who did Jacob’s son’s marry (beside Joseph when the Torah tells us)? The Cannanities were looked down upon and were to be strongly avoided in the case of Isaac and Jacob. After Jacob’s encounter with Laban, I don’t think he…
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Obtaining A Second Name
I recently found out my family has Jewish ancestry on my mother’s side but it was kept quiet because of the Holocaust. I was wanting to know how I could go about legally obtaining a second name in “Hebrew”. Out…
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Circumcision and Oral Suction
What are the exact instructions of the rite of circumcision, particularly about Metsitsa Bpeh (oral suction). How is this requirement follow the laws about blood? The procedure is as follows: The proper amount of foreskin is measured that will be…
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Mourning Period
My mother passed away last year on the 27th day of Adar II. When do I stop saying Kaddish and when does my mourning period end? You stop saying Kaddish after 11 calendar months, regardless, but in any case that…