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| location | Acre, Israel | |
| age | 62 | |
| visits | member for | 9 months |
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May 2 |
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Bar Mitzvah candle-lighting? Very common in Israel at the catering halls (in Israel the party in the hall tends to be called the Barmitzvah). Lacking an actual content (at least a wedding does have a chupah) there is a need to "call the guests to order" and have some sort of ceremony, normally with the barmitzvah boy giving a speech. It gives a chance to honour the relatives or commemorate those that have passed away. |
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Apr 30 |
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What happens to the family of a Kohen today if his wife is a victim of rape? @seekingclarity I think your attitude is a very human one and probably one that most non-tzadikim would adopt. That leads to the question of what status would everyone have if the couple did stay together? Presumably any children born afterwards would be halalim, but could there be a question of mamzerut? |
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Apr 18 |
answered | Is the observance of Jewish law/tradition “all or nothing”? |
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Apr 14 |
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Is each part of birkat Kohanim a full blessing? @Dan The custom I learnt (basically in England, i.e Yekke minhag) is to say Amen for the first two psukim when the Cohanim duchan and Amen Sela for the last. When Cohanim do not duchan say KY"R bizchut Avraham/Yitzchak/Yaakov. |
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Apr 7 |
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Walled cities for Purim other than Jerusalem There is a definite custom in Akko. Not everyone follows it. |
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Apr 7 |
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Why don't islands read the m'gila two days? Clarifying. Akko also has sea (without a wall) on one side. |
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Apr 7 |
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Why don't islands read the m'gila two days? There is a custom in Akko to read on both days |
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Apr 7 |
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Would a genetically engineered red heifer be usable? @sam - Natural birth, but what about natural conception? The OP refers to GE, but the fertile, engineered embryo would be implanted as in a standatd IVF procedure. |
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Apr 4 |
awarded | Critic |
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Mar 27 |
answered | Opening up wrong Sefer Torah (Chol HaMoed Pesach) |
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Mar 13 |
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Is it appropriate for a Gentile to attend and/or participate in a Seder? I think the idea is that the Afikoman symolizes the korban, and ערל לא יאכל בו - an uncircumcised shall not eat of it. |
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Mar 13 |
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How to salt a chicken at home? It should be pointed out that the liver and heart need special treatment and that if there is an incomplete egg this also needs special treatment. |
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Mar 12 |
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How do you pick a Hagada to use at the Seder? Re the wine stains - almost all the old manuscript haggadot have wine stains, especially for the 3rd and 4th cups. |
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Mar 7 |
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Why is a bris performed after death? Perhaps it is assumed that an uncircumcised adult is because he is "patur" (haemophilia causing previous brothers to die after brit milah) and to think otherwise would label him as "mazid sinner", and his parents also. Just a thought - no sources. |
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Mar 7 |
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What is the appropriate method for transporting a Torah scroll? @BruceJames Not necessarily appropriate for a long journey outside Israel, but certainly can be used. |
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Mar 6 |
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What is the appropriate method for transporting a Torah scroll? @msh210 No. This is personal experience while at university with no Rav to ask directly and a need to get the community's Sefer Torah to a Sofer Sta"m ASAP. |
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Mar 5 |
answered | What is the appropriate method for transporting a Torah scroll? |
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Feb 24 |
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Why when we read from two Torah scrolls is the one taken out first returned last and vice versa? Agree with Ariel. It's a practical custom (as quite a few are). It could also be rationalized as giving equality in status to the Sifrei Torah - the second one isn't "second best" since it goes back first. |
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Feb 24 |
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When does the cantillation for Ester and other books change? I did come across a book which gave detailed instructions re reading the Megillah, but this was some 40 years ago and I don't remember its name though. Perhaps a google search for megillat esther tikkun or מגילת אסתר תיקון קוראים or some such might pick it up |
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Feb 24 |
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Can sefardim eat lafa before Pesach? @b a - There is definitely a custom of not eating matzah 30 days before Pesach but I don't know the source (other than that is what I learnt). However, these AIUI are all extensions and the actual prohibition is only on Ervev Pesach, or even from noon on Erev Pesach. I suspect that there will be variations amongst Eastern Jewish communities but they probably distinguish between matzah and chametz, rather than the taste per se. |
