Questions tagged [family-members]
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Is the mourning for a late relative dependent on the state of their relationship before death?
Are the halochos (laws) about observing mourning rituals for a relative (e.g., shiva, shloshim, etc.), affected in any way by the state of the relationship between the mourner and deceased before his ...
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What determines whether a man's Hebrew name uses "ben" or "bar"?
I have (obviously) heard a lot of Hebrew names of the form "Ploiny ben Almoiny," where Almoiny is Ploiny's father. But occasionally I see names written with the Aramaic "bar", for example Simon bar ...
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How should parents divide wedding expenses with their child's future in-laws
Today there are many different practices that have been "adopted" (not formally though) among the various Jewish communities on how the parents of an engaged couple divide up the expenses of the ...
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Anywhere in Tanach where brothers-in-law have the same name?
Is there anywhere in Tanach where brothers-in-law have the same name?
Either two sisters married men with the same name, or a woman married someone with the same name as her brother.
There is a ...
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A dying man designates a disciple to care for his mother -- does that carry any legal weight in Judaism?
(I originally asked this question on Christianity.SE, and was redirected here for a better understanding of the Jewish laws and culture.)
I’m hoping someone can help me concerning ancient Jewish laws ...
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Who was Naomi's mother?
I would like to know the genealogy of Naomi the mother in law of Rus. Specifically, who was her mother?
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Kaddish for non-blood relatives
Does one say kaddish for a non-blood relative such as (chas v'shalom) a daughter-in-law? I know that a husband says kaddish when the parent of his wife passes away, but my understanding is that this ...
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Can a convert be considered in-law after the conversion?
I was taught that a convert loses his relations after conversion:
"גר שהתגייר כתינוק שנולד".
First, after Tzipora allegedly converted Yitro is no longer her father in relation to anything Halachic, ...
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How to find one's illustrious ancestors
If someone does not know his family tree — for example, he is the child of ba'alei teshuveh and his grandparents did not impart to his parents any important-to-Judaism information about his ...
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What did the sages of blessed memory say about this phrase "sons of the priests"?
1 Chronicles 9:30 And some of the sons of the priests were compounders
of the mixture for the spices.
https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/16529/showrashi/true
Ezra 10:18 And it was found of ...
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How Halachic was Yaakov's decision to discriminate between his wives and kids?
וַיָּ֧שֶׂם אֶת־הַשְּׁפָח֛וֹת וְאֶת־יַלְדֵיהֶ֖ן רִֽאשֹׁנָ֑ה,
וְאֶת־לֵאָ֤ה וִֽילָדֶ֙יהָ֙ אַחֲרֹנִ֔ים,
וְאֶת־רָחֵ֥ל וְאֶת־יוֹסֵ֖ף אַחֲרֹנִֽים׃
putting the maids and their children first, Leah ...
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Did Moses ever meet his parents after the separation?
IIRC the Biblical narrative, after being born, Moses spends 3 months at home and then moving to the royal palace. His mother continues to breastfeed him for a certain period of time but then the link ...
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Are common half siblings related to each other?
I have 2 half-siblings, one through my father and one through my mother. Are these 2 related to each other in any way according to the Torah (even though they share no common parent)? For example, ...
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Obligation of a Beis Din to judge and decide on Issurim?
THe question about the baby switch made me think of this question:
In the realm of Issurim (Arayos, Mamzerim, conversion, Kohen, etc) when new evidence arises, is a Beis Din and what Beis Din ...
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May a husband make a suit in beis din on behalf of his wife?
If a wife is uncomfortable suing someone that owes her alone money, but she is willing to be a witness, may the husband file suit against the person that wronged her?
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After death, does one experience the company of his loved ones in heaven?
Please provide sources, preferably kabbalistic.
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Eruv t'chumin for dependants
One can 'force' a dependant to make an eruv t'chumin. Since they are only made for a dvar mitsva this is considered like forcing him to do a mitsva which one who has the power, has to do. Normally ...
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What is Judaism's take on dying a virgin?
I take it from the Torah that G'd commanded mankind to procreate and that pre-marital sex is forbidden and all that, But what happens with people who either choose to remain unmarried or otherwise ...
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How can one say "my son is Mamzer"?
הָאוֹמֵר, בְּנִי זֶה מַמְזֵר ... רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר (להלכה), נֶאֱמָנן:
If a man declares, “this son of mine is a mamzer” ... Rabbi Judah says: he is believed. (Mishnah Kiddushin 4,8 adopted)
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Can I add והבאת שלום בין משפחה למשפחה to אלו דברים in the morning?
Rashi says about the altar that we can't wave a sword over it in משפטים, the maftir.
Can I add his opinion (above included also) to the list of אלו דברים שאדם אוכל פירותיהם בעולם הזה in Shacharit? ...
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