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Tag: Minhag

0 Holidays Culture

Sweet Beginnings

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 24 Sep

Exploring the deep symbolism behind the Rosh Hashanah custom of dipping apples in honey, the article delves into both historical origins and spiritual meanings.

0 Communities Jewish Law

Why Reform and Liberal Judaism are stronger together

Jewish Chronicle · 27 Mar

Reform and Liberal Judaism are considering joining forces to create a unified Progressive entity, rooted in the desire to modernize and adapt Jewish practices to contemporary beliefs and values.

0 Holidays Food

Risotto with peas

Benedetta Guetta in Jewish Chronicle · 15 Dec 2023

Italian Jewish cuisine often includes risotto as a traditional dish, particularly in regions like Piedmont and Lombardy.

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Sepharadi vs Ashkenazi approaches to Minhag, Halakha, Mahshaba - R. Yamin Levy

The Habura · 11 Jun 2021

In this article, R. Yamin Levy discusses the differences between Sephardi and Ashkenazi approaches to Minhag (customs), Halakha (Jewish law), and Mahshaba (Jewish mysticism).

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The Tefillin Strap Mark: In Search of an Obscure Minhag

Jeffrey Saks in Lehrhaus · 6 Aug 2020

This article explores an obscure minhag (custom) related to wearing tefillin, specifically the practice of not eating or drinking until the impressions of the tefillin straps have disappeared from one's arm.

0 Torah Holidays

The Inverted Halakhah of Simhat Torah

Chaim Saiman in Lehrhaus · 18 Oct 2019

Simhat Torah, a day immersed in minhag (customs), has evolved over time from a Talmudic yom tov sheni of Shemini Atzeret into a festivity celebrating the completion of the Torah reading cycle.

0 Philosophy Jewish Law

Kashrut and Kugel: Franz Rosenzweig’s “The Builders”

Lawrence Kaplan in Jewish Review of Books · 25 Nov 2013

In a symposium on Jewish belief, Commentary Magazine highlighted the influence of Franz Rosenzweig, a German Jew whose essay "The Builders" provided a meaningful non-Orthodox perspective on Jewish law, emphasizing the transformation of law into personal commandment through practice.