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The pidyon haben (Hebrew: פדיון הבן) or redemption of the first-born son [1] is a mitzvah in Judaism whereby a Jewish firstborn son is "redeemed" with money. The redemption is attained by paying five silver coins to a kohen (a patrilineal descendant of the priestly family of Aaron ), on behalf of one's firstborn son.
Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, a prominent Orthodox posek, described the bat mitzvah celebration as "meaningless", and of no greater halakhic significance than a birthday party. However, he reluctantly permitted it in homes, but not synagogues, [ 35 ] [ 36 ] as the latter would be construed as imitating Reform and Conservative customs; in any case ...
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A reconstruction of the menorah of the Temple in Jerusalem, manufactured by the Temple Institute.. The menorah (/ m ə ˈ n ɔː r ə /; Hebrew: מְנוֹרָה mənōrā, pronounced) is a seven-branched candelabrum that is described in the Hebrew Bible and in later ancient sources as having been used in the Tabernacle and in the Temple in Jerusalem.
Saturnalia is an ancient Roman festival and holiday in honour of the god Saturn, held on 17 December of the Julian calendar and later expanded with festivities through 19 December.
Eid-e Fetr: "The Festival of Fast-Breaking" which comes at the end of Ramadan.People give gifts and money to the poor, the sick and others. Ramadan (Ramazan in Persian): Iranians have special recipes as Zoolbia-Bamieh, Shole Zard, Ferni, Halva and Ash Reshteh in Ramezan.
Paul Robert Wilbur was born on January 18, 1951 [1] [2] to a Jewish father and Baptist mother. [3] Although he attended many different churches as a child, Wilbur further explored Judaism as an undergraduate in college. It was then that he began attending a local synagogue, but continued to believe in Christ, recognizing Him as the Jewish ...
Images of the custom have been found on several ancient Near East inscriptions in contexts suggesting that it was practiced across the Near East. [61] While Numbers 15:37–41 uses the Hebrew tzitzit , Deuteronomy 22:12 employs the plural form of gadil , which is an Akkadian loanword for a 'cord' or 'string'.