Discharging Obligations in Practice
When should a woman discharge a man’s obligations? Back to Discharging Another’s Obligations What is the basic halacha here? A
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Discharging Another’s Obligations
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How and when can a person discharge someone else’s halachic obligation? Who can do this for whom? Which types of
Dancing with the Torah
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How did the custom of dancing with a Sefer Torah on Simchat Torah come about? How can women celebrate during
Contact with a Sefer Torah
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How should a Sefer Torah be treated? Who is permitted to handle it? How do we show honor to the
The Mitzva of Shofar
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Dedicated by Stacy and Eli Lansey in honor of their children Moshe, Chanan, and Ruth. May you grow up in
Blowing Shofar
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Back to The Mitzva of Shofar Dedicated by Stacy and Eli Lansey in honor of their children Moshe, Chanan, and
Tzeniut
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Is tzeniut physical or conceptual? Is it inherently social? Or female? What does “walking modestly [hatzne’a lechet] with God” (
Tefillin III: In Practice
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Back to Tefillin II: Guf Naki Dedicated in memory of Michael ben Yosef Ha-Levi In practice, may a woman choose
Tefillin II: Guf Naki
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Back to Tefillin I: Exemption Dedicated in memory of Michael ben Yosef Ha-Levi What is a guf naki? How is
Tefillin I: Exemption
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Dedicated in memory of Michael ben Yosef Ha-Levi What is the mitzva of tefillin? Why are women exempt from it?