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…progeny of certain forbidden unions) would be permitted. Presumably a Male-to-Female transsexual would not experience this limitation as a disability in any event. The subject may still be included in and can lead (yotsei others for) public performances such as birkat ha-mazon (grace after meals), hearing the shofar (ram’s horn on Rosh HaShana), and reading the megilla (Book of Esther). That is the legal “bottom line” with respect to that particu…
…Hanukat HaBayit LeDavid https://www.beki.org/wp-content/uploads/PdZ-Weekday-1-of-3.mp3 Pesuqei deZimra – Weekday – Part 2 – Yehi Khavod https://www.beki.org/wp-content/uploads/PdZ-Weekday-2-of-3.mp3 Pesuqei deZimra – Weekday – Part 3 – Barukh Adonai Le`Olam https://www.beki.org/wp-content/uploads/PdZ-Weekday-3-of-3.mp3 Rosh Hodesh & Festival Pesuqei deZimra — Psalms & Poetry of Praise Pesuqei deZimra – Shabbat & Festival Additions – Part 1 https…
…one tale, for example, the Besht goes out of his way traveling to meet face-to-face with a doctor who had sworn to shoot him.7 In the story about the priest noted above, the Besht takes the initiative, and is careful to confront the problem, and not the person per se. But the dangers of using confrontational tactics for purposes other than reconciliation are suggested in a case in which a decree of martyrdom had been issued in heaven against a cer…
…-haven-synagogue/ http://www.nhregister.com/general-news/20170102/police-id-2-killed-in-crash-after-chase-carjacking-in-new-haven http://wtnh.com/2017/01/02/2-dead-in-new-haven-after-carjacking-ends-in-crash/ http://www.wfsb.com/story/34164686/names-of-2-men-killed-in-stolen-suv-synagogue-crash-released http://www.courant.com/breaking-news/hc-new-haven-carjacking-crash-20170102-story.html WTIC (Fox 61). Courant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNj9…
…ommunity leaders have warned him (`ein anu kofin et ha-ba`al liten la get u-le-hagbotah ketubata `ad she-yitru bo) … and when he receives the warning and he is made to wait under the observer, if the observer testifies that he repeated his violence we collect her alimony for her.23 Rashba seems to conclude similarly in one of his responsa.24 Moreover, Rabbenu Simha ben Shemuel, cited in many sources, states explicitly that the court may turn to ge…
…n trends. As the Tur (c. 1300 C.E.), the predecessor code of the Shulhan Arukh, puts it: “A woman should not dress in clothes specifically for men lefi minhag hamaqom according to the local fashion” (YD 182). The intent of the law, in this view, is to prevent men and women from associating with what would normally be a single-sex group of the other gender under false pretenses for purposes of, or in circumstances that are liable to lead to, hetero…
…verse reads as follows. I will not punish your daughters nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery; for their men had gone astray sacrificing with harlots. Unable to rely on the changing moral order, the halakha chose the rights of women. Was the halakha hostile to the mitzva of the sota ceremony? Never! However, the sages of the Mishna, the inventors of the ketuba, saw the sota ceremony very differently than we do today. As recorded in…
…there are literally thousands of times we are told that we used to do such-and-such, but “ha-`idna, but nowadays,” we do thus-and-thus instead. Times change. Change is part of tradition. Not changing our practices to keep up with the times would be untraditional. Women reading Torah is absolutely part of tradition. Our “egalitarianism” is a logical development and expression of our tradition, the finest of our tradition. It is the necessary outco…
…irement and is becoming a regular reader. Noam Benson-Tilsen, among the pre-benei-mitzva set, is also becoming a regular reader. Under halakha (Jewish Law), pre-benei mitzva youth can read Torah publicly, but usually don’t because they haven’t yet learned how. We promote youth reading Torah because we are a learning congregation with a progressive outlook (or, alternatively, we are desperate for more Torah readers). Thanks to the Qiddush Committee…
…This is part of the dynamic of effective communication. For this reason in-person oral learning is inherently superior to book-learning. To enhance the communication value of the BEKI Bulletin, readers are invited to submit their opinions, responses and questions on any matters of concern. Please address your letter to the Bulletin Editor at the shul address or via the internet to me at jjtilsen@beki.org. Unless otherwise requested by the writers…
