“In Spanish/Portuguese congregations, hagbah was entrusted only to a select group known as levantadores….”
The Mishnah Berurah (147:7) cautions that a weak person should never be honored with...
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“…we should note the tension between these kinnot seminars and the classical image of Tisha be-Av”
The second change relates to the in-synagogue services on Tisha be-Av morning. Traditionally, people...
“…as VHS technology became widely available in the mid-1980s, synagogues started screening ‘Tisha be-Av videos’ throughout the afternoon”
…as VHS technology became widely available in the mid-1980s, synagogues started screening “Tisha be-Av...
“…if misrepresented as a rabbinic ordinance, a custom may be seen as more sweeping than it actually is”
…custom, even when considered obligatory, derives its authority from the practice of either a...