Halakhah “In Spanish/Portuguese congregations, hagbah was entrusted only to a select group known as levantadores….” Author Drew Kaplan Date 7 March 2018 The Mishnah Berurah (147:7) cautions that a weak person should never be honored with...
Jewish Community, Judaism “…we should note the tension between these kinnot seminars and the classical image of Tisha be-Av” Author Drew Kaplan Date 1 August 2017 The second change relates to the in-synagogue services on Tisha be-Av morning. Traditionally, people...
Jewish Community, Judaism “…as VHS technology became widely available in the mid-1980s, synagogues started screening ‘Tisha be-Av videos’ throughout the afternoon” Author Drew Kaplan Date 31 July 2017 …as VHS technology became widely available in the mid-1980s, synagogues started screening “Tisha be-Av...
Judaism “…if misrepresented as a rabbinic ordinance, a custom may be seen as more sweeping than it actually is” Author Drew Kaplan Date 29 May 2017 …custom, even when considered obligatory, derives its authority from the practice of either a...