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Entries Tagged as 'Ritual'

Tashlich – Inner Life: Into the Deep

September 9th, 2010 · Comments Off · Holidays, Jewish Living, Ritual

This article I found on the Reform Judaism Magazine website by Russ Levine gave some great insight as to why we perform the ritual of Tashlich. Check it out and post a comment about your thoughts on the subject.

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Guest Blogger, Terri Randall: Rituals Anyone?

May 4th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Holidays, Jewish Living, Shabbat

Jewish rituals and religious observances are grounded in Jewish law (halakhah, lit. “the path one walks.”) An elaborate framework of divine mitzvot, or commandments, combined with rabbinic laws and traditions, this law is central to Judaism. (http://www.religionfacts.com/judaism/practices.htm) Most of us are familiar with some of the traditional rituals of our religion.  Some of them are [...]

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