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Studies in Jewish law, custom, and folklore.
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- Creator
- Selected, with an introd. by Bernard J. Bamberger
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- [New York] : Ktav Pub. House, [1970]
- Physical Details
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- xxi, 253 pages ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780870680137, 0870680137
- OCLC
- ocm00084575
- Includes bibliographical references.
- The ceremony of breaking a glass at weddings.--The naming of children in Jewish folklore, ritual, and practice.--The origin and development of two Sabbath ceremonies.--The ritual for the Kapparot ceremony.--The belief in the power of the word.--The attitude of the Jew towards the non-Jew.--Talmudic-rabbinic view on birth control.--Should one cover the head when participating in divine worship?--Responsum on question, "Shall women be ordained rabbis?"--The Jewish attitude toward autopsy.--Burial practices