Posts by BelovedBird

did they change the homebirth law recently?? someone went to the tzfat misrad hapnim with the same type of letter we had from shivtan and a maakav harayon from the achayot at the kuppah and they were sent away! anyone have any info??

Mazal tov on the babies! Happy lag b'omer!

Quote: I know that the requirement for separate tablescloths for meat and milk is a relatively 'new' arrival to the observance of Kashrut. I believe a seperatiomn between those eating milk and meat on the same table...

Quote: Originally Posted by ema-adama How does a religious Jew decide what is binding and what is not? I know even within the orthodox practice of Judaism, some women show NO hair, some don't mind a few whisps escaping,...

As an "ulra orthodox" jew I would not say that DL Jews break rules I consider essential. They rule differently, most of all on political and social ideals.

How does one know what the written torah is talking about without the oral? What are "totafot"? In my understanding the relationship between the oral torah and the written is like this: When Moshe came down from Mt sinai he...

Quote: Originally Posted by Dahlia End of the year sale on Monday from 10:00 - 1:00 at 30 Hapardes St. Hod Hasharon!!!! Huge discounts on cloth diapers and up to 25% off of"green" baby products such as wooden...

Orthodox houses of worship are never called temples. To us, there was one temple- the beis hamikdash and unfortunately it was destroyed. An orthodox house of worship is vcalled a shul or synongogue and I have never, ever been charged...

Quote: Jewish women on their menses cannot sit on the regular furniture usually used by houshold members and have to have their own things designated just for menses. I have also heard of men not being able to touch women...

RE: amount of children. The first mitzva in the torah is peru urevu- to have children. This mitzva is obligatory (according to "orthodoxy" on every jewish man) the minimum to fulfill it is discussed in the gemara. The major...