RELIGST 2J03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Mezuzah, Simchat Torah, Shavuot
11 Oct 2014
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A depiction of judaism that confides itself to these two areas [public institutions, individual] would be left with a gaping hole in the middle: the place that belongs to the family and the home . Judaism has not been confined to the synagogue. Mezuzah: basic commandment to mark the fact that you are entering a. And you shall write them on the posts of your house, and on your gates : kashrut: species/preparation. Two ways to identify how food is kosher. Jewish laws demand that the kitchen uploads the laws of kashrut: only certain animals are kosher, according to species, quadrapets (things that have four legs) must have split hooves and it must chew its cud. Lesbian sexuality is forbidden by default and male homosexuality is also forbidden. Reform judaism rejected kashrut and niddah but now a reform synagogue has deceased these rulings. Sunset, morning and evening the following day.
