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  2. Halakha - Wikipedia

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    Halakha (/ h ɑː ˈ l ɔː x ə / hah-LAW-khə; [1] Hebrew: הֲלָכָה, romanized: hălāḵā, Sephardic:), also transliterated as halacha, halakhah, and halocho (Ashkenazic: [haˈlɔχɔ]), is the collective body of Jewish religious laws that are derived from the Written and Oral Torah.

  3. Halachic state - Wikipedia

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    An opinion poll released in March 2016 by the Pew Research Center found high support for a halachic state among religious Israeli Jews.The poll found that 86% of Israeli Haredi Jews and 69% of non-Haredi Orthodox Jews support making halakha Israel's legal code, while 57% of traditional Jews and 90% of secular Jews oppose such a move. [3]

  4. List of disqualifications for the Jewish priesthood - Wikipedia

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    A born-Jewish woman who has had premarital relations may marry a kohen only if all of her partners were Jewish. The daughter of a Jewish mother and non-Jewish father, while halakhically Jewish, is prohibited from marrying a kohen according to the Shulchan Aruch, reiterated by Rav Moshe Feinstein. Due to a small doubt about this in the Talmud ...

  5. Medical genetics of Jews - Wikipedia

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    Jewish populations, and particularly the large Ashkenazi Jewish population, are ideal for such research studies, because they exhibit a high degree of endogamy, and at the same time are a large group. Jewish populations are overwhelmingly urban and are concentrated near biomedical centers where such research has been carried out.

  6. Program for Jewish Genetic Health - Wikipedia

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    The Program for Jewish Genetic Health offers educational programs – both live and online – to various sectors of the community to educate them on Jewish genetic health issues, including the Ashkenazi Jewish link to breast and ovarian cancer, Parkinson's disease, and prostate cancer, as well as alternative family planning options such as pre-implantation genetic diagnosis.

  7. Smoking in Jewish law - Wikipedia

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    Halakha (Jewish law) addresses a number of topics applicable to tobacco and cigarette smoking. These include the health impacts of smoking; the permissibility of smoking on holidays and fast days, and the impacts of second-hand smoke on other people.

  8. Global rise in antisemitism leaves Jewish community isolated ...

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    Following the Hamas terrorist attacks against Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, the U.S. and world has witnessed a massive rise in antisemitic incidents that has many Jews concerned about their security.

  9. Anusim - Wikipedia

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    Anusim (Hebrew: אֲנוּסִים, pronounced; singular male, anús, Hebrew: אָנוּס pronounced; singular female, anusá, אֲנוּסָה ‎ pronounced, meaning "coerced") is a legal category of Jews in halakha (Jewish law) who were forced to abandon Judaism against their will, typically while forcibly converted to another religion. The ...