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The Three Oaths is the name for a midrash found in the Babylonian Talmud, and midrash anthologies, that interprets three verses from Song of Solomon as God imposing three oaths upon the world. Two oaths pertain to the Jewish people and a third oath applies to the gentile nations of the world.
Conservative Judaism developed in Europe and the United States in the late 1800s, as Jews reacted to the changes brought about by the Jewish Enlightenment and Jewish emancipation. In many ways, it was a reaction to what were seen as the excesses of the Reform movement .
In the 1927 film version, Kol Nidre is sung by notable Jewish entertainer Al Jolson. In the 1952 film version, it is sung by Danny Thomas, who in real life was a devout Christian of Lebanese heritage. In the 1959 television version, it is sung by Jewish comedian Jerry Lewis. Jewish singer Neil Diamond performs the song in the 1980 film version.
Ketubot (Hebrew: כְּתוּבּוׂת) is a tractate of the Mishnah and the Talmud in the order of Nashim.It deals with a variety of marital responsibilities, especially those intended for the marital contract, also named the ketubah. [1]
The difference between an oath and a vow, and in what respects an oath is considered the more rigorous, and in what respects a vow is so regarded (§§ 2-3); vows with and without restrictions; the difference between the Judeans and the Galileans in regard to the ordinary "ḥerem" (§ 4); evasions which of themselves invalidate vows (§ 5).
As part of his covenant with Abraham, God has the obligation to keep Abraham's descendants as God's chosen people and be their God. God acts as the suzerain power and is the party of the covenant accompanied by the required action that comes with the oath whether it be fire or animals in the sacrificial oaths.
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Num. 30:3 — Not to break oaths or vows; Num. 30:3 — For oaths and vows annulled, there are the laws of annulling vows explicit in the Torah; Num. 35:2 — To give the Levites cities to inhabit and their surrounding fields; Num. 35:12 — Not to kill the murderer before he stands trial