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Homiletically, one could argue that the use of the word minhag in Jewish law reflects its Biblical Hebrew origins as "the (manner of) driving (a chariot)". Whereas halakha "law", from the word for "walking path," means the path or road set for the journey, minhag "custom", from the word for driving, means the manner people have developed ...
For example, if one is known to have owned real estate, it is assumed that he still owns it until proven otherwise. However, with movable items, the chazakah lies with whoever currently has the item in his possession, not with the one who had previously owned it. This principle also applies in ritual law.
The Jewish life cycle: rites of passage from biblical to modern times. Seattle: University of Washington Press. ISBN 978-0295984414. Rabbi Peter Knobel, ed. (2018). Navigating the journey: the essential guide to the Jewish life cycle. New York, NY: Central Conference of American Rabbis, CCAR Press. ISBN 978-0-88123-293-6.
In Judaism, ritual washing, or ablution, takes two main forms. Tevilah (טְבִילָה) is a full body immersion in a mikveh, and netilat yadayim is the washing of the hands with a cup (see Handwashing in Judaism). References to ritual washing are found in the Hebrew Bible, and are elaborated in the Mishnah and Talmud.
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Jewish ritual objects shown on a gold goblet (2nd century CE) excavated in Rome. The Torah delineates three pilgrimage festivals: Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot. Each of these is tied to the agricultural cycle of the Israelites, and also has a theological symbolism. Passover celebrated the rebirth of nature, and symbolized the origin of the ...
There are two forms of impurity in Judaism (see Tumah and taharah): ritual impurity (e.g. when one touches a corpse) and moral impurity (when one commits a serious sin). [ 46 ] [ 47 ] While the Yom Kippur Temple service did purify the Temple if it had become ritually impure, [ 48 ] the emphasis of the day is on the Jewish people's purification ...
Rather, one should intend that their material consumption is intended for the purpose of serving God - for example, when eating one should intend "not only" to enjoy the food, but also to strengthen the body in order to serve God better. [58] However, other passages suggest that a more ascetic lifestyle may be appropriate for the spiritual elite.