Teachings: Mitzvah guidance

Visualization: Torah and Her Garments

B-Mitzvah (R)evolution

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Imagine it is time for you to go up to the Torah, perhaps your bar mitzvah or bat mitzvah. You are about to become a witness and participant in the reading and interpretation of Torah. Go ahead, approach the aron, the ark; it represents the Ark of the Covenant, in which the Israelites carried the carved tablets with the Ten Commandments in the wilderness. The doors of the ark are opened. You will cross a threshold in your life as an elder or leader of the community places the Torah in your arms. The sacred mantle of leadership is upon you.

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Guidelines for Setting a Date and Time for a Jewish Rite of Passage

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Rabbi Goldie Milgram

Guidelines for Setting a Date and Time for a Jewish Rite of Passage

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Bris, Brit, What Is the Jewish Covenant

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Rabbi Goldie Milgram

What Is the Jewish Covenant? Entering the Covenant of Jewish Peoplehood

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Bris, Brit, What Is the Jewish Covenant

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Rabbi Goldie Milgram

What Is the Jewish Covenant? Entering the Covenant of Jewish Peoplehood

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Is Organic Kosher?

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Rabbi Goldie Milgram

Dear Rabbi:
I'm making the transition into observant Judaism. I've already incorporated many different aspects of Jewish life and practice in my own. The one thing that is most difficult for me is finding kosher meats in my area, specially lamb and red meat, which are meats I love to eat from time to time. Can I purchase organic meats instead, which are more accessible in my area and in this way observe Kashrut? Thanks!

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Do Jewish Burials Require a Coffin?

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Rabbi Goldie Milgram

Dear Rabbi:

My cousin who is dying of pancreatic cancer keeps talking about wanting to be buried without a coffin. Don't Jewish funerals require a plain wooden box?

Thanks for the favor of your reply, Orna

Dear Orna:

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