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beit din
Hebrew Spelling
בֵּית דִּין
Alternate Spelling
beth din, bet din, beis din
Hebrew for "house of judgment", a beit din is a rabbinical court that has jurisdiction in matters of Jewish law.
sefer k’ruitut
Hebrew Spelling
סֵפֶר כְּרִיתוּת
Hebrew for "scroll of cutting off". Refers to a get.
Daven
Hebrew Spelling
ל) הִתְפַּלֵּל)
Yiddish for “pray.” Typically involves Hebrew chanting, traditional melodies, and some movement during prayer.
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Parashat Mishpatim presents a full catalog of laws, rituals, observance, and obligations that guide us in living a Jewish life of moral depth and courage. But, Rabbi Rick Jacobs asks, how do we, as liberal Jews regard these laws – which of them are we obligated to observe, and how?
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