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  2. Blessing of animals - Wikipedia

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    Many synagogues now have ceremonies for the blessing of animals, and some say the idea may have originated in ancient Judaism. The Jewish ceremony is often performed on the seventh day of Passover (in the spring) as a celebration of the Hebrews’ (and their animals’) emancipation from slavery in Egypt more than 3,000 years ago.

  3. Rosh Hashanah LeMa'sar Behemah - Wikipedia

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    Informal celebrations of Rosh Hashanah LaBehemah [8] [9] began in 2009 at the goat barn of Adamah Farm on the campus of the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center, including a blessing of assembled farm and pet animals, and a meditation on beginning the period of cheshbon hanefesh with a personal accounting of all the domesticated animals ...

  4. List of Jewish prayers and blessings - Wikipedia

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    A centerpiece of Jewish prayer services which affirms belief and trust in the One God, the Shema is composed of three sections taken from the Torah. Emet Veyatziv: אמת ויציב ‎ The only blessing recited following the Shema during Shacharit Emet V'Emunah: אמת ואמונה ‎ The first blessing recited following the Shema during Maariv

  5. Kapparot - Wikipedia

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    The Shochet with Rooster by Israel Tsvaygenbaum, 1997. On the afternoon before Yom Kippur, one prepares an item to be donated to the poor for consumption at the pre-Yom Kippur meal, [4] recites the two biblical passages of Psalms 107:17–20 and Job 33:23–24, and then swings the prepared charitable donation over one's head three times while reciting a short prayer three times.

  6. File:St. Francis Day- Blessings of the Animals.webm - Wikipedia

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    Feast of St. Francis of Assisi is on Oct. 4 every year and he is known for his love of all creatures, especially animals. Many members of the church and community gathered with their dogs, cats, photos and even a basket of pet toys in the front courtyard of the church. Father Jerry Thompson blessed each animal for the upcoming year.

  7. Animal tithe - Wikipedia

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    The animal tithe (Hebrew: מַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה, "Ma'sar Behemah") [1] is a commandment in the Torah requiring the sanctifying a tithe of kosher grazing animals (cattle, sheep, and goats) to God, to be sacrificed as a Korban at the Temple in Jerusalem.

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  9. Bark Mitzvah - Wikipedia

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    A Bark Mitzvah is an observance and celebration of a dog's coming of age, [1] [2] like the Jewish traditional Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah. The term has been in use since at least as early as 1958 [ 3 ] and Bark Mitzvahs are sometimes held as an adjunct to the festival of Purim for fun.