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The later books of the Bible describe the use of lineage documents to prove priestly descent, [6] along with other recordings of lineage. [7]The Talmud gives little information regarding the content and form of the lineage document, in contrast to other Rabbinic documents that are described in greater length (for example the Ketubah, Get, business documents (Shtarei Kinyan), and the document ...
Law concerning women suspected of adultery (Numbers 5:11-31) Law of the "Little Passover" (Numbers 9:9-14) Laws concerning the duties and revenue of priests and Levites (Numbers 18) Law concerning the daughters of Zelophehad and inheritance (Numbers 27:1-11) Law concerning oaths (Numbers 30) The giving of 48 cities to the Levits (Numbers 35:1-8)
A born-Jewish woman who has had premarital relations may marry a kohen only if all of her partners were Jewish. The daughter of a Jewish mother and non-Jewish father, while halakhically Jewish, is prohibited from marrying a kohen according to the Shulchan Aruch, reiterated by Rav Moshe Feinstein. Due to a small doubt about this in the Talmud ...
The priestly court is not mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.According to the Sifrei, it is hinted to in Numbers 18:7 ("Therefore thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priest's office for every thing of the altar, and within the veil..."); the Sifrei explains that "There was a place behind the veil where they would check priestly lineage".
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Jews from Kentucky (1 C, 7 P) R. Reform synagogues in Kentucky (3 P) S. Synagogues in Kentucky (4 C) Pages in category "Jews and Judaism in Kentucky"
The Jewish population of around 14,200 in the region [7] is served by five synagogues. Most Jewish families emigrated from Eastern Europe at the start of the 20th century; around 800 Soviet Jews have moved to Louisville since 1991. [8] Jewish immigrants founded Jewish Hospital in what was once the center of the city's Jewish district.
OpEd: The University of Kentucky, with support from the Jewish Heritage Fund (JHF) is helping Kentucky educators fulfill the state mandate to teach the history of the Holocaust.