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If a baby is circumcised by a doctor, does that count as a Jewish circumcision?

Why do Hebrew names sometimes invoke a person's father and at others their mother?

Is the bride at a Jewish wedding required to wear a veil?

Is it acceptable to delay a bris for an adopted child?

It's precisely the opposite reason for why they were written in Aramaic in ancient times.

Is there a Jewish prayer when life feels overwhelming?

What the laws of lashon hara have to say about online speech.

The practice of shmirah ensures a body is never left alone before burial.

Jews don’t have a monopoly on God, but we do privilege and prefer our own access.

Are there Jewish prayers to recite for those who are no longer expecting healing?

Do Jews ever pray like this?

Why is the kosher status of this fish a source of controversy?