Communal Customs II

Catalog description

Explore, trace, analyze, and classify Minhagim (Jewish customs) pertaining to Shabbat-day prayers and rituals, festivals (Tu Bishvat, Purim, Pesach, Omer, the "Yoms", and Tisha B'Av), life-cycle events (weddings through end-of-life), and the communal institutions (synagogue, mikvah). Understand authority of minhag, distinction from Halakha (Jewish law), and impact of both internal and external factors. Customs as a source of and resolution to conflict.