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Tu B'shvat & Celebrating Jewish Birthdays

Speaker:: Rabbi Shay Schachter
Date:: February 09 2012

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Length:: 55min 57s
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Series: Contemporary Halacha

Venue: The White Shul (Far Rockaway, NY) The White Shul (Far Rockaway, NY)

Gemara:

Eruvin

Halacha:

Jewish Calendar, Non-Jews

Yerushalmi:

Rosh Hashana

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The White Shul - The shiur begins with some thoughts on Tu B'shvat. We then move on to the topic of celebrating birthdays. Is this a concept which has basis in Judaism? Why do we make Bar/Bas Mitzvah celebrations? What should a person do on his 20th Birthday? Is there kares or misah bidei shmayim before 20?

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