Ask the Orthodox Rabbi - Birth to Marriage in Judaism
Orthodox Rabbi Ari Enkin provides halachic answers to questions about Jewish celebrations of life, including birth, baby naming, bris, bar mitzvah, bat mitzvah, and weddings in Judaism.
Do I need to go to the mikvah before my second wedding ceremony?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked if a Jewish woman needs to go to the mikvah before her second wedding ceremony.
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked if a Jewish woman needs to go to the mikvah before her second wedding ceremony.
Why can only a man give a Get divorce paper in Judaism?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked why only a man is able to grant a Get divorce paper in Judaism.
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked why only a man is able to grant a Get divorce paper in Judaism.
Can a Bar Mitzvah boy wear the tallis prayer shawl of his deceased grandfather?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked if a bar mitzvah boy can wear the tallis prayer shaw of his deceased grandfather.
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked if a bar mitzvah boy can wear the tallis prayer shaw of his deceased grandfather.
What if my bar mitzvah date was wrong?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked if a boy who read Torah just months after his 13th birthday still had a kosher bar mitzvah.
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked if a boy who read Torah just months after his 13th birthday still had a kosher bar mitzvah.
Does Judaism permit one to name two of their children after the same relative?
Rabbi Ari Enkin answers is asked if orthodox Judaism permits one to name two children after the same relative.
Rabbi Ari Enkin answers is asked if orthodox Judaism permits one to name two children after the same relative.
Does orthodox Judaism permit changing a bar mitzvah Torah portion?
According to orthodox Judaism, can a boy's bar mitzvah Torah reading date be moved later in consideration of guests and the celebration? Rabbi Ari Enkin explains what Jewish law - halacha - says about changing a boy's bar mitzvah Torah portion.
According to orthodox Judaism, can a boy's bar mitzvah Torah reading date be moved later in consideration of guests and the celebration? Rabbi Ari Enkin explains what Jewish law - halacha - says about changing a boy's bar mitzvah Torah portion.
Does Judaism discourage naming a baby after one who died young?
Does orthodox Judaism discourage naming a baby after a relative who died young? Rabbi Ari Enkin explains what Jewish law - halacha - says about baby namings.
Does orthodox Judaism discourage naming a baby after a relative who died young? Rabbi Ari Enkin explains what Jewish law - halacha - says about baby namings.
Why are the purification days more after the birth of a baby girl?
Orthodox Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked why the purification days for the birth of a baby girl more than that of a baby boy in Judaism.
Orthodox Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked why the purification days for the birth of a baby girl more than that of a baby boy in Judaism.