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Rituals of Return and Re-Affirmation

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Exploration of the halachah (Jewish law), contemporary environment and theological implications around rituals of affirmation of Jewish identity.

Originally published in The Reconstructionist in Fall 1998. Click here to read the full text of “Rituals of Return and Re-Affirmation” by Rabbi Jacob J Staub.

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