Marriage & Partnership
Assimilation
Becoming part of the society you live amongst
Jewish divorce document
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Nuclear family
'Traditional' family of two parents and kids
Noahide laws
7 laws for non-Jewish society
Collection of Rabbinic arguments
Talmud
Promiscuity
Having a number of sexual partners without commitment
Can a divorcee marry a Kohen?
No
A ritual bath that supports family life
Mikveh
Hebrew for 'The World to Come'
Olam Habah
Name for the Jewish law court
Bet Din
A Jewish name for marriage
Kiddushin or Nisuin
"Chained woman" who cannot remarry
Agunah
A mitzvah that takes place primarily in the home supporting family values
Shabbat or Seder
Related Hebrew words for justice & charity
Tzedek & tzedakah
Yamim Nera'im
'Days of Awe' - Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur
What is bedeken
When the groom checks it is the right bride before marrying her
What the Talmud says about divorce
“if a man divorces his wife, the very altar weeps.”
Reconstituted family
One or both adults have children from a previous relationship living with them
Hedonist
believes in the pursuit of pleasure
One of Rambam's works
Mishneh Torah or Sefer Hamitzvot
The year civil partnerships became law in the UK
2005
When divorce 1st became possible in the UK
1857
“Teach your child a trade, ___________.” (Talmud)
“or you teach him to be a robber.”
Incorporeal
Word for 'God has no physical form'
What are Phylacteries?
Tefillin