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	Judaism 101: Halakhah: Jewish Law
		A minhag is a custom that evolved for worthy religious reasons and has continued long enough to become a binding religious practice.
		For example, the second, extra day of holidays was originally instituted as a gezeirah, so that people outside of Israel, not certain of the day of a holiday, would not accidentally violate the holiday's mitzvot.
		For example, it may be the minhag in one synagogue to stand while reciting a certain prayer, while in another synagogue it is the minhag to sit during that prayer.
	www.jewfaq.org /halakhah.htm (1734 words)

	JewishEncyclopedia.com - PRAYER-BOOKS:
		The Minhag Ashkenaz, in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, was used throughout Bohemia, Poland, Moravia, White Russia, and Lithuania; the Minhag Sefarad was used in Spain, Portugal, and the Orient; the Italian rite is identical with the Minhag Romi, to which the Minhag Romagna likewise is very similar.
		A new Sephardic minhag, in a sense a mixture of both the Ashkenazic and Sephardic, was edited by Jacob Kopel Lipschütz of Mescritz, in two parts (Slobuta, 1804).
		The authors of the American prayer-books were extremely radical in the abridgment of the Hebrew text and in eliminating all references to a personal Messiah, the restoration, and the resurrection of the dead, and in place of "resurrection," "immortality" was sometimes substituted.
	www.jewishencyclopedia.com /view.jsp?artid=497&letter=P (4366 words)

	Minhag - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Both nusach and minhag can thus be used for liturgic rite or liturgic tradition, though sometimes a nusach appears to be a subdivision of a minhag or vice versa; see Different Jewish rites and Popular siddurim under Siddur.
		Minhag Sefarad: in general refers to the various Sephardi liturgies, but also to obligation/permissibility of Kabbalistic elements within the rite.
		Minhag Edot hamizrach: often used to mean the Baghdadi rite, is more or less influenced by the Sephardi minhag.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Minhag (1260 words)

	Minhag
		Various sources in rabbinic literature stress the importance of a long-held tradition, culminating in the statement "the minhag of our fathers is equivalent to Torah" (e.g.
		The Talmud (Pesachim 50) suggests that a valid minhag accepted by previous generations is binding upon all later generations.
		Whatever force it might have, a minhag does not override clear biblical or talmudic enactments, and one may not transgress the latter for the sake of the former.
	www.seedwiki.com /wiki/conj/minhag?wpid=337363 (1005 words)

	Minhag
		Despite the above, a minhag does not override clear biblical or talmudic enactments, and one may not transgress the latter for the sake of the former.
		Minhag Sefarad: in general refers to the various Sephardi liturgies, but also to obligation/permissibility of Kabbalistic elements within the rite.
		Minhag Edot hamizrach: is more or less influenced by the Sephardi minhag.
	www.dejavu.org /cgi-bin/get.cgi?ver=93&url=http%3A%2F%2Farticles.gourt.com%2F%3Farticle%3DMinhag%26type%3Den (919 words)

	Reform & Orthodox Gunfight at the "OK Corral"
		Of all the lively altercations between "Rabbi" and "Congregation," commonplace in the mid-nineteenth century, caused by Minhag America versus Minhag Ashkenaz, none in the East reached the high pitch of excitement as in that "Wild West" gunfight between Minister Moses May and officer A. [Abraham?] Waldman, of Beth Israel, Portland Oregon.
		May opted for Minhag America, while the members were divided between Minhag Ashkenaz and the one created by the Board of Directors of Beth, Israel, Minhag Portland.
		The climax in the struggle between May and Waldman erupted in a fist-fight and shoot-out beneath the window of the magnificent Esmond Hotel in the center of town where President Rutherford B. Hayes was staying during his visit to Portland.
	www.jewish-history.com /WildWest/shootout.html (1255 words)

	Joram . IT - Minhag
		Il Minhag e' passato pressoche' indenne attraverso il fuoco di sbarramento delle persecuzioni e sembra ora poco sensibile alle sirene del neo-ebraismo ortodosso, quel pensiero dei religiosi di nuova generazione che richiedono a gran voce l'adempimento alle tradizioni del rabbinato di Israele senza essere coscienti del background culturale della propria comunita'.
		Il Minhag invece, da sempre, ha una corsa relativamente autonoma nei confronti di una religiosita' istituzionale che, formalmente conclusasi con la chiusura del Sinedrio, si cerca oggi di far rivivere senza le basi Halachiche e sociali che sarebbero necessarie.
		Che sia la religiosita' dei poveri puo' esser vero solo in senso molto largo: il Minhag e' parte della vita quotidiana di tutte le classi sociali ma si percepisce meno perche' il moderno aumento di benessere influisce di piu' sulla religiosita' istituzionale che non sulle abitudini familiari.
	www.joram.it /articoli/minhag.htm (1870 words)

	Minhag - guideofcasinos.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The acute displacement brought about by World War II and the Holocaust, and the large-scale immigration to the United States, various European countries, and especially the State of Israel, have led to a "liberal mixing" of various minhagim, and arguably the falling into disuse of certain customs.
		Both the words nusach and minhag, can also be used for liturgic rite or liturgic tradition; see Different Jewish rites and Popular siddurim under Siddur.
		Minhag Edot hamizrach: is more or less influenced by the Sephardi minhag.
	www.guideofcasinos.com /Minhag.html (889 words)

	Minhag Vs. Chumra - Hashkafah.com
		I'd imagine a minhag would require hatarat nedarim and a chumra, if you mistakenly thought was required, would not require hatarat nedarim when you stop doing it.
		A minhag is passed down and may become a halacha with the acceptance apon the nation.
		Usually a minhag is something that we do that doesn't actually make sense (like dancing with aravos at a wedding, in the Gemara), but many things that we call minhagim nowadays, makes sense to the extent that they seem to be chumras?!
	www.hashkafah.com /index.php?act=findpost&pid=450404 (1156 words)

	KBY.org: Torat Yavneh (Site not responding. Last check: )
		He says that since the prohibition against kitniyos came about through a minhag that people accepted upon themselves, only those foods that were accepted not to be eaten have the status of kitniyos.
		He cites potatoes as an example, which were never prohibited since potatoes were not widespread when the minhag first came about, and when potatoes became common the leaders of the generation did not want to forbid eating them.
		Rav Moshe concludes that if one does not have a minhag against eating peanuts – then they are permitted to be eaten, but if one has a minhag against them – then peanuts have the same status as any other type of kitniyos.
	www.kby.org /torah/article.cfm?articleid=2407 (999 words)

	Question 4.2: Traditionally, what are the levels of halacha?
		Minhag is any act that the masses, on their own, accept.
		Any minhag that is against actual Halachah, is called a minhag ta'os, a mistaken minhag.
		Any nearly universal minhag is called a Minhag Yisroel, and has most of the stringencies of law.
	www.faqs.org /faqs/judaism/FAQ/03-Torah-Halacha/section-51.html (666 words)

	Haircuts - Upshirin
		Therefore, unless there is an existing halacha with its source in the talmud, there can be no minhag, a way of performing some new practice.
		People today misconstrue what minhag is. They feel it is like a Torah law which requires no other source than itself, but this is false.
		But if there was never a rabbinic law of waiting, there could be no minhag of waiting, as minhag cannot be baseless.
	www.mesora.org /haircuts-upshirin.html (485 words)

	Order - Minhag
		It can vary one or two millimeters either way.
		Choose a minhag and then continue to the next page for prices.
		All our Tefillin come with a Tefillin and nylon bag free of charge.
	www.tefillin.co.il /english/specials/order/order_on.htm (79 words)

	The Minhag of Kapparot
		However, the Rama (ibid.) notes that this practice is recorded as early as the Geonic period and is the accepted practice in all Ashkenazic communities.
		The Rama regards the practice as a Minhag Vatikin, a venerated practice that one must not neglect.
		The Chayei Adam notes that the Minhag did not originally involve slaughtering a chicken, as we have seen from the aforementioned quote from Rashi commenting on Shabbat 81b.
	www.koltorah.org /ravj/kapparot.htm (1579 words)

	Minhag (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Minhag is particularly important during religious services, when we pray together as a community.
		In order to increase awareness of our minhag during services, I hope parents will have their children read these guidelines, will share these guidelines with their children and discuss their importance with them.
		Children are not permitted to run, play, or talk loudly in the lobby as the noise they make carries into the sanctuary.
	www.templebeth-el.org /Minhag.htm (442 words)

	Minhag
		Despite the above, a minhag does not typically override clear halakha; as the latter is more definitely binding than the former.
		Rabbi Moshe Feinstein has stated that it is permissible to change a minhag if this is to undo an earlier change by predecessors.
		Consequently, abandonment of such a minhag often requires hatarat nedarim, a halakhic procedure for absolving oneself from oaths.
	www.ufaqs.com /wiki/en/mi/Minhag.htm (729 words)

	The Conegliano Synagogue - Minhag bnei Roma
		In that period in fact Italy was at war with the Allied forces and the British were obviously suspicious of any organisation whose name included the word "Roma".
		The roots of "Minhag Bnei Roma" date back from the rite that was in use in the Roman Jewish community during the Second Temple period.
		It was partially preserved both by the Roman and other communities in Italy, along with the Sefardi and Ashkenazi rites that were introduced to Italy by the descendants of Sefardi and Ashkenazi Jews that reached Italy over the centuries.
	www.jija.org /ENGLISH/JIJA/Synago/MnhgMain.html (840 words)

	Definition of minhag - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
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	www.m-w.com /dictionary/minhag (38 words)

	FrumTeens.com - Torah for Teenagers
		Thats a legitimate Minhag, but only for those who really have the Minhag.
		But the one hour minhag is not based on the Rambam, but rather Tosaphos.
		The Rama in Yoreh De'ah 87:1 brings Tosaphos's opinion that you don't have to wait any particular time (bentch and wash mouth) and then says that the minhag is to wait an hour.
	www.frumteens.com /topic.php?whichpage=2&pagesize=15&forum_title=Kashrus&topic_title=Waiting+six+hours&forum_id=7&topic_id=302 (251 words)

	Young Israel - Rabbi's letter Article
		As is the case with all minhag that stands up to the test of time, these practices became halacha: viewed with equal validity and sanctity as a law derived from Sinai.
		Nonetheless, ther predominant minhag today is to conclude the evening Hakafot with the reading of the first part of V’zot haBracha, calling three or five people - depending on the minhag - to recite the brachot as they would at any other time during kriat haTorah.
		In each of these cases, minhag contravened the halachic practice and was considered legitimate because of the sanction of Torah authorities who saw that the minhag enhanced the observances of the Yom Tov.
	www.youngisrael.org /articles/451001.htm (1045 words)

	FrumTeens.com - Torah for Teenagers
		Because a Minhag is Temuah, does not mean we would be mevatel it.
		Plus, it is not only the Maharil: the entire last few centuries since then the Minhag was never abandoned, which is an implied endorsement of the Gedolim throughout the generations.
		OK, and when the Mishna Brura says "hu davar tamuah," he means that he doesn't know the reason that the minhag was endorsed because it SEEMS to be violating halacha.
	www.frumteens.com /topic.php?topic_id=1612&forum_id=13&topic_title=Tallis+before+Marriage&forum_title=Basic+Judaism&M=0 (970 words)

	Mitzvot:minhag
		Un minhag es una costumbre que, sin ser contraria a letra y espíritu bíblico, ha sido convalidada por el uso y el tiempo por un gran numero de judíos, y que obtiene por lo mismo peso religioso.
		La palabra que "minhag" también se usa en un sentido más libre para indicar un procedimiento de una comunidad o la manera o proceder de un individuo de hacer alguna cosa religiosa.
		Por ejemplo, puede ser los minhag en una sinagoga estar de pie mientras recitando una cierta oración, mientras en otra sinagoga es el minhag sentarse durante esa oración.
	www.jai.com.uy /minhag.htm (238 words)

	Shalom leTalmidi HaYaqar Noah (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This in urn is based on the question whether the taking of the 'Aravoth is a minhag of the nevi'im, or an institution of the nevi'im.
		Rif, Rambam and other authorities understand the Talmud to state that it is a minhag only, and therefore no berakha is to be said on the 'Arava.
		Riaz states that the berakha depends on the minhag for sibbur and yahid.
	www.torahlight.com /brakhahallel.html (516 words)

	yeshiva.org.il - Ask The Rabbi (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Rav Ovadia Yosef writes that eating fish with milk or cheese should be avoided beacuse of the danger.
		Those who have the Minhag of eating fish with butter, may keep it.
		Ashkenazi Minhag is to be lenient on this issue, they have who to rely on.
	www.yeshiva.org.il /ask/eng/viewask.asp?id=2295 (183 words)

	PersianRabbi.com - Persian Iranian Judaism Online - Changing our Minhagim?
		The general rule is that it is best to keep with our grandparents ways, however if the change of minhag is more machmir (stricter), for example not eating rice on Pessah or wearing the sisit out than it is allowed, but not recommended.
		However, if the change of minhag is for example using Nussah Ashkenaz Siddur, or using Ashkenazi pronunciation of Hebrew it is not allowed.
		OUR minhag is to follow the mekubalim, including Rav Chacham Ovadia Hedaya who also many times quotes the Arizal on this and that we should not wear our zizit outside.
	www.persianrabbi.com /content/view/11/3 (524 words)

	Mail-Jewish Volume 44 Number 48
		A woman is expected to follow her >husband's minhag and not her own family's when she marries, whether it >comes out a kullah or a chumrah.
		For example a Sephardi woman would >have to abstain from kitniot on Pesach on marrying an Ashkenazi and an >Ashkenazi woman would be permitted to consume them if she married a >Sephardi.
		Martin is quoting the widespread minhog amongst Ashkenazim of all shades, that a new mother's first outside visit is to shul.
	www.importersparadise.com /mj_ht_arch/v44/mj_v44i48.html (1271 words)

	Kashrut.Org :: Q & A Board :: View Post (Site not responding. Last check: )
		For some reason people of EY decided that their minhag was to keep one day, while most communities (and eventually all) outside of EY decided to keep 2 days.
		But, Minhag Ha'Makom overides that if one settles in area.
		Now, when people started settling America, they could have made a minhag ha'makom to keep one day, but not only did they not do that, they declared that America would have no minhag ha'makom.
	www.kashrut.org /forum/viewpost.asp?mid=8141 (156 words)

	JOFA: Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance \| Hair Covering
		She also suggests that since Sephardic and German Jews were the first immigrants to America their minhag should prevail.
		Synopsis: Broyde criticizes Shapiro's article on Minhag America, asserting that contrary to Shapiro's claim minhag can only decide halachic practice in a disputes between various halchacic opinions, it cannot be used to justify something not permissible.
		Broyde leaves us with the conclusion that the majority of modern poskim believe that the requirement for a married woman to cover her hair is immutable and a more thorough halachic analysis of all the sources would have to be undertaken.
	www.jofa.org /social.php/ritual/dailypractic/haircovering (534 words)

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