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    The pidyon haben (Hebrew: פדיון הבן) or redemption of the first-born son is a mitzvah in Judaism whereby a Jewish firstborn son is "redeemed" with money...
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  • which is given even in the Jewish diaspora is the five shekels of the pidyon haben ceremony. The Torah provides for specific vestments to be worn by the...
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  • (seudah) follows the act or ceremony which warrants the festive meal, the pidyon haben or redemption ceremony for a first-born Jewish male child is part of...
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  • (and Kohanim) are traditionally pledged to Divine service, there is no Pidyon HaBen (redemption of the firstborn) ceremony for: the son of a Kohen's or a...
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    idolatrous practices; the Israelite has his son circumcised and the rite of 'pidyon haben' performed; and as soon as he becomes of age he brings him into the synagogue...
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  • groups: an Israelite slave, an Israelite captive, and the firstborn son pidyon haben, (Hebrew: פדיון הבן) or redemption of the first-born son, is a mitzvah...
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  • Dayan Rosh yeshiva Mohel Kohen Culture and education Brit Zeved habat Pidyon haben Bar and Bat Mitzvah Marriage Bereavement Yeshiva Kolel Cheder Ritual...
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    total of 31.5 dirhams given as the redemption of one's firstborn son (pidyon haben), or 3.36 grams for the 30 dirhams required by the Shulhan Arukh (Yoreh...
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    measurement Gerah (ma'ah) Hanukkah gelt List of historical currencies Pidyon haben Prutah Tetradrachm Zuz Dilke, Oswald Ashton Wentworth (1987). Mathematics...
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    Customs Minyan Wedding Clothing Niddah Pidyon haben Kashrut Shidduch Zeved habat Conversion to Judaism Aliyah Hiloni Music Religious Secular Art Ancient...
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