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Mitzvot
(de-oraita/de-rabbanan):
(de-oraita/de-rabbanan):
Mixed marriage
.
.
In Judaism, a
marriage
between a
Jew
and a
gentile
. Mixed marriage is forbidden under Jewish law. Therefore, in Jewish law, a mixed marriage has no legal validity. In the case of
divorce
, no
get
is required and the wife has no right of maintenance. However, the children of a Jewish woman are regarded as Jewish even if their father is a gentile. The children of Jewish men are not accepted as Jews unless their mother is Jewish (an exception has been made to this in the
Reform movement
). Mixed marriage is seen as a very real threat to the Jewish people.
marriage
between a
Jew
and a
gentile
. Mixed marriage is forbidden under Jewish law. Therefore, in Jewish law, a mixed marriage has no legal validity. In the case of
divorce
, no
get
is required and the wife has no right of maintenance. However, the children of a Jewish woman are regarded as Jewish even if their father is a gentile. The children of Jewish men are not accepted as Jews unless their mother is Jewish (an exception has been made to this in the
Reform movement
). Mixed marriage is seen as a very real threat to the Jewish people.
Mizrachi movement
(from Heb.,
merkaz ruhani
, ‘spiritual centre’). A Jewish movement which emphasizes that
Zionism
and the establishment of the State of Israel must be spiritual as well as political. The Mizrachi movement underlies the National Religious Party of Israel, i.e. Mafdal.
merkaz ruhani
, ‘spiritual centre’). A Jewish movement which emphasizes that
Zionism
and the establishment of the State of Israel must be spiritual as well as political. The Mizrachi movement underlies the National Religious Party of Israel, i.e. Mafdal.
Mizra
(Heb., ‘East’). Direction to be faced by Jews during prayer; also, ornament on
synagogue
or house wall to mark the easterly direction. In
Orthodox
households a mizra
is often placed to mark the east, and this is often a highly artistic object.
synagogue
or house wall to mark the easterly direction. In
Orthodox
households a mizra
is often placed to mark the east, and this is often a highly artistic object.Mizugo
(unborn child in Japan):
(unborn child in Japan):
Mkhan-po
(senior Tibetan Buddhist):
(senior Tibetan Buddhist):
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