mitzvah (In Judaism

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• Mitzvah tank — Chabad Lubavitch Mitzvah tank in Golders Green, London A Mitzvah tank is a vehicle used by the Orthodox Jewish practitioners of Chabad Lubavitch Hasidism as a portable educational and outreach center and mini synagogue to reach out to non… …   Wikipedia

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• Judaism and abortion — In Judaism, views on abortion draw primarily upon the legal and ethical teachings of the Hebrew Bible, the Talmud, the case by case decisions of responsa, and other rabbinic literature. In the modern period, moreover, Jewish thinking on abortion… …   Wikipedia

• mitzvah —    (MITZ vah) [Hebrew] In Judaism, a commandment, precept, or rule of conduct taken from the Bible or issued by a rabbi; any commendable or praiseworthy deed.    See also bar mitzvah, bat mitzvah …   Dictionary of foreign words and phrases