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Activity for Maurice Mizrahi
| Type | On... | Excerpt | Status | Date |
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| Comment | Post #288109 |
Not explicitly, but it's implied. (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Edit | Post #288109 | Initial revision | — | over 1 year ago |
| Answer | — |
A: Does a surrogate mother affect the Jewish status of the child? Some say the legal mother is the birth mother. Targum Yonatan says that Dinah, Jacob's daughter, was conceived in Rachel's womb, and Joseph in Leah’s womb, but that God switched the embryos so Rachel could give birth to a son, Joseph. [Targum Yonatan on Genesis 30:21] The justification is that in th... (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Comment | Post #287686 |
He was placed under cherem not for his opinion on the subject at hand, but because of his refusal to accept and teach the decision of the majority. (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |