Amen and Amen: Blessings of a Heretic (Like Me).

Examines the laws of saying amen to blessings in order to explore how certain legal decisions construct Judaic meaning. Discussion on the social binding effect of saying amen; Significance of the amen affirmation to an act of blessing according to Halakha; Argument against Rabbi Moshe Feinstein's r...

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Published in:Judaism Vol. 51; no. 2; pp. 175 - 194
Main Author: Kalmanofsky, Jeremy
Format: Article
Published: American Jewish Congress Spring2002
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