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Mikveh Kallah (Bridal Immersion)

Pre-wedding ritual immersion of the bride; Sephardic communities elaborate with henna and song.

Pre-wedding ritual immersion of the bride; Sephardic communities elaborate with henna and song.

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Shulchan Arukh, Yoreh De'ah :: mikveh-kallah :: Even HaEzer 200↗curated_attribution

Shulchan Arukh, Yoreh De'ah · Joseph Karo · c. 1563 CE

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A bride's immersion in a mikveh (ritual bath) before her wedding, a Jewish custom enriched in Sephardic tradition with henna ceremonies and celebratory songs. (Rabbi Joseph Caro) Addresses the laws of

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Chazon Ovadia (metadata) :: mikveh-kallah :: generalcurated_attribution

Chazon Ovadia · Ovadia Yosef

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A bride's immersion in a mikveh (ritual bath) before her wedding, a Jewish custom enriched in Sephardic tradition with henna ceremonies and celebratory songs. (Rabbi Ovadia Yosef) Treats the Sephardic

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Curated Attribution (metadata) :: mikveh-kallah :: generalcurated_attribution

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A bride's immersion in a mikveh (ritual bath) before her wedding, a Jewish custom enriched in Sephardic tradition with henna ceremonies and celebratory songs. Documents the widespread custom of bridal

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