JWST 234 Outside Reading Texts on Men Women and Children Theme Men women and children abided by various customs and laws that contributed to the culture and traditions of Jews at this time I Men a Marriage Tosafot i Prohibited for a man to betroth his daughters while she is minor issue of a dowry does not want daughter to be single forever b Business deals Kalonymus i Business between man A and man B with an obligation of wife and children to take an oath if wife and children actively traded with a man they must be involved II Women a Modesty Maimonides III Children a i Veil covering women in public She may go out in it and go to her father s house and to the marriage house to perform an act of kindness to her friends and relations so that they will come to her in turn b Public appearances Maimonides i Shameful for a woman to go out regularly The entire glory of the daughter is interior Initiation ceremony begin to study Torah and go to school i Sefer Haroqeah 296 Laws of Shabuot Eleazar of Worms ii Ceremony 1 Covered 2 Sit in the lap of the Rabbi 3 Repeat alphabet forward and backwards 4 Lick honey off the board 5 Cake with inscriptions and egg with writings child eats the foods
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