The Jewish “Blessing of Virginity”

Henry George Farmer

doi:10.1017/s0035869x00098762

The Jewish “Blessing of Virginity”

Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society ◽

10.1017/s0035869x00098762 ◽

1944 ◽

Vol 76 (1-2) ◽

pp. 74-75

Author(s):

Henry George Farmer

Keyword(s):

Religious Ceremony ◽

Divine Name ◽

A Company ◽

The Universe

In October, 1933, I contributed a lengthy article to this Journal entitled “Maimonides on Listening to Music” in which I gave a translation of the Responsum 129 from his Pe'er ha-dor (Lemberg, 1849), in so far as it touched upon listening to music. The latter portion of this responsum dealt with another point, a custom, the “Blessing of Virginity”, which took place at the house of a bridegroom. It might have been intended as a religious ceremony (so far as the Seven Benedictions are concerned, although they should have waited until after the actual wedding), but I have been unable to trace the provenance of the custom. Here is the request together with the response of Maimonides:—Request: “Please instruct us about the so-called ‘Blessing of Virginity’ which runs ‘[Blessed art thou] who in Eden didst plant the Nut-tree’. For [there is a custom for] a company consisting of the wedding party of the bride and bridegroom and their friends to assemble in the bridegroom's house, [when] a celebrant takes a wine-cup, pronounces the customary Benediction over wine, and the Benediction over spices, and then he pronounces this so-called, i.e. new-fangled Benediction— ‘Blessed art thou.…’ And note that this new-fangled Benediction fixed by our Rabbis in the Talmud also contains the Divine Name, i.e. ‘Blessed art Thou, 0 Lord, our God, King of the Universe, who…Blessed art Thou 0 Lord…’. Please tell us whether the recital of the Benediction is merely a custom or actually orthodox and obligatory.

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FENOMENOLOGI: LOGOS PARTISIPATIF DAN TABERNAKEL SEMESTA

Lumen Veritatis: Jurnal Filsafat dan Teologi ◽

10.30822/lumenveritatis.v10i2.479 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 221-240

Author(s):

Yasintus T. Runesi

Keyword(s):

Natural Environment ◽

Environmental Crisis ◽

The Third ◽

Fourth Part ◽

Phenomenological Perspective ◽

Divine Name ◽

Interdisciplinary Theory ◽

Mother Earth ◽

The Universe

The natural environment suffered under dominion of science, mother earth in distress and progress is no longer treated as sacrosanct. This is calling for our responsibility, and requires more serious attention from all parties, at all levels of spheres of life. In this article, I will be presented a programmatic reading of the ecological and environmental crisis from phenomenological perspective. In the first part, it will be shown that this crisis is rooted in naturalisme, i.e dualistic point of views. As a critique of this form of thoughts, a theoretical response will be demonstrated through eco-phenomenology as an interdisciplinary theory in the second part of this article, which followed by a reformulation of the concept of logos (reason) in the third part of this article based on concept logos of life from Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka and Henryk Skolimowski’s participatory mind. The fourth part is a reflection of creation as a tabernacle of the universe, a place where the divine name resides, and will be closed with a small conclusion.

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Estudio De La Demanda Para La Implementación De Una Empresa De Acopio Y Comercialización De Productos Frescos A Domicilio, Riobamba-Ecuador

European Scientific Journal ESJ ◽

10.19044/esj.2018.v14n16p246 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 14 (16) ◽

pp. 246

Author(s):

Marco Vivar Arrieta ◽

Juan Pablo Haro Altamirano

Keyword(s):

Quantitative Research ◽

Home Delivery ◽

Good Service ◽

Total Cost ◽

Productive Activities ◽

Fresh Products ◽

Secondary Information ◽

A Company ◽

The Universe ◽

Technical Recommendations

This paper focuses on studying the demand for the implementation of a company that deals with the processing and marketing of fresh products “home delivery” in Riobamba. Through a general diagnosis, it was determined that the demand considers that the acquisition of products is a waste of time. It could be devoted to other priorities or productive activities, such that they can be an alternative. The universe comprising of 24086 families was considered, being the economic level of medium to high and delimiting technical recommendations for the attention of 4% of the population. The potential clients, therefore, are 963 families. The sample was determined for 275 surveys and served to demonstrate the behavior of consumers. Based on secondary information and quantitative research, surveys were designed, applied, and systematized. As a result, 88% of people cook at home while 44% of mother takes charge of buying the products. The frequency of product acquisition is 44% weekly and 25% biweekly. 35% buy its products in the establishments of its preference due to good service, 30% acquires its products by variety, 91% express that they would pay for this service an additional 10% of the total cost of the basket. The purpose of this study was to verify the characteristics of the consumer and expose the alternative of acquiring quality fresh products and fair prices for Riobamba families. It also aims to offer at the same time the added worth of home delivery.

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ISRA-Bloomberg Sharīʿah stock screening and income cleansing methodologies: a conceptual paper

ISRA International Journal of Islamic Finance ◽

10.1108/ijif-07-2017-004 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 27-42 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ashraf Md. Hashim ◽

Farrukh Habib ◽

Ziyaat Isaacs ◽

Mohamed Anouar Gadhoum

Keyword(s):

Special Focus ◽

Screening Criteria ◽

Content Type ◽

Market Participants ◽

Conceptual Paper ◽

Stock Screening ◽

Descriptive Approach ◽

A Company ◽

The Universe ◽

Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explain and critically analyse the Sharīʿah screening criteria and cleansing process for income generated from stocks with a special focus on a newly developed ISRA-Bloomberg methodology. Design/methodology/approach The paper focuses on the methodology of ISRA-Bloomberg in terms of Sharīʿah screening of stocks and the income cleansing process. To achieve this objective, this paper adopts a descriptive approach. Findings The methodology of ISRA-Bloomberg is unique in terms of its criterion for screening stocks, the cleansing process and coverage of the universe of stocks. It facilitates the investors by offering a novel colour-coding scheme to indicate the Sharīʿah compliance of a stock. It also provides the exact ratios of the Sharīʿah-compliance criteria to the investors so they can closely observe changes in the trend of ratios and decide beforehand whether or not a company is likely to remain within the Sharīʿah-compliant list. The paper further discusses the issues in the screening and cleansing practices faced by the industry. Research limitations/implications This research is limited to the criteria of screening and income purification of stocks which have been used by ISRA-Bloomberg from a Sharīʿah perspective. Practical/implications The robust screening criteria and comprehensive analysis of the stocks will enhance the confidence of Islamic capital market participants. The investors, regulators and index providers will be equally able to benefit from this initiative. Originality/value The paper focuses on the recently established methodology of ISRA-Bloomberg, which has not been discussed in the literature until now. The methodology, because of its exceptionality, may add a new dimension to Sharīʿah screening and cleansing of stocks.

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