{"id":319,"date":"2005-10-23T14:37:00","date_gmt":"2005-10-23T21:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/?p=319"},"modified":"2005-10-23T14:37:00","modified_gmt":"2005-10-23T21:37:00","slug":"updates-to-s-c-j-faq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/?p=319","title":{"rendered":"Updates to S.C.J FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font size=\"-2\">[Crossposted to <a href=\"http:\/\/cahwyguy.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"lj-user\">cahwyguy<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/weirdjews.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"lj-user\">weirdjews<\/a>]<\/font> <\/p>\n<p>In the past, I haven&#8217;t posted a change log for the<br \/>\n\t\t<a HREF=\"http:\/\/www.scjfaq.org\/faq\/\">S.C.J. FAQ<\/a>. I&#8217;m going to try it, at<br \/>\n\t\tleast for this round of updates. Please, if you have corrections to these<br \/>\n\t\titems, please let me know. In general, these changes arise either from comments<br \/>\n\t\tmailed to me, or questions I get asked (and thus have to answer). Note also<br \/>\n\t\tthat if you are reading this FAQ from www.faqs.org, or any of the other sites<br \/>\n\t\tthat grab it from the newsgroup, you&#8217;re reading an out of date version. I&#8217;ve<br \/>\n\t\tstopped posting the newsgroup version because of some generation problems I<br \/>\n\t\thaven&#8217;t tracked down. Note: Many of the new answers are derived from answers<br \/>\n\t\tgiven <a HREF=\"http:\/\/www.aishdas.org\/asp\/speakers_resume.pdf\">Rabbi Micha<br \/>\n\t\tBerger<\/a>, who helps me with the FAQ. Micha has<br \/>\n\t\t<a HREF=\"http:\/\/www.aishdas.org\/asp\/\">a blog<\/a> that is syndicated on<br \/>\n\t\tLiveJournal as <lj comm=\"aspaqlaria\">.<\/p>\n<p>In any case, here is the current round of changes:<\/p>\n<p>\t <!--more Clicky-here for changes--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Noted the receipt of the <a HREF=\"http:\/\/www.spiritandsky.com\/\">2005<br \/>\n\t\t\t Spirit and Sky<\/a> Top Site Award.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a HREF=\"http:\/\/www.scjfaq.org\/faq\/02-06.html\">2.6. What about other<br \/>\n\t\t\t movements?<\/a> Added an additional reference.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a HREF=\"http:\/\/www.scjfaq.org\/faq\/02-21.html\">2.21. How many Jews<br \/>\n\t\t\t are there today in the U.S.A.?<\/a> Updated the answer to provide a pointer to a<br \/>\n\t\t\t 2002 population survey by state.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a HREF=\"http:\/\/www.scjfaq.org\/faq\/06-02.html\">6.2 How can I learn<br \/>\n\t\t\t about Kashrut? Is there a &#8220;Kosher&#8221; FAQ?<\/a> Added Hamakor Judaica as a kosher<br \/>\n\t\t\t food supplier.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a HREF=\"http:\/\/www.scjfaq.org\/faq\/08-37.html\">8.37. What are all<br \/>\n\t\t\t the observances that Orthodox Jewish women are commanded to participate in<br \/>\n\t\t\t during the course of the year?<\/a> New question and answer.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a HREF=\"http:\/\/www.scjfaq.org\/faq\/08-38.html\">8.38. What is the<br \/>\n\t\t\t traditional role of women in the decision making in the family?<\/a> New<br \/>\n\t\t\t question and answer.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a HREF=\"http:\/\/www.scjfaq.org\/faq\/08-39.html\">8.39. What are the<br \/>\n\t\t\t origins of the Women&#8217;s Passover Seder?<\/a> New question and answer.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a HREF=\"http:\/\/www.scjfaq.org\/faq\/11-06-10.html\">11.6.10. Can<br \/>\n\t\t\t pregnant women attend a funeral?<\/a> Updated answer.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a HREF=\"http:\/\/www.scjfaq.org\/faq\/12-31.html\">12.31. How does<br \/>\n\t\t\t tithing work in Judaism?<\/a> Fixed which tithes are performed on which years,<br \/>\n\t\t\t based on a mailed in correction from Gary Newsum.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a HREF=\"http:\/\/www.scjfaq.org\/faq\/12-46.html\">12.46. In the case of<br \/>\n\t\t\t a fire or other emergency, who should save the Torah from the synagogue?<\/a>.<br \/>\n\t\t\t New question and answer.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a HREF=\"http:\/\/www.scjfaq.org\/faq\/13-05.html\">13.5. Who are<br \/>\n\t\t\t Crypto-Jews (also known as &#8220;marranos&#8221;)?<\/a> Clarified the origin of the term<br \/>\n\t\t\t Marrano.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a HREF=\"http:\/\/www.scjfaq.org\/faq\/15-03.html\">15.3. How do I get<br \/>\n\t\t\t tickets to see the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum?<\/a> Updated<br \/>\n\t\t\t information on getting tickets.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a HREF=\"http:\/\/www.scjfaq.org\/faq\/17-09.html\">17.9. Do the majority<br \/>\n\t\t\t of Jews recognize the basis for the Christian God as arising from the same<br \/>\n\t\t\t basic God, despite the inherent differences?<\/a> Fixed an error in the first<br \/>\n\t\t\t paragraph.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a HREF=\"http:\/\/www.scjfaq.org\/faq\/18-01-05.html\">18.1.5. How is<br \/>\n\t\t\t Reform Judaism structured in the rest of the world?<\/a> Updated contact and<br \/>\n\t\t\t organization information for the UK.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a HREF=\"http:\/\/www.scjfaq.org\/rl\/gen-sources.html\">General Reading<br \/>\n\t\t\t List: Where Can I Get These Books From?<\/a> Removed a list of publishers that<br \/>\n\t\t\t has gone away.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Crossposted to cahwyguy and weirdjews] In the past, I haven&#8217;t posted a change log for the S.C.J. FAQ. I&#8217;m going to try it, at least for this round of updates. Please, if you have corrections to these items, please let me know. 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