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Subject: Redemption of the First Born Donkey
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miaiad 29.06.14 - 06:58am
Ultra-Orthodox Jews of the Hasidic Pinsk-Karlin group carry the ritual baby donkey during the Redemption of the First Born Donkey or in Hebrew Pidyon Peter Chamor ceremony in a neighborhood near the religious Mea Shearim area of Jerusalem. The tradition of the Redemption of the First Born Donkey is part of the 613 laws commemorated in the Jewish Bible.
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miaiad 29.06.14 - 06:59am
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miaiad 29.06.14 - 07:00am
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miaiad 29.06.14 - 07:02am
The questions here: does anyone know what significance behind these celebrations? when was it started? or where can we find about it in holy books? (dontknow) * +
joe999 29.06.14 - 07:34am
It says in exodus 13.13 and 34.20 and numbers 18.15. Basically it says and you should redeem the first born donkey. The Talmud explains one line of reasoning, since it was the donkey that was the method of transport that helped the Jews stuff out of Egypt, God made the first born donkey have a certain sanctification and therefore has to be redeemed. * +
cyberman 29.06.14 - 08:42am
Exodus 13:13-14King James Version (KJV)13And every firstling of an as* thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem.14And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the Lord brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage: * +
cyberman 29.06.14 - 08:43am
20 but you are to buy back every first-born donkey by offering a lamb in its place. If you do not buy it back, break its neck. Buy back every first-born son. No one is to appear before me without an offering.Next verse * +
cyberman 29.06.14 - 08:44am
20 The firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb, or if you will not redeem it you shall break its neck. All the firstborn of your sons you shall redeem. And none shall appear before me empty-handed. * +
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