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What are some Jewish customs?

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General Jewish Customs:

There are literally thousands of different customs for Jews. Here is a short list in no particular order:

Not naming a child after a living person
wearing a head covering during prayer (orthodox men wear them all the time)
dancing at weddings
having a nice meal on the Sabbath
wearing black during mourning
burying the dead within 24 hours (or up to 3 days delay when necessary)
bar/bat mitzvahs
stepping on a wine glass at a wedding
praying in Hebrew
kissing a mezuzzah before walking through a doorway.

Orthodox customs:

[Supervisors note: some of the things listed here are not customs; they are laws]

For a male, he must wear a kippah also known as a yamika or head covering, he must also wear tzitzit which is basicly an under shirt with stings and special knots. he must also pray every day 3 times morning afternoon and evening. A married women must cover her head and wear a skirt, pants for a women is not allowed. The prayers in the morning last for about 45 minuts and in the afternoon about 15 minuts and night about 20 minuts. on saturdays Jewish people go to synagogue for about 4 hours from 8 am to 12 pm. A Jew must also learn Torah (bible) as much as he or she can. and also a male and female cannot touch one another unless married. There are more but these are the basics.

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