Meaning of chiyuv | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An obligation.
   Judaism
2. A mourner who is obligated to say Kaddish.
   Judaism

Examples

“When you're engaged, you have⟳ a chiyuv to set⟳ up your friends too. You might not have⟳ anybody in mind⟳ for your friends before you're engaged, but once you are, you obtain⟳ a special power that makes it possible to sense⟳ a good shidduch when you see⟳ one.”

“When it comes to a person's freedom of action in Judaism, there are only chiyuvim and issurim, and everything else is up to the individual.”

“Is there an inyan or chiyuv to bury⟳ the entire body together, or is it OK to have⟳ body parts buried in two separate⟳ locations?”

“When I was a chiyuv (saying kaddish for my father, a'h, and thus leading prayers almost every day), I asked my LOR whether I should continue⟳ my practice, or adopt⟳ the more standard version. He told me that my version was an acceptable variant within the shul's own⟳ accepted nusach.”

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