Friday, November 30, 2018

halacha - Is a Jew allowed to be knighted? Problem with kneeling?


Is there any halachik problem with going through the knighting (or Damehood for women) process of kneeling etc?


The current ceremony does not contain many of the Christian or pagan overtones of the past. However it does include kneeling before the sovereign. Essentially the question then is may one participate in previously idolatrous ceremony that still contains some elements of the original ritual but has generally lost its religious nature?




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