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What You Need to Know About Buying Clothing
By Yehuda Shurpin
Shatnez
, modesty, crossdressing, and the time of year you may purchase clothing.
7 Comments
What If You Are Alcohol-Free for Kiddush, Havdalah, and the Four Cups of Wine?
By Yehuda Shurpin
While wine is ideal, grape juice is a valid substitute.
9 Comments
What You Need to Know About Tevilat Keilim (Immersing Utensils)
By Yehuda Shurpin
Learn which utensils need immersion, how to do it, and alternatives when it's not possible.
3 Comments
What You Need to Know About Enjoying Wine, the Jewish Way
By Yehuda Shurpin
Wine has its own unique set of blessings and customs, as well as rules about who may handle it and with whom we drink.
5 Comments
What You Need to Know if You Said the Wrong Blessing
By Yehuda Shurpin
How to avoid the prohibition of taking G-d's name in vain.
11 Comments
What You Need to Know About Haircuts in Halacha
By Yehuda Shurpin
At first glance, a haircut seems like an ordinary task, but the Torah turns even a barber visit into a chance for mitzvahs!
1 Comment
What You Need to Know About Kosher at Work
By Yehuda Shurpin
With a bit of planning and some cooperation, you should be able to make things work.
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What You Need to Know About the Laws of “Yichud”
By Yehuda Shurpin
A comprehensive guide to the intricate laws governing the seclusion of unmarried men and women.
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What You Need to Know About Hiring Babysitters
By Yehuda Shurpin
Learn how to avoid potential
yichud
situations, keep your kosher kitchen intact, and make payments in the biblically mandated way.
4 Comments
What You Need to Know About Baking
By Yehuda Shurpin
Learn when you must separate challah and how to bake parve bread in a meat or dairy oven.
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What You Need to Know About Wearing a Kippah
By Yehuda Shurpin
Who must wear one, when and where must it be worn, and what can it be made from?
28 Comments
What You Need to Know About Visiting the Sick
By Yehuda Shurpin
More than just showing care. The Talmud says that a visitor can actually take away 1/60th of the illness.
2 Comments
What You Need to Know About Washing for Bread
By Yehuda Shurpin
Did you know that your hands must be completely clean before
netilat yadayim
?
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What You Need to Know About Animal Cruelty
By Yehuda Shurpin
Every creature has inherent value and purpose, and we are forbidden to destroy or waste resources without reason.
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What You Need to Know About Going to Bed Like a Jew
By Yehuda Shurpin
If we go to sleep with purpose, we’re more likely to wake with clarity, energy, and readiness to serve our Creator.
14 Comments
What You Need to Know About Maaser (Tithes)
By Yehuda Shurpin
2 Comments
What You Need to Know About Non-Jewish Household Help
By Yehuda Shurpin
Kosher,
yichud
, Shabbat, and timely payment of workers are some of the potential issues to be aware of.
5 Comments
What You Need to Know About Birkat Hamazon
By Yehuda Shurpin
How much one must eat, where Birkat Hamazon must be recited, and what to do if one is unsure whether it was recited.
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What You Need to Know About Washing Hands (Not for Bread)
By Yehuda Shurpin
Throughout the day, there are many situations that require different methods of ritual handwashing.
3 Comments
What a Kohen Needs to Know About Ritual Impurity
By Yehuda Shurpin
Practically, a Kohen must be careful not to become ritually impure through exposure to a dead body.
7 Comments
What You Need to Know About Blessings Before Eating
By Yehuda Shurpin
Making a blessing before eating is how we acknowledge the creator who provides us with the food; now that you know the why, read of the what and how
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What You Need to Know About Lending and Borrowing
By Yehuda Shurpin
When can permission be assumed? Are mitzvah items treated differently? What happens if an item is damaged?
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