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This Shabbat and Sunday are  Rosh Hodesh Elul  which means starting next Monday Sephardim will be saying  Selihot  every morning except for...

It's that time of the year again when I get the following questions. Does butter really need to be kosher for Passover? Do my dogs real...

Last Friday, an hour before Shabbat, the Seward Park Eruv went down. I suddenly received many calls asking for clarification of what Shabba...

What are the origins of the mitzvah of Tzitzit? Why do men wear Tzitzit? Do they always need to be worn? Should they be seen? Why are there...

Whenever I move to a new Jewish community I always get asked "Are you really Sephardi?" or "You're too pale to be Sephar...

This is my first time writing a blog. In this blog I'd like to answer any questions that people have in Judaism in the form of a She...