Monday, 16 June 2014

Do we have to bring in Shabbat early if everyone else is?

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A few months ago I wrote a post about Early Shabbat . One of the important outcomes of that blog post was to note that one cannot bring in ...
Monday, 2 June 2014

Birkat Cohanim in the Diaspora

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One of the things that Ashkenazim notice when they go to Israel is that they do Birkat Cohanim every day in Israel, whereas in the diaspora...
Monday, 26 May 2014

Looking to Shavuot

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Shavuot is the holiday where we celebrate Hashem giving us the Torah at Mount Sinai over 3300 years ago. One would surmise that this would ...
Sunday, 18 May 2014

What's really behind Lag LaOmer

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What is Lag LaOmer all about? (Sephardim call it Lag LaOmer and Ashkenazim call it Lag BaOmer.) As a child growing up in Manchester my ...
Monday, 5 May 2014

Saying Hallel on Yom HaAzmaut

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Today is Yom HaZikaron and tomorrow is Yom HaAzmaut. Two more diametrically opposed days you will not find in the calendar. They are both e...
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Wednesday, 23 April 2014

Sephardic Practices During the Omer

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A lot of people have been asking me to write a blog about Sephardic practices during the omer .  But before I do that I think it is imp...
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Monday, 7 April 2014

What really needs to be Kosher for Pesah (At least for Sephardim)

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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...
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