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I am a Sephardic Rabbi and I write about contemporary halakhic issues.
Monday, 25 August 2014
The Power of Elul
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This Tuesday and Wednesday are Rosh Hodesh Elul which means starting Thursday Sephardim will be saying Selihot every morning except for ...
Sunday, 10 August 2014
Tu Be'Av
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Tomorrow (Friday) is the 15th of Av also known as Tu Be'Av (not to be confused with Tu Bishvat ). In modern day Israel this holiday h...
Monday, 28 July 2014
Preparing for Tisha B'Av
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I'm calling this blog post preparing for Tisha B'Av because the mourning customs we have leading up to the fast day are all designe...
Tuesday, 8 July 2014
What's the 17th of Tammuz?
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This Tuesday (July 23rd, 2024) is the 17 th of Tammuz. It is a fast day that commemorates five tragedies as described in the Talmud (Tract...
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Monday, 7 July 2014
Tattoos, Cremations and Jewish Funerals
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As always, I like to sneak football (soccer) into my conversations and the occasional sermon so this time I thought I would mention it in o...
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...
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