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Holiday FAQ Series

Pesah FAQs Part 2 - The Seder

Pesah FAQs Part 2 - The Seder

To view/download this article in PDF form click here.   The Four Cups One of the highlights of the Seder is drinking the Four Cups of wine. The Four Cups...

Pesah FAQs Part 2 - The Seder

To view/download this article in PDF form click here.   The Four Cups One of the highlights of the Seder is drinking the Four Cups of wine. The Four Cups...

Yom Tov FAQs

Yom Tov FAQs

  Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi   May I use matches to light a fire? On Yom Tov, it is only permitted to light a fire from an...

Yom Tov FAQs

  Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi   May I use matches to light a fire? On Yom Tov, it is only permitted to light a fire from an...

Hol Hamo’ed FAQs

Hol Hamo’ed FAQs

  “Please note: During this week I will have limited access to email and communication…” This common ‘out-of-office’ message, left by someone on vacation, best describes what our attitude towards...

Hol Hamo’ed FAQs

  “Please note: During this week I will have limited access to email and communication…” This common ‘out-of-office’ message, left by someone on vacation, best describes what our attitude towards...

Tevilat Kelim FAQs

Tevilat Kelim FAQs

  The misvah of tevilah – dipping one's dishes and utensils in a mikveh (not to be confused with Koshering…) – applies specifically to utensils that were previously owned by...

Tevilat Kelim FAQs

  The misvah of tevilah – dipping one's dishes and utensils in a mikveh (not to be confused with Koshering…) – applies specifically to utensils that were previously owned by...

Taanit Esther FAQs

Taanit Esther FAQs

Rabbi Hayim Asher ArkingRabbi Ezra Ghodsi Note: The following halachot apply only to Taanit Esther, however, not to Tisha B’av or Yom Kippur. Why do we fast on Taanit Esther?...

Taanit Esther FAQs

Rabbi Hayim Asher ArkingRabbi Ezra Ghodsi Note: The following halachot apply only to Taanit Esther, however, not to Tisha B’av or Yom Kippur. Why do we fast on Taanit Esther?...

Purim FAQs

Purim FAQs

  Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi   Perashat Zachor The mightiest demonstration of the exalted status of Am Yisrael, was when we were freed from slavery in Egypt...

Purim FAQs

  Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi   Perashat Zachor The mightiest demonstration of the exalted status of Am Yisrael, was when we were freed from slavery in Egypt...