What is a Minhag (tradition)?

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Today is the 4th day of Tamuz, 5770In virtually every Halakhic subject there are very often some controversies as to what the final application...

Eloke Ya’akob. The God of our father Jacob.

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Today is the 3rd of Tamuz 5770Jacob most traumatic life experiences revolved around deception. His brother Esav was a ‘master’ of deception. Esav was...

The power is at the tip of your fingers. Ask Uri Lander!

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Today is the 2nd day of Tamuz 5770 Uri Lander is 21 or 22 years old. He was born in Uruguay but now lives in...

SHABBAT: Can you say the Kiddush twice?

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Today is the 29th of Sivan, 5770 (tonight is Rosh Chodesh!) Generally speaking we can not say any unnecessary Berakha (blessing) or repeat a Berakha...

The CRC

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27th of Sivan, 5770cRc stands for “Chicago Rabbinical Council” the largest regional, not-for-profit, Orthodox organization in North America. Since its humble beginnings in...

The 19th Berakha

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READ: http://online.wsj.com/article/global_view.html .DO SOMETHING FOR ISRAEL, FROM YOUR OWN PCWatch a modern young hero of Israel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABjE_7uwA0I

SHABBAT: Understanding the Kiddush (especially if you don’t say it!)

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Today is the 22nd of Sivan , 5770 Shomea ke’one is an Halakhic principle which says that if we both have an obligation to recite...

“KOF-K”

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Today is the 20th of Sivan 5770In our Wednesday’s KASHRUT section HOTD is introducing the reader to the world of reliable Kashrut certifications. We...

Eloke Yitzchak. The God of our father Yitzchak.

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Today is the 19th of Sivan 5770From Abraham Abinu we've learned that God is one, the He does not have a body and that...

How do we do the Kiddush?

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Today is the 15th of Sivan, 5770 When the Shabbat table is ready and all family members and guests are around the table, the Sephardic...