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Learn which utensils need immersion, how to do it, and alternatives when it's not possible.
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What You Need to Know About Enjoying Wine, the Jewish Way
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What You Need to Know if You Said the Wrong Blessing
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With a bit of planning and some cooperation, you should be able to make things work.
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Learn when you must separate challah and how to bake parve bread in a meat or dairy oven.
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What You Need to Know About Going to Bed Like a Jew
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If we go to sleep with purpose, we’re more likely to wake with clarity, energy, and readiness to serve our Creator.
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What You Need to Know About Birkat Hamazon
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Throughout the day, there are many situations that require different methods of ritual handwashing.
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Practically, a Kohen must be careful not to become ritually impure through exposure to a dead body.
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