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Minhag not to view moon through a window?

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Changing Arizal Tefillin to Chabad

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What is the significance of a yahrtzeit meal?

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May a Jew be a Freemason?

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Is shenayim mikra (only) a minhag according to the Chofetz Chaim?

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Why are challot traditionally braided?

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Is there any source for not sharing a baby's name before the bris?

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Why did Jews stop saying RaḤmana

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answered May 20 at 13:47 Maurice Mizrahi 11.1k

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Costumes On Purim

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Reform wedding ceremony changes

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Where should the stone left on a grave come from?

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modified May 7 at 14:44 Kazi bácsi 4,853

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Could a recipe achieve the force of halachah?

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Proper day and time for a Shloshim Seuda

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Naming after a person that dies from Coronavirus

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