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Yekke Jew customs

The Machon Moreshes Ashkenaz is an institute dedicated to the research, preservation and transmission of the unique religious values, customs, and folklore of German Jewry, as they existed prior to ...
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Sugar on Motzei Shabbos

In הליכות קדוש p. 434 R. A.Y.Y. Geldzahler writes (regarding the Rebbe of the Shomrei Emunim): אחר סדר הלימוד היה רביה"ק זיע"א שותה כוס תה או קפה חם ואמר חמין במוצאי שבת מלוגמא היא After ...
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Text for birchat habayit

According to Sefer Habayis (or its english translation), chapter 14, halakha 1, One who builds a new house (even if he already has one) should recite בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְ‑יָ אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ ...
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List of all fast days

Below I list calendar dates and specific times of the year which are associated with fasting. In addition, communities or individuals may fast at other times (e.g. in times of trouble, after having a ...
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