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A noted scholar and researcher, Rabbi Yehuda Shurpin serves as content editor at Chabad.org, and writes the popular weekly Ask Rabbi Y column. Rabbi Shurpin is the rabbi of the Chabad Shul in St. Louis Park, Minn., where he resides with his wife, Ester, and their children.
Would the blessing be Mezonot or Hamotzi?
More than just showing care. The Talmud says that a visitor can actually take away 1/60th of the illness.
Many communities study Pirkei Avot each week throughout the summer, all the way up until Rosh Hashanah.
In many Jewish communities—both Ashkenazi and Sephardic—there’s a beautiful tradition of staying up late (or even all night) on Shevi’i shel Pesach.
Is G-d in the wrong for slaying the Angel of Death?
The Talmud does not specify which vegetable to use for karpas—any vegetable is acceptable, except those used for maror.
Forgot to put up the cholent before Shabbat—are you stuck with cold food?
Don’t we dip apples into honey on Rosh Hashanah?
The tricky halachic conundrum of “Pores Mapah Umikadesh”
This year, Purim falls on a Friday. For most of the day’s observances—hearing the Megillah, giving gifts to the poor, and sending food to friends and family—this just means we need to be a bit more organized. But when it comes to the Purim feast, things g...
How do you cover the flame, when can you return a pot to the fire, and what should you do if it is burning?
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