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What You Need to Know About Taking a Walk on Shabbat
By Yehuda Shurpin
Discover how far you may walk on Shabbat and what actions to take if you inadvertently carry.
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What You Need to Know About Snow on Shabbat
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Learn whether and how one may shovel, make snow forts, salt or otherwise interact with snow on Shabbat.
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What You Need to Know About Prepping the Kitchen for Shabbat
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Opening cans, precutting aluminum foil, dressing salads, and setting the cholent correctly, here's how to get it done.
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What You Need to Know About Saturday Night (Motzoei Shabbat)
By Yehuda Shurpin
The evening following Shabbat has particular significance. It is associated with Prophet Elijah & the final Redemption.
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What You Need to Know About Shabbat in the Hospital
By Yehuda Shurpin
Learn how to successfully navigate common issues that may arise.
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What You Need to Know about Making Havdalah Without Supplies
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Find out if and how you can carry out this ritual in a pinch.
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What You Need to Know About Children on Shabbat
By Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin, prepared by Rabbi Yehuda Altein
May children ride bikes or scooters (indoors, or in a place where there is an eruv)?
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What You Need to Know About Making (and Serving) Cholent
By Yehuda Shurpin
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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What You Need to Know About Warming Food on Shabbat
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Forgot to put up the cholent before Shabbat—are you stuck with cold food?
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What You Need to Know About Unlocking Doors on Shabbat
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With advancements of technology, locks and keys have become more sophisticated, posing a host of potential problems.
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What You Need to Know About Making Kiddush
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A practical guide to the basic laws of Kiddush, with answers to many common questions.
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