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Shabbat Questions & Answers

Questions and answers on every aspect of Shabbat; some clarifying old confusions and some revealing new insights

Kiddush & Challah

Kiddush & Challah Questions and Answers

What Is Kiddush?

What Are the Kiddush basics?

The Shalom Aleichem Hymn Explained

Why does the kiddush precede the blessing on the bread?

What Is Challah?

Shabbat Rest

Shabbat Rest Questions and Answers

What If I Found Something in my Pocket on Shabbat?

Swing or Hammock Attached to a Tree on Shabbat?

Why Do Jews Carry in an Eruv on Shabbat?

I Cannot Stop on Shabbat

I want to keep Shabbat but I'm finding it very difficult...

Food on Shabbat

Food on Shabbat Questions and Answers

What You Need to Know About Making (and Serving) Cholent

What You Need to Know About Warming Food on Shabbat

How to Make Coffee on Shabbat

Why Taste Shabbat Food on Friday Afternoon?

How Does a Busy Working Woman Prepare for Shabbat?

Havdalah

Havdalah Questions and Answers

Why Do We Smell Aromatic Spices?

What's the significance of the Havdalah ceremony?

Why Look at Our Fingernails at Havdalah?

Why “He who creates the illuminations of fire” shouldn’t it be singular?

Why Brush Havdalah Wine Over the Eyes (and Pockets)?

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous Shabbat Questions and Answers

Non-Jews and Shabbat

What Is Techum Shabbat?

Why Seven Aliyot on Shabbat?

Can I Disinvite My Brother From Shabbat Dinner?

Why is Shabbat 25 hours long instead of 24?

Shabbat Questions and Answers from Vedibarta Bam

Questions and Answers on the Hymns Zemirot for Friday Evening

Questions and Answers on Kiddush for Friday Evening

Questions and Answers on Kiddush for the Shabbat Day

Questions and Answers on Seudah Shelishit

Questions and Answers on Blessing After a Meal Birkat Hamazon

Questions and Answers on Havdalah

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