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My First Article for Chabad.org

Everyone knows Chabad.org! This megasite has so much Jewish info, inspiration and Torah learning, multimedia and text, tucked away inside layer after layer. This article is my first one for them.

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Challah and Tzitzit – Multistrand Braids

Challah (taking off a small piece of dough from each batch) and Tzitzit (religious fringes on a 4-cornered garment) are two familiar Mitzvot, both listed in the Torah portion of Shlach.

What’s t...

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Q. What would Jewish Law say about Bitcoin?

A. I’m not much of a maven on either bitcoin or the Jewish law on this matter, but this much I know. Bitcoin straddles the divide between being a currency of sorts and being a traded commodity. This is...

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Q. Did you have a heads-up about Telushkin’s Rebbe Book?

A. I’m usually not in the know about these kinds of things, I’m not at all connected in that kind of way, but it so happens that circumstances brought about that I had a conversation with him ba...

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Q. Do Graham Cracker Crusts need to be Pas Yisrael (for those who keep it)?

A. For the reader, here’s a little background. In addition to the mainstream Kosher symbols like OU, OK, Star-K, Chaf-K and so on, there are additional standards and stringencies (all with solid basis ...