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Q. OK, Laws are important – but what’s the big deal about a custom?

A. Put it this way: You buy your fiance an expensive diamond ring. The store gives you a little cardboard box with a soft, cushioned velvety inside. Though it doesn’t cost much, it creates an effect an...

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Q. How is “don’t cook a kid-goat in its mother’s milk” a source for not mixing milk & meat?

A. The written Torah is complemented and explained in great length in the Oral Torah (which shares the same source at Sinai). Think of it like opening a folder on a friend’s computer (with permission, ...

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Q. Do Jewish civil courts operate today in the US?

A. Good point. Part of the Talmud is a huge body of in-depth and complex civil and legal law, and there are Rabbinical courts that judge cases according to this system, even in the US. In fact NYS Courts rec...

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Q. On Friday Nights, I noticed a small crowd gathers at your table after you cut up the Challah bread, why won’t they eat the pre-sliced Challah on the other tables?

A. Two reasons. 1) The pre-sliced Challah is sliced thin, while I cut thicker slices – which makes for a tastier chunkier piece of Challah, plus it may be softer and fresher being that it is sliced rig...

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Q. Which doors need a Mezuzah?

A. All doors of any decent sized room (area of 6’x6′) which we inhabit: live, sleep, work or eat. Exceptions include the bathroom, a barn, rooms exclusively used for storage, or temporary places ...