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 Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 1:05 pm
Divash Scrupulosity is viewed in two different ways. One, addressed by almost everyone when kashering a kitchen (especially for Pesach) or when preparing for mikvah immersion, is that the more strict you can be and the more thorough you can be, the more merit-worthy it is. I would have the whole kitchen taken out for having once contained Chametz. Divash Above all, he cautions that a Jew should avoid fanaticism because when one focuses too much on the tiny details, the details become one's focus not just for behavior, but for worship: the goal, rather than the means to the goal, which is to show devotion to Hashem. I get that.
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 4:38 pm
A new queery!
What does Judaism say about hair, hairstyles, hair colouring, etc?
Because I might be growing my hair even more and possibly even dyeing it silvery white...
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Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:07 am
I've read that for a woman to dye or style her hair is cool, because it could help her find a shidduch (marriage match) or make her even more beautiful in her husband's estimation. But for a man to do so, I've read, isn't as cool, because that's something reserved for a woman to do. A man is supposed to keep his hair trimmed neatly, his peyot (sidecurls) long, his beard neat (some authorities allow neatness-trimming, others only allow one to comb out tangles), his clothes clean and pressed, his shoes shined, and that's about it.
Please consult your rabbi for details. If you don't have a rabbi, now's a good time to find one.
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Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:23 pm
I'll skip the dye thing then. I'll email my rabbi now.
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Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 6:19 am
Just a queery...
I saw some articles about pet food that was Kosher for Passover. Are your pets supposed to keep Kosher, too? Or is that just for the sake of not having any leavened food, dog or otherwise, in the house?
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Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 4:29 pm
Lumanny Just a queery... I saw some articles about pet food that was Kosher for Passover. Are your pets supposed to keep Kosher, too? Or is that just for the sake of not having any leavened food, dog or otherwise, in the house? My aunt's chihuahua is recognised as Jewish. But then again, she lives in LA.
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Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 4:19 am
I was going to make a topic for this question/query but this might be easier. Lol.
Okay. So I learnt that when lighting the candles before Shabbos, the women in the house can light it earlier, but they have to abide by Shabbos if they do but the men in the house can too or wait til Shabbos actually begins.
My question/query is, does this rule apply to lighting the candles for Yom Tov?
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Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:29 pm
Lumanny Just a queery... I saw some articles about pet food that was Kosher for Passover. Are your pets supposed to keep Kosher, too? Or is that just for the sake of not having any leavened food, dog or otherwise, in the house? It's for the sake of not deriving any benefit from leavening. It's considered a benefit to feed it to your pet. My family gets around it by feeding the cats only food that has no chametz. I have a friend whose cats get sick from changes in their diet, and she feeds them a food that contains chametz, so she gets around it by 'selling' their cats to a Gentile friend. Then she can feed the "friend's" cats "for him" while they stay at her house, and buy them back after Pesach.
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Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:31 pm
woolie I was going to make a topic for this question/query but this might be easier. Lol. Okay. So I learnt that when lighting the candles before Shabbos, the women in the house can light it earlier, but they have to abide by Shabbos if they do but the men in the house can too or wait til Shabbos actually begins. My question/query is, does this rule apply to lighting the candles for Yom Tov? First, forgive me for resizing your question, but I can't read it when it's so small. Secondly, I'm not sure -- this would be a good question to ask your halachic authority.
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Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 2:41 am
I might ask the Rabbi who teaches me for my Jewish Studies GCSE next Sunday at Cheder. Ack, I'm doing the GCSE next month.
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Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 3:52 pm
woolie I might ask the Rabbi who teaches me for my Jewish Studies GCSE next Sunday at Cheder. Ack, I'm doing the GCSE next month. Are you in year 10 or 11? Trust me. Sixth form is a blast. [/sarcasm] You're lucky you get Jewish Studies. I get "Religious Education". It's vague, inaccurate, thoughtless, dull and biased towards Christianity.
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Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:13 pm
That is small text; I'll give it that.
Dig the selling cats loophole; I have always lovced the endless interpretation and loopholes.
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Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 8:41 am
Year 10. I have to do normal Religious Education at school for GCSE (yes, the Christian view) but I'm hoping that since I'm doing the Jewish Studies GCSE at cheder (that's what I call my Jewish sunday school, I'm not sure if any other Jewish sunday schools get called that) I'm hoping my school will let me not do the RS because I'm already doing the JS. And I'd much rather keep to the JS.
I'm guessing you're year 12?
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Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 3:59 pm
I'm not giving away my age. I could be a very bright 15/16 years old doing A levels early or an 18/19 year old trying to get some A levels after missing school due to his constant moving.
Or maybe I'm a year 12 student, studying hard and being whimsical in his free time.
You decide.
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Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:02 am
woolie ...I'm doing the Jewish Studies GCSE at cheder (that's what I call my Jewish sunday school, I'm not sure if any other Jewish sunday schools get called that)... Yes, cheder is the name for most Jewish Sunday schools, evening schools, and some day schools. (Again, sorry for removing your sizing, but that tiny text is just impossible for me to read.)
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