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Holiness of tefillin

Plastic Covering the Tefillin Case When Worn Out

Death anniversary (yahrtzeit)

Visiting the grave on a yahrzeit

Cemetery Visits

Eating before visiting the grave at the end of Shiva

Grace after meal (birkas hamazon)

Sheva Brachot when the new faces have left

Place and order of lighting Hanukkah candles

Sitting by the Light of Hanukkah Candles

Using the Light of Hanukkah Candles

Place and order of lighting Hanukkah candles

Using Hanukkah Candles on Shabbat

Place and order of lighting Hanukkah candles

Using the light of the candles

Place and order of lighting Hanukkah candles

Walking by the Light of Hanukkah Candles

Place and order of lighting Hanukkah candles

Using the Light of Hanukkah Candles After Lighting Time

Place and order of lighting Hanukkah candles

When There is Still Light

Place and order of lighting Hanukkah candles

The Need for a 'Shamash' for the Menorah

Place and order of lighting Hanukkah candles

Shamash for the Chanukiah: Oil or Wax

Place and order of lighting Hanukkah candles

One Shamash for Several Hanukkiyot

Place and order of lighting Hanukkah candles

Placement of the Shamash in the Hanukkiah