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Brokers and intermediaries

Brokerage Fees for a Purchase Not Made Through the Broker

Leaving Books Open

Hat and Suit for Kiddush

Prayer Book for Those Who Pray by Heart

Maximum Time for Completing a Blessing

Raising and scrolling of Torah scroll

Opening the Ark, Carrying and Lifting

The Sanctity of the Covenant

Leaving food on a source of heat and insulation on Shabbos eve

Law of Hot Plates - Gruffa and Ketuma

Pause between the Blessings of Shema and Its Recitation

Reading of the Torah

Opening the Ark

Mistakes in davening

Prayers for Rain in the Southern Hemisphere

Interrupting Shemoneh Esrey During Emergencies

Dishonest deals

Lashon Ho'rah: Posting Negative Reviews

Honoring Shabbos

Haircut on Thursday

Rented property

Netting for Pigeon Deterrence