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Tzedaka and maaser purposes

Discount for the poor from tithe money

Grace after meal (birkas hamazon)

Grace – while sitting, or where one ate

Electric appliances

Using a dishwasher with a dubious past

Using an induction cooktop for milk and meat

Inadvertent damages

Do I have to pay the synagogue?

Infestation of foods

Fish without kashruth supervision

Blessing over prayer

Seclusion During Night Travel

Seclusion with a group of men and women

Forcing neighbors to renovate

Death anniversary (yahrtzeit)

End of the Year of Mourning

Purification order

Counting five days before starting “clean days”

Purification order

Washing in Cold Water

Separation for a Woman with a Regular Cycle

Caring for plants on Shabbos

Moving a potted plant on Shabbos