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One thing Avi and I are conscientious about is traveling with kosher snacks so that it’s easier to be kosher outside our home. One challenge can be full meals that are tasty and warm. When we have traveled or even a simple trip to Disneyland, finding kosher can be quite the challenge [...]

Shabbat Shalom everyone! I just wanted to let you all know about a new feature here at JBC.org called Gravatars.  Basically this means that readers can now have their own unique image displayed whenever they post a comment here on the blog.
Below is a slightly more detailed explanation (as found on the Gravatars [...]

Hi All,
If you haven’t checked out The Sephardi Perspective blog on the Jerusalem Post website, I highly recommend doing so. While I live in the U.S., I have been to Israel, and it is my passionate hope to make aliyah one day; as a result, I spend lots of time “in” Israel vicariously through [...]

Hi All,
Haaretz recently had a nice little piece on the “Na Nachs,” the offshoot of Breslov Hassidut that one sees everywhere in Israel, and increasingly in New York and elsewhere in the U.S. The group is known for the distinctive kippot they wear, which sport the slogan/mantra of the group, and the practice they have [...]

I just came across the following on the Ynet site:
Anyone inflicted with a severe hearing and speech impediment cannot undergo Jewish conversion. This harsh statement was recently made by Rabbi Avraham Sherman of the Chief Rabbinical Court, in a ruling now made public.

And here is why incase you were wondering!
Any conversion preformed on the [...]