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Cohabiting on Shavuot night

Cohabiting on Shavuot night I have to go to mikveh on Shavuot night. Can one cohabit on this night? My husband has become more religious lately and he says it is forbidden on this holy day and he has to pray the whole night. I thought that one can’t cohabit only on fast days. Am […]

Self Conversion

Hello. Im a rabbi jew that converted but the thing is i converted myself because no one in my area is willing to get me through the conversion process. Is this considered ok? I live in a town with very small percentage of Jews. A few rabbis I tried to get a hold of but […]

Masculine term used to refer to Naomi and Ruth

The verse says that “both of them (masculine conjugation) went until they reached Bethlehem.” My question is why doesn’t the text use the feminine form to refer to Naomi and Ruth? Is there some reason for the masculine form?

Eating dairy on Shavuot – law or custom?

Is eating dairy on Shavuot a custom or a commandment? I received different answers on different sites and didn’t understand if I’m supposed to eat meat, dairy or maybe it depends on which community I come from?  

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