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Shemittah in kashrut

Non-Perforated Pot and Protruding Branches

The seventh year (Shemittah)

Moving a Pot from the Yard to the Balcony during the Shemitah

Shemittah in kashrut

Moving a Pot Inside the House During the Shemitah Year

Shemittah in kashrut

Dragging a Pot during the Shemitah

The seventh year (Shemittah)

Moving a Pot from the House to the Yard during Shemitah

The seventh year (Shemittah)

Moving a Wrapped Pot during Shemitah

Shemittah in kashrut

Transferring a Pot during Shemitah from House to House

Fasting on Tisha B'Av for a Pregnant Woman

New Faces at the Wedding

Other situations

Washing Hands for Bread When Hands Are Clean

Water that has been exposed to a spirit of impurity

Sloping the ground for a gutter during the Shemitah year

Respect for books

Distribution of Items Requiring Genizah to Those Who Will Not Maintain Their Sanctity

Blessing on the Tzitzit after a Nap

Preparing the Tzitzit