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Passover or the Festival of Matzot?

Can a Drunk or Intoxicated Person Pray?

Giving half a Shekel

Is a child under 13 required to give the half-shekel?

Giving half a Shekel

The Measure of Half a Shekel

Giving half a Shekel

Time for Giving the Half-Shekel

A sick person unable to function due to the fast on Ta'anit Esther

Pregnant and Nursing Women on the Fast of Esther

Standing During the Reading of Zachor

Women in Parashat Zachor

Mishloach manos

Ordering Mishloach Manot by Phone

Mishloach manos

Fulfilling the Mitzvah of Mishloach Manot Before Purim

Immersion of utensils

Immersion of a Vessel for Mishloach Manot

Immersion of utensils

How to Send Gifts in an Untoveled Vessel

Mishloach manos

Sending Gifts in a Non-Immersed Vessel

Rejoicing on the 15th of Adar for Non-Jerusalem Residents