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• Blowing the Shofar: Tips, Tricks, and Considerations

  It's my first time blowing the shofar for my community this year. What tips can you share and what considerations should I be thinking about as I prepare?Have a question you'd like answered on Responsa Radio? Email us at [email protected] featured in this episode: Girl Can Wail by Chloe Dolandis

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• Minor Fast Days

  I grew up fasting on Yom Kippur, and usually on Tisha B’Av also, but I never even knew about the minor fast days. Now I am in a community that does observe them, and I am curious about their importance. Is my obligation to fast on these days the same as on Yom Kippur? Why is there so much variety in how they are observed by people who are otherwise observant?Have a question you'd like answered on Responsa Radio? Email us at [email protected] featured in this episode: A Hymn For Tomorrow By Anjou

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• Can We Decorate Shul With Flowers for Shavuot? And Should I Pull an All-Nighter?

  This episode deals with Shavuot questions about decorating shul with flowers, as well as the custom of having a Tikkun Leil Shavuot, a night of staying up to learn Torah. Where do these customs originate, and what is their status?Have a question you'd like answered on Responsa Radio? Email us at [email protected] featured in this episode: Sleep by BJSR

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• Can I Bring in a Second Day of Yom Tov Early?

  As a parent of little children, our family always has a lot of tension around the second night of a two day Yom Tov, especially when it gets dark very late. I was always taught that you have to wait until it is fully dark after the first day of Yom Tov to start preparing anything for the second day. That means we don’t start cooking or even setting the table until after 9 PM. This wreaks havoc on my family schedule. Is there any wiggle room here?Have a question you'd like answered on Responsa Radio? Email us at [email protected] featured in this episode: Prayer For My Children by Soul Aviv

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• Can I Say the Names of Other Gods?

  What are the halakhic considerations about saying “Chr***” given the prohibition on uttering names of other gods? How does that work in interfaith and academic contexts? Have a question you'd like answered on Responsa Radio? Email us at [email protected] featured in this episode: Planets by Jared Lutes

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