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Lag BaOmer

16 May

Lag B’Omer is a minor holiday that occurs on the 33rd day of the Omer, the 49-day period between Passover and Shavuot. A break from the semi-mourning of the Omer, key aspects of Lag B’Omer include holding Jewish weddings (it’s the one day during the Omer when Jewish law permits them), lighting bonfires and getting haircuts. Why We Celebrate There…

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Friday Evening

16 May

Mincha 7:00pm Candle-lighting 8:32pm Recommended 7:30pm                                  

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7:10 am

Shacharit

16 May @ 7:10 am - 8:00 am
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An event every week that begins at 7:10 am on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, repeating until 30 May, 2025

Join the quorum to make up this morning minyan.

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Ask the Rabbi: Quinoa on Pesach
Dear Rabbi Simon,
Where do you stand on quinoa (and the kitniyot ban) for Pesach?
Many thanks,
Tzippy
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Dear Tzippy,
In line with other American authorities, I am in favour of quinoa. Although I reject completely the voices (mostly from Israel) seeking to abolish the ban on kitniyot entirely, IMO we do not need to include in the prohibition pseudo-grains that were unknown in the Old World until modern times. Best to buy with a Pesach hechsher though, to be free of any possible wheat contamination.
Rabbi Rashi Simon
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