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Comment by Dov on What (if any) differences are there between an Ashkenazi...
I went to an Iraqui shiva and they were makpid to sit on the floor, but I don''t know if thatwas just because they couldn't find any low chairs...
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Refer to the Gemara in Gittin 57aאֲמַרלֵיהּ: ״אֶרֶץצְבִי״כְּתִיבבַּהּ, מָהצְבִיזֶה–אֵיןעוֹרוֹמַחֲזִיקאֶתבְּשָׂרוֹ, אַףאֶרֶץיִשְׂרָאֵל–בִּזְמַןשֶׁיּוֹשְׁבִיןעָלֶיהָרָוְוחָא,...
View ArticleAnswer by Dov for Burning Esfand (wild rue)
There is a comprehensive write up of this topic featured on the Bhukarian Jewish Link website here. I have linked all the sources cited.By way of introduction it writes:The esfand (or Espand) plant,...
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