Printed from
ChabadofCheviotHills.com
Ask the Rabbi
Subscribe
Subscribe
Subscribe to Community
Contact
Home
About
Sign In
Chabad of Cheviot Hills
The Jewish Community Center of Cheviot Hills
High Holidays
Sukkot & Simchat Torah
Chanukah 5786
Purim
Passover 5786
Lag Baomer BBQ
Shavuot 5786
High Holidays at Chabad
Rosh Hashana Dinner
Rosh Hashana Reservations
Yom Kippur Reservations
Aliyah Auction
Order Lulav & Etrog
Sukkot Community Dinner
Holiday Schedule
Kosher Pizza in a Hut
Simchat Torah
Menorah Kit Order Form
Chanukah at Chabad
Chanukah Car Parade
Westside Village Menorah Lighting
Chanukah Shabbat Dinner
Fun Day & BBQ
Hamantash Bake
Purim Exchange 2026
Purim Fiesta RSVP
Matanot Levyonim form
Order Shmurah Matzah
Sell Your Chametz
Seder RSVP
Pesach Schedule
Assist The Poor
Moshiach Feast Reservation
Pesach at Chabad
Shavuot Ice Cream Party & Dairy Buffet
Holidays
5786 🎉
Hebrew School Enrichment
Shabbat Package
Teen Girls Club
Chai Club
HS Calendar 5786 (2025-2026)
Registration
Aleph Champ
About Us
Parents
Photos
Programs
Jewish Calendar
Jewish Holidays
Hebrew Months
Accurate Shabbat Candle-Lighting Times
Zmanim - Halachic Times
About the Jewish Calendar
Jewish / Hebrew Date Converter
Jewish Birthday Calculator
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Calculator
Yahrzeit Calculator
Daily Study
The Week in Jewish History
Find Local Events
Manage My Events
Event Reminders
Shabbat Time Alerts
Share My Calendar
Day View
Week View
Month View
Year View
Event View
Manage My Events
High Holidays 2026
Sukkot & Simchat Torah 2026
Chanukah - Hanukkah 2025
Asarah B'Tevet (Tevet 10) 2025
15 Shevat 2026
Purim 2026
Passover (Pesach) 2026
Pesach Sheni 2026
Lag BaOmer 2026
Shavuot 2026
Sefirat HaOmer
Tisha B’Av and the 3 Weeks 2026
15th of Av - Tu B’Av 2026
Features
Special Years
Eruv Tavshilin
Nisan
Iyar
Sivan
Tammuz
Av
Elul
Tishrei
Cheshvan
Kislev
Tevet
Shevat
Adar (& Adar II)
Adar I
Related
Rosh Chodesh: The New Moon
The Jewish Month
How to Light Shabbat Candles
Holiday Candle-Lighting Procedure
Candle Lighting Times on Your Website
About Lighting Times
About Holiday Lighting Times
Shabbat Times App
Zmanim Briefly Defined and Explained
Plag Hamincha
Inner Dimension of Plag Hamincha
Halachic Times - Zmanim (Shluchim Preview Edition)
Printable Zmanim Chart
Zmanim / Halachic Times Times Around the World
Introduction
Hours in Judaism
The Jewish Day
The Jewish Month
The Jewish Calendar Year
The Jewish Leap Year
On Which Days Do Jewish Holidays Begin?
Chumash with Rashi
Tehillim - Psalms
Tanya
3 Chapters Rambam
1 Chapter Rambam
Daily Mitzvah
Hayom Yom
Additional Study Options
Daily Wisdom
Daily Talmud
Daily Study App
Jewish
Calendar
Tuition Payments
Curriculum
Our Vision
Admissions
Calendar
Community
Mommy & Me
Camp Gan Israel
Tuition Payment
Wish List
Family Events
November 2012
About
Camp Tuition Payment 2025
Camp Calendar
Preschool
Daily Study
Essentials
Mitzvahs & Traditions
Lifecycle Events
Chumash with Rashi
Tehillim - Psalms
Tanya
3 Chapters Rambam
1 Chapter Rambam
Daily Mitzvah
Hayom Yom
Additional Study Options
Daily Wisdom
Daily Talmud
Daily Study App
An Introduction to Jews and Judaism
Moshiach 101
Israel
Hebrew
The Holy Temple
The Ten Commandments
Jewish Identity
Maimonides' 13 Principles of Faith
Rambam Daily Study Program
Issues
Mitzvah Studies
Building Blocks of Jewish Thought
Judaism Essentials Audio & Video
Related Readings
Key Jewish Facts
Jewish FAQ's
ChabadThink
Bibliaphilia
Yiddish
The Seven Laws of Noah
The Torah
Kosher
Shabbat
Tefillin
Mezuzah
Prayer in Judaism
Brachot: Blessings for Food & Other Occasions
Tzedakah: Charity
Mikvah
Tallit and Tzitzit
The Synagogue
Honoring Parents
Kiddush Levana: Sanctification of the Moon
More Mitzvahs & Traditions
What to Expect at . . .
The 613 Commandments (Mitzvot)
Ten Mitzvahs
Mitzvah Minutes
JewishWoman.org: Acts of Transformation
Halachah for Life
The Rebbe’s Call to Build Holy Home Libraries
Birth & Parenting
The Hebrew Name
Bris: Circumcision
Pidyon Haben
Birthday
The Upsherin
Jewish Education: Chinuch
Bar Mitzvah
Bat Mitzvah
The Jewish Wedding and Marriage
Jewish Divorce: Get
Aging & Retirement
Death & Mourning
Mourner's Kaddish
Online
Study
Donate
About
Search
Contact
ב"ה
Jewish Practice
Mitzvahs & Traditions
Halachah for Life
Halachah for Life: A Day in the Life of a Jew
What You Need to Know About Hashavat Aveidah — Returning Lost Objects
By Yehuda Shurpin
How Much Effort Must I Exert to Return the Lost Object to its Owner?
10 Comments
What You Need to Know About Buying Clothing
By Yehuda Shurpin
Shatnez
, modesty, crossdressing, and the time of year you may purchase clothing.
7 Comments
What If You Are Alcohol-Free for Kiddush, Havdalah, and the Four Cups of Wine?
By Yehuda Shurpin
While wine is ideal, grape juice is a valid substitute.
9 Comments
What You Need to Know About Immersing Vessals in a Keilim Mikvah
By Yehuda Shurpin
Learn which utensils need immersion, how to do it, and alternatives when it's not possible.
5 Comments
What You Need to Know About Enjoying Wine, the Jewish Way
By Yehuda Shurpin
Wine has its own unique set of blessings and customs, as well as rules about who may handle it and with whom we drink.
5 Comments
What You Need to Know if You Said the Wrong Blessing
By Yehuda Shurpin
How to avoid the prohibition of taking G-d's name in vain.
11 Comments
What You Need to Know About Haircuts in Halacha
By Yehuda Shurpin
At first glance, a haircut seems like an ordinary task, but the Torah turns even a barber visit into a chance for mitzvahs!
2 Comments
What You Need to Know About Kosher at Work
By Yehuda Shurpin
With a bit of planning and some cooperation, you should be able to make things work.
1 Comment
What You Need to Know About the Laws of “Yichud”
By Yehuda Shurpin
A comprehensive guide to the intricate laws governing the seclusion of unmarried men and women.
3 Comments
What You Need to Know About Hiring Babysitters
By Yehuda Shurpin
Learn how to avoid potential
yichud
situations, keep your kosher kitchen intact, and make payments in the biblically mandated way.
4 Comments
What You Need to Know About Baking
By Yehuda Shurpin
Learn when you must separate challah and how to bake parve bread in a meat or dairy oven.
4 Comments
What You Need to Know About Wearing a Kippah
By Yehuda Shurpin
Who must wear one, when and where must it be worn, and what can it be made from?
28 Comments
What You Need to Know About Visiting the Sick
By Yehuda Shurpin
More than just showing care. The Talmud says that a visitor can actually take away 1/60th of the illness.
2 Comments
What You Need to Know About Washing for Bread
By Yehuda Shurpin
Did you know that your hands must be completely clean beforeÂ
netilat yadayim
?
1 Comment
What You Need to Know About Animal Cruelty
By Yehuda Shurpin
Every creature has inherent value and purpose, and we are forbidden to destroy or waste resources without reason.
105 Comments
What You Need to Know About Going to Bed Like a Jew
By Yehuda Shurpin
If we go to sleep with purpose, we’re more likely to wake with clarity, energy, and readiness to serve our Creator.
16 Comments
What You Need to Know About Maaser (Tithes)
By Yehuda Shurpin
2 Comments
What You Need to Know About Non-Jewish Household Help
By Yehuda Shurpin
Kosher,
yichud
, Shabbat, and timely payment of workers are some of the potential issues to be aware of.
5 Comments
What You Need to Know About Birkat Hamazon
By Yehuda Shurpin
How much one must eat, where Birkat Hamazon must be recited, and what to do if one is unsure whether it was recited.
1 Comment
What You Need to Know About Washing Hands (Not for Bread)
By Yehuda Shurpin
Throughout the day, there are many situations that require different methods of ritual handwashing.
3 Comments
What a Kohen Needs to Know About Ritual Impurity
By Yehuda Shurpin
Practically, a Kohen must be careful not to become ritually impure through exposure to a dead body.
7 Comments
What You Need to Know About Blessings Before Eating
By Yehuda Shurpin
Making a blessing before eating is how we acknowledge the creator who provides us with the food; now that you know the why, read of the what and how
3 Comments
What You Need to Know About Lending and Borrowing
By Yehuda Shurpin
When can permission be assumed? Are mitzvah items treated differently? What happens if an item is damaged?
3 Comments
Mitzvahs & Traditions
Kosher
Shabbat
Tefillin
Mezuzah
Prayer in Judaism
Brachot: Blessings for Food & Other Occasions
Tzedakah: Charity
Mikvah
Tallit and Tzitzit
The Synagogue
Honoring Parents
Kiddush Levana: Sanctification of the Moon
More Mitzvahs & Traditions
What to Expect at . . .
The 613 Commandments (Mitzvot)
Ten Mitzvahs
Mitzvah Minutes
JewishWoman.org: Acts of Transformation
Halachah for Life
The Jewish Calendar
Travel & Leisure
Lifecycles
A Day in the Life of a Jew
Prayer & Synagogue
Shabbat
The Rebbe’s Call to Build Holy Home Libraries
Quick Links
Contact
Subscribe
Donate
Programs
Synagogue Services
Adult Education
The Gan of Cheviot Hills Preschool
Holiday Celebrations
Women's Events
Hebrew School Enrichment