Printed from
Chabad.com.au
Ask the Rabbi
Contact
Home
About
Sign In
Chabad House Malvern
About Us
Meet the Team
Contact Us
Safeguarding Children and Young People Policies and Procedures
Chabad Malvern Inclusion Guidelines
Safeguarding Children & Young People Policy
Information for Parents about Safeguarding Children and Young People
Parent Guidelines
Responding to Child Abuse Reports Policy
Practice & Behaviour Guidelines
Grievance Policy
Child focused Complaints Policy
Code of Conduct
Safe Use of Digital Technologies
About
Us
About Us
Enrolments & Fees
Contact Us
Chabad Malvern Credit Card Details Form
Our Philosophy
Staff
Program
Facilities
ELC Application Form
All About Me Form
Chabad Malvern Early
Learning Centre
Calendar
Contact us for more Information
Family Friendly Shabbat May 1
Kiddush Sponsorships
For All Humankind
Lag Ba'Omer 2026
Shavuot 2026
Women's Circle RSVP 2026
Ice Cream Party 2026
Dinner and Tikkun booking form 2026
Shavuot Shul Services
Tikkun Leil Shavuot Program
Shavuot Dinner
What's
on
Service Times
Kiddush Sponsorship
Belonging to our Shul
Mikvah
Contact the Shul
Chabad Malvern Community Information Form
Lifecyle Events
Birth
Upsherin
Bar/Bat MItzvah
Pregnancy
Conversion
Funerals & Consecration
Yahrtzeit
Marriage Application Form
Shul
Bar Mitzvah Program
Bat Mitzvah Program
JewishKids.org
Holiday Program
Chabad Hebrew School
Camp Ignite
Jew Tank 15-16
Contact our Youth division
Teens Hive Application Form
Teen Leadership Retreat
CTeen Camp Payments
Cteen Purim Payment Form
Ckids Experience
Barmi Class Expression of Interest
Barmi Class Kosher Hunt Excurion Permission
Bar Mitzvah Registration
Bar Mitzvah Shabbaton Booking Form 2025
Bat Mitzvah Survey
Batmi Class Expression of Interest
Bat Mitzvah Program Booking & Payment Form
Kate Ulman's Speech
Julia Hoffbauer's Speech
Batmi Excursion Permission
Bat Mitzvah Shabbaton Booking Form 2025
Gina Samuels Bat Mitzvah mother's speech
Maddie Kanevsky's Speech 2022
Bat Mitzvah Ceremony 2023
2023 Batmi Ceremony Speech. By Alana Szylit
Children's Videos
Games
Holidays
Fun Stuff
Story Time
Jewish Music
Features
Tzivos Hashem Club
Coloring Sheets
Enrolment Information
FAQ for Coivid-19 times
About Us
Photo's
Term-Dates
Register
Staff
Camp Brochure
Enrolment Information
Camp memories
Previous Camp Photos
About
Advisory Committee
Youth
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 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 Tevilat Keilim (Immersing Utensils)
By Yehuda Shurpin
Learn which utensils need immersion, how to do it, and alternatives when it's not possible.
1 Comment
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!
1 Comment
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 before
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.
14 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
2 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
Donate
Programs
Shul
Youth
Our Giving Kitchen
Chabad Malvern Early Learning Centre
Watch your child blossom!
Bar/Bat Mitvah
Mikvah
Living waters