From East and West
From East and West - Navigating halachic differences between Sephardim & Ashkenazim ממזרח וממערב How does a Sephardi act when praying in an Ashkenaz minyan? What are the main differences between Sephardim and Ashkenazim in the laws of Shabbat, Avelut, and Kashrut? What does a Sephardi do when he is eating at the home of an Ashkenazi and is served sweet challah? What are the halachot and things to know about when Ashkenazim and Sephardim get married to each other? Can an Ashkenazi be served kitniyot when he is staying at the house of a Sephardi for Pesach? Can a person from Eretz Yisrael do melachah in chutz laAretz on Yom Tov sheni? These are just a sample of all of the practical questions that are dealt with in this book. FROM EAST TO WEST (previously published as Mi'Mizrach Umi'Maarav) covers a vast spectrum of halachot. This book deals with all of the primary halachic differences between Sephardim and Ashkenzim, how a Sephardi has to act when he is in an Ashkenaz community, mi