Part III of III The first two installments identified the subject, opinions of authors who had written about the subject earlier, technical subjects such as

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I wear my tallit in shul when I daven. I come on time so that when services begin I am ready. I remove my tallit

Nowadays there are few people who would not wish that several decibels be lowered from the sound system while attending a wedding, especially during the

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