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Dear Rabbi, The Torah was given at Mount Sinai in the desert wilderness before the Jewish People entered Israel. But why wasn’t it given in Israel? Since Israel was given by God to the Jews to be a holy land for a holy nation, wouldn’t it make more sense to receive the holy Torah in the holy place of Israel instead? Thanks!

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I’d like to know if there is such a thing as kosher Himalayan salt. Himalayan salt is more healthful than other salts because it contains no plastic. I’d love to be able to buy some. Walmart advertises kosher Himalayan salt but the package has no indication that it is kosher. Please advise and thank you. Nancy

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My cousin is culturally Jewish but not observant. He is getting married to a Jewish woman on Chol Hamoed Passover. I have learned that weddings are not supposed to be held on Chol Hamoed. I already said I was coming before I realized the date. Is attending such a wedding permitted?

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Shalom aleichem Rabbi Lauffer, thank you for answering my last question. If one fasts all day on Shabbos but eats after sundown on Saturday, would he have to fast another day for having fasted on Shabbos, or would the fact that he ate, albeit after sundown, cause it to be regarded as if he didn't fast on Shabbos, and he would thus not have to fast another day. Thanks.