#practice asks

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Do Jews celebrate Valentine’s Day and Halloween? These holidays have Christian roots. If celebrating the fun secular parts of Halloween and Valentine’s Day isn’t frowned upon, why is it so bad to celebrate the fun secular parts of Christmas or Easter?

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How should I celebrate Shabbat while living with my goyshe family, 62 miles away from the nearest temple?

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@Conservative Jews: who or what determines your Jewish practice? Like how do you get the halakhic interpretation that ~you~ follow? Like your rabbi or family practice or community norms or do you just kind of decide yourself?