In general, one must consult with his Rav concerning the Halachic propriety of eating any food at a non-kosher restaurant. |
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Most Halachic opinions follow Rav Drunkstein, who says that minors should not drink on Purim at all, unless they regularly drink during the year. |
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Once, many years ago, when the Rav was visiting a mourner, the mourner didn't know this Halacha and was curious when the Rav sat silently for the entire visit. |
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Our challenge is how we can continue to do what Rav Kook asked us and to let the light of Hanukkah and of Judaism shine in our lives. |
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In later years, it was Rav Ettlinger's students Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch and Rabbi Azriel Hildesheimer of Berlin who deepened the awareness and strength of Orthodox Jewry. |
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