Our fast days are exactly the same.

we have 2 major fast (25hours - sunset to dark) with no food, water (one one of them you can smoke, although many rabbi's say it's forbidden to smoke at all), and no marital relations.

One the 4 (5 if you are a firstborn male) minor fasts its dawn until sunset, with the same restrictions except smoking.

I don't mind the minor fasts (although you don't do these if preg or bfeeding or sick), the major ones i on;y get thirsty like 2 hours before the end.

In Judaism you can break almost any law to save a life (no murder, idolatory or adultary though), so if you are sick you are forbidden to fast.

Its souns strange to people, but i find it quite cleansing in a way. Makes you stop thinking about the physical and mundane all the time. A whole month of that would be very cleansing.

In Judaism, i guess its like Islam, different people have different levels of observance. I cover my hair completely, (although a few strands might come out)... I choose to wear a wig (you wouldn't know so much it wasn't my hair unless you looked for it) when i'm outside, some other groups only wear scarfs. Some groups aren't quite at the same level, and will wear a hat with their own hair showing, other women won't cover at all.

I keep my hair covered at all times, only my husband will see it (and Kelly when i was in labour ). I wouldn't show my children or other women. Do muslim women cover their hair at homes? Technically you don't have to cover at home, although its advised in case people come to the door etc.

Thank G-d, my ecezma is getting better with my UV therapy! I had a big flare up (smoke from bushfires isn't helping), and my hands didn't get nearly as bad as they normally do! Only 1 golden staph infection Not 5!!

Although its all over my eyes, lips, nipples atm, but normally the flare up last around 10 days. I think they are becoming more spaced My body ecezma is no where near as bad as my hands, no i'm not having treatment there.. Saw my spec on Tuesday (so annoyed, DH take the day off work to see him and ask him qns as he missed the first appointment, and they put me in with the wrong dermo who had never seen my hands b4 and couldn't say if they were better or not! grrr...)

Thanks for asking!