ויאמר אם יבוא עשו אל־המחנה האחת והכהו והיה המחנה הנשאר לפליטה:...
Thursday, December 8, 2011/Kislew 12, 5772

Rabban Shim'on Ben Gamliel said there were no happier days in Israel (among the Jewish people) than the fifteenth...
Sunday, August 14, 2011/Ab 14, 5771

The Rama writes, in his gloss on the Shulhan 'Arukh, that Tahanun may not be recited from Rosh Hodesh (the start...
Sunday, May 29, 2011/Iyyar 25, 5771

וכשלו איש באחיו "They will stumble over each other" (Wayiqra 26:37). The simple meaning of this...
Thursday, May 19, 2011/Iyyar 15, 5771

There are different customs regarding fasting on the day of the wedding. In general, the Ashkenazi custom is that...
Monday, January 17, 2011/Shebat 12, 5771

There are four Rosh Hashanahs (new years) and Tu Bishbath (the 15th of Shebat) is the new year for trees in...
Sunday, January 16, 2011/Shebat 11, 5771

There are different types of Hakhanoth (preparation). One of them is preparing to do a commandment (Miswah), and...
Sunday, October 17, 2010/Heshwan 9, 5771

Tahanun (supplication prayer) is not recited the entire month of Nissan. The reason for this is that since the...
Sunday, March 14, 2010/Adar 28, 5770