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In the summer months, it is very common for people to start Shabbath early. It often happens, that when someone has...
Thursday, May 21, 2009/Iyyar 27, 5769
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It says in Ben Ish Hai that anyone who is a glutton is considered to be trapped in the thicket of the Evil...
Wednesday, May 20, 2009/Iyyar 26, 5769
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Boaz praises Ruth for the path she chose and for her actions. He said to her: "May G-d reward your actions, and...
Wednesday, May 20, 2009/Iyyar 26, 5769
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We sometimes hear in the news about "forced marriages". This is a totally foreign concept in Judaism. In...
Tuesday, May 19, 2009/Iyyar 25, 5769
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Strictly speaking, when a Hathan (bridegroom) gets married, he should recite the blessings himself. If he gets...
Monday, May 18, 2009/Iyyar 24, 5769
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"Ish 'Al Dighlo BeOthoth Lebeth Abotham Yahanu Benei Yisrael". Each man of the Children of Israel shall...
Sunday, May 17, 2009/Iyyar 23, 5769
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Our Rabbis of blessed memory tell us in the Gemara of Shabbath, that a person's speech on Shabbath may not be...
Wednesday, May 13, 2009/Iyyar 19, 5769
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We mentioned previously, the custom of both Sephardim and Ashkenazim, of performing weddings on Lagh La'Omer (Lag...
Monday, May 11, 2009/Iyyar 17, 5769
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As we know, weddings are not held during parts of the 'Omer. There are some different customs concerning...
Sunday, May 10, 2009/Iyyar 16, 5769
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Ben 'Azzai says you should run to perform a smaller commandment, just as you would run to do a major one.
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Friday, May 8, 2009/Iyyar 14, 5769
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When we think about the fifth commandment: "Honor your father and mother", we naturally tend to focus on...
Wednesday, May 6, 2009/Iyyar 12, 5769
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If somebody has a store, from where he sells merchandise, the storekeeper normally goes there every day throughout...
Sunday, May 3, 2009/Iyyar 9, 5769
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Something that I have noticed over the years is that people are becoming increasingly careless about letting the...
Wednesday, April 29, 2009/Iyyar 5, 5769
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When eating a meal, we must sit in an honorable manner at the table and be dressed appropriately. Just like one would...
Tuesday, April 28, 2009/Iyyar 4, 5769
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If someone is reading the Shema' in Synagogue and they call him up to the Torah, even if they call him by name,...
Sunday, April 26, 2009/Iyyar 2, 5769
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Ribbi Tarfon tells us in Pirqei Aboth (Ethics of the Fathers): "Wehassakhar Harbeh" (and the reward is...
Thursday, April 23, 2009/Nisan 29, 5769
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We mentioned a couple of times that a person should know before saying the Berakha how many days of the 'Omer it...
Tuesday, April 21, 2009/Nisan 27, 5769
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We said previously that a person must know before saying the Berakha ([Bracha] blessing) how many days of the...
Monday, April 20, 2009/Nisan 26, 5769
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When counting the 'Omer, before starting the blessing, a person must know how many days of the 'Omer it is...
Sunday, April 19, 2009/Nisan 25, 5769
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It says in the Ethics of the Fathers (Pirqei Aboth) that Moshe Rabbenu, 'a"h, received the Torah from Sinai...
Friday, April 17, 2009/Nisan 23, 5769
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Men are obligated to count the 'Omer every night with a Berakha ([Bracha] blessing), provided, of course, they...
Monday, April 13, 2009/Nisan 19, 5769
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The prophet Micha prophesied the following: "According to the days of your coming out of the land of Egypt I will...
Wednesday, April 8, 2009/Nisan 14, 5769
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On Pesah (Passover) we dip the Karpas (celery) into salt or lemon water or vinegar, and then later we dip the...
Sunday, April 5, 2009/Nisan 11, 5769
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Zoth Torath Ha'olah, Hee Ha'olah... (This is the law of the elevation offering - This one is the elevation...
Friday, April 3, 2009/Nisan 9, 5769
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All first born males (Bekhoroth) have to fast the day before Pesah (Passover), even if they are Cohen or Levi...
Thursday, April 2, 2009/Nisan 8, 5769
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The order of the Birkath Hahammah (Blessing on the Sun) is as follows:
The congregation should assemble at a...
Wednesday, April 1, 2009/Nisan 7, 5769
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The holiday of Passover has two major names: Pesah and Hagh HaMassoth (Passover and the Festival of the unleavened...
Wednesday, April 1, 2009/Nisan 7, 5769
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The Afiqomen has to be eaten at the end of the meal because it is in memory of the Qorban Pesah (the Passover...
Monday, March 30, 2009/Nisan 5, 5769
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We were redeemed in the month of Nissan, and will be redeemed in Nissan in the future. It says: Aharith Kereshith,...
Thursday, March 26, 2009/Nisan 1, 5769
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During the Seder, we perform the act of dipping vegetables twice. The first time we dip the Karpas (celery) in...
Wednesday, March 25, 2009/Adar 29, 5769
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In order to say the Birkath Hahama (Blessing on the Sun) with Shem Umalkhuth (G-d's name) the Berakha...
Tuesday, March 24, 2009/Adar 28, 5769
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"WaYabo-u Kol Ish Asher Nesao Libbo", (and they all came, every man, whose heart lifted him up). We learn from...
Friday, March 20, 2009/Adar 24, 5769
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The art of weaving is traditionally the specialty of women. In fact, the women were the ones who were engaged in the...
Wednesday, March 18, 2009/Adar 22, 5769
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During the Arbith of Friday night, if someone who is saying the 'Amidah by mistake says the 'Amidah of the...
Thursday, March 12, 2009/Adar 16, 5769
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Let is consider a case where somebody could not be at his home on the eve of the fourteenth of Nissan in order to...
Wednesday, March 11, 2009/Adar 15, 5769
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We mentioned previously that the two foods that you send to a friend as Mishloah Manoth on Purim have to be in...
Tuesday, March 10, 2009/Adar 14, 5769
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Both men and women are obligated to send two portions to a friend. Specifically two types of foods, each type of...
Sunday, March 8, 2009/Adar 12, 5769
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When we come to read the Meghillah on the night of Purim, we have to say three Berakhoth. We say the Berakha of...
Wednesday, March 4, 2009/Adar 8, 5769
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When reading the Meghillah, one has to say the Berakha (blessing) before and after the Meghillah while standing....
Tuesday, March 3, 2009/Adar 7, 5769
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Everybody is obligated in the Miswah of Meghillah, both men and women. I would like to add that there is a common...
Sunday, March 1, 2009/Adar 5, 5769
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It is appropriate to remove and clean away cobwebs from one's house every Ereb Shabbath (Friday, during the day)...
Thursday, February 26, 2009/Adar 2, 5769
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Why did Hashem command the Children of Israel to donate fifteen different types of materials for the Mishkan...
Wednesday, February 25, 2009/Adar 1, 5769
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On Rosh Hodesh we are not permitted to fast, just as we are not allowed to fast on Shabbath and Yom Tob. The...
Tuesday, February 24, 2009/Shebat 30, 5769
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In 'Alenu Leshabbeyah, when we come to the phrase, "WeAnahnu Mishtahawim Lifneh Melekh Malkhe Hammelakhim...
Sunday, February 22, 2009/Shebat 28, 5769
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According to Rabbenu the Ari, z"l, whatever you need for Shabbath, must be purchased on Friday. That way the...
Thursday, February 19, 2009/Shebat 25, 5769
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The following question is asked in Rab Pe'alim: four or five people are reading Qaddish and one of them has a...
Wednesday, February 18, 2009/Shebat 24, 5769
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If you had to choose two of the most important aspects connected with the preparation of Shabbath, what would they...
Wednesday, February 18, 2009/Shebat 24, 5769
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"We Attem Teehyoo Li Mamlekheth Kohanim WeGhoyqadosh". It says in Parashath Yithro, "You shall be unto...
Friday, February 13, 2009/Shebat 19, 5769
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Ordinarily, on 'Ereb Shabbath (Friday, during the day) we are not permitted to have a large meal of the type that...
Thursday, February 12, 2009/Shebat 18, 5769
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In this week's Parasha, Parashath Yithro, Hashem calls Moshe Rabbenu, 'a"h, from the mountain saying,...
Wednesday, February 11, 2009/Shebat 17, 5769
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At what point do we have to stand for an elderly person or Torah Scholar? The answer is, once they enter the room in...
Wednesday, February 11, 2009/Shebat 17, 5769
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When eating the fruits on Tu Bishbat, if one eats a fruit that one has not had that season then, obviously, one...
Monday, February 9, 2009/Shebat 15, 5769
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It says in "Peri 'Es Hadar" that according to the Mequbbalim (Kabbalists), there are ten types of...
Sunday, February 8, 2009/Shebat 14, 5769
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It says in Parashath Beshallah, "Wahamushim Alu Bene Yisrael Me-eres Misrayim", "And the children of...
Friday, February 6, 2009/Shebat 12, 5769
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What would you have done if you were witnessing the splitting of the Red Sea? How would you have reacted?
What...
Wednesday, February 4, 2009/Shebat 10, 5769
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During the Hazarah (repetition) of the 'Amidah, as we have mentioned previously, we have to be particular to...
Wednesday, February 4, 2009/Shebat 10, 5769
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We Haya Le-oth 'Al Yadkha (it shall be a sign on your arm) Ulzikkaron Ben 'Einekha (and a reminder between...
Friday, January 30, 2009/Shebat 5, 5769
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Rab Ya'aqob 'Emden, 'a'h, was of the opinion that Hakhamenu z"l, our Rabbis of blessed memory...
Monday, January 26, 2009/Shebat 1, 5769
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There has been much discussion in recent times about the virtues of the different ways of feeding a baby. But all...
Wednesday, January 21, 2009/Tebeth 25, 5769
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A She-elah (Rabbinical question) is asked in Torah Lishmah, concerning the custom of opening your hands towards...
Tuesday, January 20, 2009/Tebeth 24, 5769
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It says in Parashath Shemoth: Wayyeefen Ko Wakho (and he turned this way and that), Wayyar Ki Ein Ish (and he saw...
Friday, January 16, 2009/Tebeth 20, 5769
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If one were to stick two sheets of paper together on Shabbath, this would be considered to be a derivative of sewing...
Thursday, January 15, 2009/Tebeth 19, 5769
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Once one has started reciting the blessing that is in Baruch Sheamar and has mentioned G-d's name (Shem...
Monday, January 12, 2009/Tebeth 16, 5769
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Everybody is aware that each person needs to sleep well at night in order for the body to be able to function...
Sunday, January 11, 2009/Tebeth 15, 5769
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There is a situation that arises periodically during the weekday Minha prayer, that there isn't a Minyan present...
Wednesday, January 7, 2009/Tebeth 11, 5769
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You should not leave the Synagogue, if this is at all possible, till there is no longer a Minyan there. In...
Monday, December 29, 2008/Tebeth 2, 5769
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On Ereb Shabbath (Friday evening), the Hanukkah candles have to be lit before the Shabbath candles. Therefore, the...
Thursday, December 25, 2008/Kislew 28, 5769
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Let us look at a case of someone who is eating a food that requires the Berakha of "Boreh Peri Haadamah" (a...
Monday, December 8, 2008/Kislew 11, 5769
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Today's Torah Minute is again coming to you from the Kothel in Yerushalayim. Siman Tob to the Hathan HaBar...
Wednesday, December 3, 2008/Kislew 6, 5769
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Obviously we don't eat food on Yom Kippur, but what about touching food?
Well, there are those who permit it,...
Sunday, October 5, 2008/Tashri 6, 5769
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