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Attaching an item to a wall on Shabbath with glue would be forbidden because of Boneh (building) or...
Friday, March 16, 2012/Adar 22, 5772
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ילך נא א' בקרבנו כי עם קשה ערף הוא וסלחת לעוננו ולחטאתנו "Let my L-rd...
Thursday, March 8, 2012/Adar 14, 5772
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דבר אל בני ישראל ויקחו לי תרומה "Speak to the Children of Israel and let them take for Me...
Thursday, February 23, 2012/Shebat 30, 5772
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From time to time collections are made for people who are (Heaven forbid) very ill. If someone pledges to give a...
Wednesday, February 15, 2012/Shebat 22, 5772
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It says in Ohr LeSion that there are many types of desires. It is not possible for a person to not have any desire...
Wednesday, December 21, 2011/Kislew 25, 5772
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When answering the Qaddish, there are different customs. Some Ashkenazim answer from Yehe Shemeh Rabbah till...
Monday, December 5, 2011/Kislew 9, 5772
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The Pele Yo'es says that one who has someone who is unwell in his home, has a great obligation to do whatever is...
Tuesday, November 15, 2011/Heshwan 18, 5772
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A person must take extreme care not to become ill, but if one does become ill, one must go immediately to an...
Monday, November 14, 2011/Heshwan 17, 5772
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It says in the Torah "Werappo Yerappeh" (You shall surely heal [Shemoth 21:19]). This is the permission from the...
Sunday, November 13, 2011/Heshwan 16, 5772
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ואנכי עפר ואפר "I am but dust and ashes" (Bereshith 18:27). It says in the Gemara of Hullin that as a...
Thursday, November 10, 2011/Heshwan 13, 5772
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We commonly see people, after they have finished their silent 'Amidah, while waiting for the Hazzan to finish his...
Monday, October 24, 2011/Tashri 26, 5772
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G-d said to Abraham (Abinu 'a"h), if there is no atonement for your children on Rosh Hashanah, let there be...
Monday, October 17, 2011/Tashri 19, 5772
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When we ask in the 'Amidah, "Wehahazirenu Bithshuba Shelemah Lefanekha" (return us to complete repentance before...
Tuesday, September 27, 2011/Elul 28, 5771
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The Rama states that it is forbidden to wash one's hands with soap on Shabbath (soap used to be made from animal...
Friday, September 16, 2011/Elul 17, 5771
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The Shulhan 'Arukh states that Habdalah should be recited while seated. The Rama comments in his gloss that there...
Friday, May 27, 2011/Iyyar 23, 5771
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During the seven days following a wedding it has become customary, whenever possible, to hold the Sheba' Berakhoth...
Tuesday, March 22, 2011/Adar B 16, 5771
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There are several Baqqashoth (supplications) which mention the merits of the Immahoth (matriarchs). In the book of...
Wednesday, March 2, 2011/Adar A 26, 5771
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ויקחו לי תרומה מאת כל איש אשר ידבנו לבו ...זהב וכסף ונחשת "Let [the...
Thursday, February 3, 2011/Shebat 29, 5771
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והיה לך לאות על ידך ולזכרון בין עיניך למען תהיה תורת יהוה בפיך...
Thursday, January 6, 2011/Shebat 1, 5771
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It says in Parashath 'Eqeb, וזכרת את יהוה אלהיך כי הוא הנתן לך כח לעשות...
Thursday, July 29, 2010/Ab 18, 5770
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It says in Ben Ish Hai about the custom in his city of Baghdad when taking out the Sefer Torah from the Hekhal...
Monday, April 26, 2010/Iyyar 12, 5770
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In the Ethics of the Fathers it says: Da' Mah Lema'alah Mimmakh - Know what is above you; an eye that is watching and...
Sunday, April 11, 2010/Nisan 27, 5770
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The middle Massa (Matzah) is divided into two pieces and the larger piece is set aside for the Afiqomen at the end...
Monday, March 29, 2010/Nisan 14, 5770
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"Zoth Ha'Olah Hee Ha'Olah 'Al Moqdah" (this is the law [Torah] of the elevation offering, this is the elevation...
Friday, March 26, 2010/Nisan 11, 5770
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On the first two days of Pesah (Passover), the full Hallel is recited. The question is whether, when the full Hallel...
Wednesday, March 24, 2010/Nisan 9, 5770
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The entire week, a person is preoccupied with the daily concerns of making a living and all the other preoccupations...
Thursday, March 11, 2010/Adar 25, 5770
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One reason, according to the Rashba, as to why we do not recite a blessing over the giving of Mattanoth LaEbyonim...
Wednesday, February 24, 2010/Adar 10, 5770
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G-d tells the Children of Israel "Weyiqhu Li Terumah" (and you shall take a donation for Me). Why does it...
Thursday, February 18, 2010/Adar 4, 5770
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The custom is for the Hazzan to spread out the entire Meghilla like a letter, in order to make the miracle known....
Monday, February 15, 2010/Adar 1, 5770
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Nowadays, there are certain vegetables such as lettuce, that are grown in water and not in the earth, and are...
Tuesday, January 12, 2010/Tebeth 26, 5770
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If a person who is eating bread says the Beracha of "Shehakol" or "Borei Minei Mezonoth" or "Borei Peri Ha-adamah",...
Wednesday, December 2, 2009/Kislew 15, 5770
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Is it better to walk to Synagogue on a weekday, or is it equally acceptable to drive? The following question was...
Monday, November 23, 2009/Kislew 6, 5770
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When the first day of Rosh Hashanah falls on Shabbath, there are those who do Tashlikh (the symbolic casting of one's...
Tuesday, September 15, 2009/Elul 26, 5769
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If a Sefer Torah was rolled to the place of that day's reading in preparation to be taken out and, by mistake,...
Monday, August 31, 2009/Elul 11, 5769
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A Milah (circumcision) is normally held on the eighth day, unless the child is not well enough. A Pidyon Habben...
Tuesday, August 11, 2009/Ab 21, 5769
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A Rabbinical question (She-elah) was asked concerning those who light the Shabbath candles using oil instead of...
Thursday, August 6, 2009/Ab 16, 5769
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A question is asked in Torah Lishmah about someone who had the custom of waiting 24 hours after eating meat, before...
Tuesday, August 4, 2009/Ab 14, 5769
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Why is the abbreviation of G-d's Holy Ineffable Name the letter Heh? In view of the fact that His Name actually...
Monday, August 3, 2009/Ab 13, 5769
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How close does one have to be to the candle when making the blessing of Borei Meorei HaEsh for Habdalah...
Thursday, July 9, 2009/Tammuz 17, 5769
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As we know, giving charity is considered to be one of the most important acts in Judaism. But is it possible to...
Wednesday, July 8, 2009/Tammuz 16, 5769
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The Parasha of Qorah (Korah) begins with the words "Wiyaqqah Qorah" (and Qorah took). Razal (our Rabbis of...
Friday, June 26, 2009/Tammuz 4, 5769
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A question was asked in Torah Lishmah concerning someone who loses both parents in one year (R"L). Should the...
Wednesday, June 24, 2009/Tammuz 2, 5769
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Does a room that is round require a Mezuzah? The answer is, as long as it has the minimum square footage, which is...
Monday, May 4, 2009/Iyyar 10, 5769
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Mah Nishatanah Halayla Hazzeh. The 'Oleloth Ephraim says that the word night refers to the exile (Galuth). So we...
Wednesday, April 8, 2009/Nisan 14, 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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If one performs a commandment through a sin, it is as if he hs not performed that commandment. A typical...
Tuesday, March 31, 2009/Nisan 6, 5769
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Who is obligated to recite Birkath Hahamah (the blessing on the sun)?
Men are obviously obligated to recite...
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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The Birkath Hahamah, the blessing on the sun, is recited every 28 years on a Wednesday morning, because the Sun was...
Monday, March 23, 2009/Adar 27, 5769
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On Leil Pesah (the night of Pesah) Hasebah (leaning) is required when eating the Masah and drinking the Arba'...
Sunday, March 22, 2009/Adar 26, 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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This week's Parasha, discusses in great detail the garments of the high priest, The Kohen Gadol. The scripture...
Wednesday, March 4, 2009/Adar 8, 5769
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It says in Parashath Terumah, "We'Asu Aron 'Aseh Shittim, "And you shall make an Ark of acacia...
Friday, February 27, 2009/Adar 3, 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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There are times when a parent asks a son or daughter to do something for them in a very specific manner. But the son...
Wednesday, November 19, 2008/Heshwan 21, 5769
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We spoke on a previous occasion how a person should not go barefoot -- meaning he should not walk around without...
Thursday, November 13, 2008/Heshwan 15, 5769
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