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Preparation For Second Day of a Holiday (Yom Tob) (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
Not only is one forbidden to cook and bake on one day of the holiday for the next, but no preparation for the...
Thursday, May 17, 2012/Iyyar 25, 5772
Aharei Moth/Qedoshim: Why Love Each Other As Ourselves? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
ואהבת לרעך כמוך אני י' "And you shall love your neighbor as yourself, I am the L-rd" (Wayiqra...
Thursday, May 3, 2012/Iyyar 11, 5772
Should Ashrei be Said Before All Tashlumin (make up) Prayers? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
The Shulhan 'Arukh states that if one inadvertently omitted to say 'Arbith, one has to pray the Shahrith 'Amidah...
Wednesday, May 2, 2012/Iyyar 10, 5772
Aboth 3: No Reason for Jealousy (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
Look at ... where you are going -- a place of dust, worms and maggots (Aboth 3:1). When a person...
Monday, April 30, 2012/Iyyar 8, 5772
Walking on Grass on Shabbath (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
According to the Shulhan 'Arukh, one may walk on grass on Shabbath, whether it is wet or dry. The reasoning behind...
Friday, April 27, 2012/Iyyar 5, 5772
Tazriya: Holy Sons Come Through the Merit of the Wife (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
(אשה) כי תזריע וילדה זכר "When (a woman) conceives and gives birth to a male child" (Wayyiqra...
Thursday, April 26, 2012/Iyyar 4, 5772
Can a Woman Kiss the Hand of a Hakham? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
It is not uncommon for people to kiss the hand of a Hakham, especially in Sephardi circles. The question is, if a...
Wednesday, April 25, 2012/Iyyar 3, 5772
During the Haggadah We Uncover the Massoth (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
At different times during the Seder, the Massoth (Matzot) are covered and uncovered. During the actual recitation...
Wednesday, April 4, 2012/Nisan 12, 5772
If One Speaks During the Reading of the Meghillah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
One may not speak while the Meghillah is being read. If one spoke between the Berakha (blessing) and the reading,...
Wednesday, March 7, 2012/Adar 13, 5772
Queen Esther: Above Human Nature (Women's Corner - Rabbanith Ruth Menashe)
Even though it is read every year, is there anyone who doesn't find himself or herself amazed and astonished at...
Wednesday, March 7, 2012/Adar 13, 5772
Who Should Use a Kosher Meghillah? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
Even though we say that young children should be brought to hear the Meghillah being read, very small children...
Tuesday, February 28, 2012/Adar 5, 5772
Children Should Hear the Meghillah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
It is a fine custom to bring small children to hear the reading of the Meghillah on Purim. This is in order to...
Monday, February 27, 2012/Adar 4, 5772
Why the Four Verses in the Meghillah Must be Repeated (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
If someone is holding a non-kosher Meghillah (this includes printed ones), he should not read along with the...
Sunday, February 26, 2012/Adar 3, 5772
Tasting Food for Shabbath (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
When one tastes a small amount of food that is being cooked for Shabbath (or any other time for that matter), in...
Friday, February 24, 2012/Adar 1, 5772
Where Should the Kethubbah be Kept? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
We mentioned previously that a man and woman may not live alone together without a valid Kethubbah and if it is...
Monday, January 16, 2012/Tebeth 21, 5772
Necessity of Always Having a Kethubbah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
A man may not be alone with his wife even for one hour, without a Kethubbah. The reason why it was ordained that a...
Tuesday, January 10, 2012/Tebeth 15, 5772
Re-eh: The Main Focus is the World to Come (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
בנים אתם לי' א' "You are children to the L-rd your G-d" (Debarim 14:1). The custom of the Amorites (one...
Thursday, August 25, 2011/Ab 25, 5771
Huqqath: Bread & water and the written & oral Torah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
When Miriam the Prophetess died, the water supply, which was the Beer Miriam (Miriam's well), which followed Bene...
Thursday, June 30, 2011/Siwan 28, 5771
Behuqqothai: Why care what the other does? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
וכשלו איש באחיו "They will stumble over each other" (Wayiqra 26:37). The simple meaning of this...
Thursday, May 19, 2011/Iyyar 15, 5771
Why the angels couldn't stay (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe)
A person should not behave in a lightheaded manner when sitting at the dining table. Throughout the week the table...
Friday, February 4, 2011/Shebat 30, 5771
Do we need to request permission before reciting Zimmun in Birkath Hammazon? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
In the work of responsa, Torah Lishmah, the following question is asked. Why is it that before Birkath HaMazon we...
Monday, January 24, 2011/Shebat 19, 5771
Praying 'Arbith or lighting first? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
Those who regularly pray 'Arbith with a Minyan before sunset (as is prevalent in many Sephardi congregations), as...
Sunday, November 28, 2010/Kislew 21, 5771
Re-eh: G-d sees but cannot be seen (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
השמר לך פן תעלה עלתיך בכל מקום אשר תראה "Take heed lest you offer your burnt...
Thursday, August 5, 2010/Ab 25, 5770
Finding G-d at Times of Distress (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe)
The period between the Seventeenth of Tammuz and the Ninth of Ab is called "Yeme Ben Ha'mesareem", which literally...
Thursday, July 8, 2010/Tammuz 26, 5770
Music on hold - and between news items (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
If one is listening to the news during the 22 days (the three weeks), and the station has musical breaks between...
Wednesday, July 7, 2010/Tammuz 25, 5770
Weddings and engagements during the 22 days (the three weeks) (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
The custom is not to hold weddings from the seventeenth (17th) of tammuz till the ninth of Ab. This applies even...
Sunday, July 4, 2010/Tammuz 22, 5770
Qorah: Unity and diligence are key (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) ויצא פרח ויצץ ציץ ויגמל שקדים (Bamidbar 17:23). It brought forth a blossom, sprouted a...
Thursday, June 10, 2010/Siwan 28, 5770
A swing or hammock attached to a tree on Shabbath (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) One may not make use of a tree on Shabbath for fear that we may come to break off part of the tree. As such it is...
Friday, May 28, 2010/Siwan 15, 5770
Touching a tree on Shabbath (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) One is permitted to touch a tree on Shabbath provided it does not move or sway as a result. Leaning on a tree is more...
Friday, May 14, 2010/Siwan 1, 5770
Behuqothai: Picking and choosing commandments (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) "Im Behuqqothai Telekhu " (if you follow my decrees) (Behuqothai, 26: 3).

One commonly hears from people...
Thursday, May 6, 2010/Iyyar 22, 5770
Feeding someone else - who washes his hands? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) When someone eats bread he has to first make Netilath Yadayim (the ritual washing of hands) three times on the right...
Monday, April 12, 2010/Nisan 28, 5770
Shemini and Aboth: forbidden foods block the heart (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) In Pirqei Aboth (Ethics of the Fathers) Yose Ben Yohanan says, "Let your home be open wide". One's body is also...
Friday, April 9, 2010/Nisan 25, 5770
Counting the 'Omer before 'Arbith (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The ideal time to count the 'Omer is after the emergence of three stars, even on Friday night. According to the...
Wednesday, April 7, 2010/Nisan 23, 5770
Do women lean at the Seder? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
At the Seder on Pesah men are obligated to eat and drink the required quantities of Massa (Matza) and wine while...
Sunday, March 28, 2010/Nisan 13, 5770
Are women obligated to do Birkath Ha-ilanoth (blessing on the trees)? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) There is a difference of opinion among the Posqim (deciders of Jewish law) as to whether women are obligated to do...
Wednesday, March 17, 2010/Nisan 2, 5770
When can Birkath HaIlanoth (Blessing on the Trees) be recited? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Once a year, in the month of Nissan, we have the opportunity to say Birkath HaIlanoth (the Blessing of the Trees). It...
Tuesday, March 16, 2010/Nisan 1, 5770
Nullifying the Hamess (Hametz - leaven) requires comprehension of the words (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
After doing the Bediqath Hamess (search for leaven) at night, one should nullify all Hamess (leaven) that may have...
Tuesday, March 9, 2010/Adar 23, 5770
What places must be included in the Bediqah (search for leaven)? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
Any place where Hamess (Hametz - leaven) was known to have been taken, must be checked. Not only that, but...
Monday, March 8, 2010/Adar 22, 5770
Choosing between two different Hazzanim (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Sometimes one has to make a choice between two individuals who wish to lead the prayers (be Shaliyah Sibbur). One...
Tuesday, March 2, 2010/Adar 16, 5770
Reading the Meghillah in a foreign language (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) If someone who does not speak Hebrew hears the Meghilla read in Hebrew, from a Kosher scroll written in Hebrew, he...
Tuesday, February 23, 2010/Adar 9, 5770
What should the Sheheheyanu on the Meghillah cover? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
The Shulhan 'Arukh states that the Berakha (blessing) of Sheheheyanu is said at night, over the reading of the...
Tuesday, February 16, 2010/Adar 2, 5770
Who should open the Meghillah like a letter? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
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
The Torah is the remedy to all transgressions (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The Torah is the remedy for all transgressions. We have proof of this from the Zohar which says that:
Sunday, February 7, 2010/Shebat 23, 5770
Mothers and Torah (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) Learning Torah is often associated with men and boys. As women, we often wonder what role we play in the arena of...
Friday, February 5, 2010/Shebat 21, 5770
Building a Beth Midrash where a Synagogue stood (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It is permitted to make a Beth Midrash (house of learning) out of a Synagogue. However, a Beth Midrash may not be...
Wednesday, February 3, 2010/Shebat 19, 5770
Pay workers or pray Minha? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The importance of paying employees who are paid by the day can be best illustrated by the following story about...
Monday, February 1, 2010/Shebat 17, 5770
Beshallah: Why did G-d cause seemingly unnecessary miracles? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Why did G-d command the Children of Israel to backtrack instead of continuing ahead through Pelishtim to the Land of...
Friday, January 29, 2010/Shebat 14, 5770
The Strategy of the Egyptians (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) WeKha-asher Ye'annu Otham Ken Yirbeh. As much as they would afflict them, so would they increase. Depending on the...
Friday, January 8, 2010/Tebeth 22, 5770
Wayhi: Hoping for salvation above and beyond the course of Nature (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) In his blessing to his son Dan, Ya'aqob Abinu (our father Jacob) 'a"h says: "Lishu'athkha Qiwithi H'" (for Your...
Friday, January 1, 2010/Tebeth 15, 5770
Erasing writing on one's hand on Shabbath (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) There are those who write notes and messages on their hand. If someone does this before Shabbath, he should remember...
Thursday, December 31, 2009/Tebeth 14, 5770
We are unique and important, despite our failings (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) When we read about the blessings which Ya'aqob Abinu 'a"h gave his children before he passed away, we notice the...
Thursday, December 31, 2009/Tebeth 14, 5770
Waiting for those who pray a long 'Amidah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) If there are (10 or more) individuals who finished their silent 'Amidah very fast, they may not start the repetition...
Tuesday, December 29, 2009/Tebeth 12, 5770
A woman's opportunity for prayer when she lights the Shabbath candles (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) When the Ba'alath HaBayith (lady of the house) lights the Shabbath lights, it is appropriate for her to pray that G-d...
Thursday, December 24, 2009/Tebeth 7, 5770
A Pidyon HaBen that falls on Shabbath (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It is a commandment upon every man to redeem his son if he is a first born of the mother, unless either parent is...
Wednesday, December 23, 2009/Tebeth 6, 5770
Coffee and donut for breakfast - what Beracha (Blessing/s)? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) When drinking a morning tea or coffee with a cookie, doughnut or danish (Path Habba-ah Bekhisanin - which is...
Tuesday, December 22, 2009/Tebeth 5, 5770
Performing a wedding without a Minyan (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The wedding ceremony consists of two parts, the Erusin (also known as Qiddushin) and the Nisuin (sometimes also...
Monday, December 21, 2009/Tebeth 4, 5770
Learning to cope with life, from the plants (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It says in the Ashrei "WeAttah Nothen Lahem Eth Okhlam Be'Itto" (You give them their food at the right time). It is...
Sunday, December 20, 2009/Tebeth 3, 5770
Women and Hanukkah (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe)
The performance of any commandment is considered to be a complete act, when the three following areas are...
Thursday, December 17, 2009/Kislew 30, 5770
Parallels between the the Hanukkah lights and our lives (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The Shulhan 'Arukh states that If a person did not kindle the Hanukkah lights at the appropriate time, he can light...
Sunday, December 13, 2009/Kislew 26, 5770
Why do we not mention Hanukkah in the Haftarah blessings on Shabbath Hanukkah? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) When Hanukkah falls on two Shabbaths (the first and last day fall on Shabbath) as it does this year,the prayers are...
Thursday, December 10, 2009/Kislew 23, 5770
Hanukkah: What's in a name? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The eight days of Hanukkah begin on the 25th of Kislew. During this time eulogies and fasting are not permitted....
Monday, December 7, 2009/Kislew 20, 5770
Does a garment with more than four corners require fringes? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Maran Yosef Caro states in the Shulhan 'Aruch that a garment with more than four corners requires fringes (Sissioth),...
Tuesday, December 1, 2009/Kislew 14, 5770
Forgetting to recite the Blessing till after drying one's hands (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) When washing one's hands (Netilath Yadayim) for bread and the like, one should, strictly speaking, say the Beracha...
Tuesday, November 24, 2009/Kislew 7, 5770
What can we learn from the bees? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) We humans are the most advanced of all the species in the world. We are endowed with wisdom and understanding and the...
Sunday, November 15, 2009/Heshwan 28, 5770
Hayyei Sarah: Why did Eliezer have to swear and not Isaac? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) In the Parasha of Hayyei Sara it says: "And Abraham was old, advanced in years, and G-d blessed Abraham with...
Friday, November 13, 2009/Heshwan 26, 5770
Washing dishes on Shabbath (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The Shulhan 'Arukh writes that cutlery, crockery and the like may be washed on Shabbath, provided that they will be...
Thursday, October 29, 2009/Heshwan 11, 5770
Skipping a Pasuq during the Shabbath Torah reading (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) If, for some reason, when reading the Torah on Shabbath morning, a Pasuq (verse) was skipped, then the congregation...
Sunday, October 25, 2009/Heshwan 7, 5770
WeZoth Habberakha: Moshe Rabbenu's intense love for the Jewish people (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The Parasha of Wezoth Habberakha starts with the words: And this is the blessing that Moses, the man of G-d, blessed...
Thursday, October 8, 2009/Tashri 20, 5770
The willow of distinction (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The 'Arabah (willow of the brook) has no beauty or smell, does not give any shade, does not produce any fruit and...
Thursday, October 1, 2009/Tashri 13, 5770
Parashath Ha-azinu: How to speak to Heaven and earth (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It says in the Torah (Ha-azinu, 32: 1) that Moshe Rabbenu called on the Heavens and the earth as witnesses when he...
Thursday, September 24, 2009/Tashri 6, 5770
Fasting is prohibited the day before Yom Kippur (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It is forbidden to fast the day before Yom Kippur. On the contrary we are required to eat the amount of food that we...
Wednesday, September 23, 2009/Tashri 5, 5770
Women and the blessing on the Shofar (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Women are exempt from hearing the Shofar since women are not obligated in positive precepts that must be performed at...
Wednesday, September 16, 2009/Elul 27, 5769
How happy are those who brought them into this world (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) In the Parasha of Wayelekh, Moshe Rabbenu commands the entire Jewish nation to gather, once every seven years, to...
Thursday, September 10, 2009/Elul 21, 5769
Reassembling an item on Shabbath (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) An item that is made in sections, as is common with shelving and the like, that comes apart, is forbidden to be put...
Thursday, August 20, 2009/Ab 30, 5769
Hakham who is taking a long time in silent 'Amidah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) If a Hakham or an important person who is taking a long time saying his 'Amidah, notices that the Hazzan and the...
Tuesday, August 18, 2009/Ab 28, 5769
Parashath Re-eh: We must be happy (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It says in Parashath Re-eh, "Wehayeetha Akh Sameyah" (and you shall be totally happy). We see from this how dear...
Friday, August 14, 2009/Ab 24, 5769
Parashath 'Eqeb: A difficult word to translate (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The Parasha of 'Eqeb begins by telling us that "'Eqeb" (when/as soon as) we hear G-d's ordinances (Mishpatim) and we...
Friday, August 7, 2009/Ab 17, 5769
Having Shabbath candles burn during the day also (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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
Why is Heh the abbreviation for G-d's Name? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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
Netilath Yadayim after Tish'ah BeAb (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) On Tish'a BeAb (the 9th of Ab) we are only permitted to do Netilath Yadayim (the ritual washing of hands) up to the...
Thursday, July 30, 2009/Ab 9, 5769
We fasted and You did not know... (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) The Jewish people questioned why G-d did not pay attention to their fasts. "Why have we fasted and You did not see?...
Tuesday, July 28, 2009/Ab 7, 5769
Cutting our nails before the 9th of Ab (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) We are not permitted to cut our nails during the week of Tish'ah BeAb (the 9th of Ab). However, Rabbenu the Ari, z"l...
Monday, July 27, 2009/Ab 6, 5769
Making clothes and shoes from Rosh Hodesh Ab (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Sewing and the like is forbidden during the week of Tish'ah BeAb, and the custom is to forbid it from Rosh Hodesh. A...
Sunday, July 26, 2009/Ab 5, 5769
Haftarah of Shabbath Hazon (Eikha): Blessings stored for Israel (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It says in the Haphtarah of Debarim (Shabbath Hazon): Aharei Khen Yeqarei Lakh 'Ir Hassedeq Qeriah Ne-emanah. Later...
Friday, July 24, 2009/Ab 3, 5769
Avoiding legal dealings from Rosh Hodesh (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It says in the Gemarra of Ta'anith that if we have a court case or legal dealings with a non Jew, it should be...
Wednesday, July 22, 2009/Ab 1, 5769
Not eating meat and drinking wine during the twenty two days (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) There are various customs regarding the prohibition of eating meat and drinking wine during the 22 days (the Three...
Tuesday, July 21, 2009/Tammuz 29, 5769
Why Tammuz and Ab are bad months for us (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Our Rabbis tell us that Ya'aqob Abinu 'a"h (our father Jacob) took as a portion for himself, the Hebrew months of...
Monday, July 20, 2009/Tammuz 28, 5769
Saying the Shema' without the Kawwanoth (intents) (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The reading of the Shema' has many Kawwanoth (intents). However, if one did not have at least the basic meaning of...
Sunday, July 19, 2009/Tammuz 27, 5769
Parashath Mattoth: Commanding the leaders concerning vows (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) In Parashath Mattoth it says, concerning vows (Nedarim) and oaths (Shebu'oth), "Moses spoke to the heads of the...
Friday, July 17, 2009/Tammuz 25, 5769
Dancing from the 17th of Tammuz (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
Because of the calamities that befell the Jewish people during the twenty two days from the Seventeenth of Tammuz...
Tuesday, July 7, 2009/Tammuz 15, 5769

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