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The 33rd or the 34th day of the 'Omer? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
Sephardim do not permit hair cutting and listening to music till the 34th day of the 'Omer. (It should be noted...
Tuesday, May 17, 2011/Iyyar 13, 5771
If one counted the wrong number of the 'Omer (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
As the count of the 'Omer gets more advanced, people tend to have more trouble remembering what the count for each...
Sunday, May 15, 2011/Iyyar 11, 5771
If you correct a friend, can you still count with a blessing? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
As we know, once it is past sunset, one who says "Today is X days of the 'Omer", can no longer count that night...
Sunday, May 8, 2011/Iyyar 4, 5771
Purchasing/wearing new clothes during the 'Omer (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
There are those who have the custom of not wearing new clothes that require the Berakha (blessing) of Sheheheyanu,...
Monday, May 2, 2011/Nisan 28, 5771
If one cannot remember what day of the 'Omer it is (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
What does one do if one cannot remember what day of the 'Omer it is before counting and has no way of checking? In...
Sunday, May 1, 2011/Nisan 27, 5771
The best time to count the 'Omer (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
The most correct time to count the 'Omer is at the beginning of the night after the emergence of the stars. If one...
Wednesday, April 27, 2011/Nisan 23, 5771
Using the Four Species of the Synagogue (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
There were times when an entire community had no choice but to share one set of Lulab and Ethrogh. There was even...
Wednesday, September 22, 2010/Tashri 14, 5771
Stand or sit during the Ten Commandments? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) One must be particular to pay close attention to the reading of the Ten Commandments on the morning of Shabu'oth and...
Tuesday, May 11, 2010/Iyyar 27, 5770
Any labor forbidden on Shabbath is forbidden on Yom Tob (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Any labor that is forbidden on Shabbath is likewise forbidden on Yom Tob (with a few exceptions). The reason for this...
Monday, May 3, 2010/Iyyar 19, 5770
When to show the Sefer Torah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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
Does the Hazzan or the congregation count first? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) In many communities, when the 'Omer is counted in the Synagogue, the Hazzan first recites the blessing and counts the...
Wednesday, April 21, 2010/Iyyar 7, 5770
Reading the wrong day's Parasha on Hol HaMo'ed (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) If during the four days of Hol Hammo'ed they made a mistake in the Synagogue and read the Torah reading for the...
Thursday, April 1, 2010/Nisan 17, 5770
A pregnant mother's actions affect the baby (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) A woman must be careful during pregnancy concerning what foods she eats. The wrong foods can harm the baby...
Sunday, February 21, 2010/Adar 7, 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
Studying Hoq LeYisrael every day (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Every man is obligated to study, each day, the Written Law (Torah, Nebiim and Kethubim) as well as Mishna, Gemara and...
Monday, January 4, 2010/Tebeth 18, 5770
Lighting in the Synagogue on Hanukkah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Even though everybody lights at home, the Hanukkah lights are also kindled in the Synagogue between Minha and 'Arbith...
Wednesday, December 9, 2009/Kislew 22, 5770
Repairing a Sefer Torah on Hol Hammo'ed (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Fixing a Sefer Torah on Hol Hammo'ed is forbidden if it requires a Sofer (scribe) to repair it by adding a letter (as...
Monday, October 5, 2009/Tashri 17, 5770
The night of Yom Kippur should be spent in holiness (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Even the night of Yom kippur should be spent in a state of holiness. There are those who stay in the Synagaogue the...
Tuesday, September 22, 2009/Tashri 4, 5770
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
Using someones Sissith (Tallith Gadol) and Tefillin without permission (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Under normal circumstances we would assume that another person would be happy if we borrowed an item of theirs...
Sunday, August 2, 2009/Ab 12, 5769
Taking a shortcut through a Synagogue, part B (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) We mentioned previously that we are not permitted to use a Synagogue as a short cut, by entering from one entrance...
Thursday, July 16, 2009/Tammuz 24, 5769
Taking a shortcut through a Synagogue, part A (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) We are not permitted to use a Synagogue as a short cut. So if a Synagogue is in the middle of a block and has one...
Wednesday, July 15, 2009/Tammuz 23, 5769
Eating and Sleeping in Synagogue (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) We are not permitted to eat and drink in a Synagogue (this refers to a sanctuary and not adjacent rooms or catering...
Monday, June 15, 2009/Siwan 23, 5769
Entering a Synagogue, but not for prayer (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) If someone needs to enter a Synagogue or a Beth Midrash (study hall), for a purpose not connected with prayer or...
Sunday, June 14, 2009/Siwan 22, 5769
To go to Synagogue or not? (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) How important is it for a woman, to go to Synagogue on Shabbath?
Hakham Yoseph Hayyim 'a"h, answers...
Wednesday, June 3, 2009/Siwan 11, 5769
Not leaving the synagogue after prayers while there is still a Minyan present (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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
Praying in the wrong direction (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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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