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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
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The Kothel Hamma'arabi (Western Wall) is the only remnant that has remained for us, of the destruction of the Beth...
Tuesday, February 2, 2010/Shebat 18, 5770
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Before going to sleep we read Shema' Yisrael. According to the Shulhan 'Aruch, it is sufficient to read the first...
Monday, January 25, 2010/Shebat 10, 5770
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Does someone who builds a new home need to say the Berakha (blessing) of Sheheheyanu or not?
Strictly...
Monday, January 18, 2010/Shebat 3, 5770
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When looking for a job, it is normal to want to know what your renumeration will be before accepting it. You want to...
Sunday, January 17, 2010/Shebat 2, 5770
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The Shulhan 'Arukh states that on Friday night, 'Arbith (the evening prayer) is prayed earlier than it is during the...
Friday, January 15, 2010/Tebeth 29, 5770
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Each of the Jewish people is commanded to do Rama"h (248) Miswoth 'Aseh (positive commandments). Of course, it is not...
Sunday, January 10, 2010/Tebeth 24, 5770
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The Shulhan 'Aruch, quoting the Gemarra, states that after leaving the Synagogue one should go to the Beth Midrash to...
Sunday, January 3, 2010/Tebeth 17, 5770
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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
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The Shulhan 'Arukh mentions a custom of taking turns to read the Birchoth Hashahar (morning blessings) and each of...
Monday, December 28, 2009/Tebeth 11, 5770
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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
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"Lo Attem Shelahtem Othi Henna, Ki HaElo-kim" (It was not you who sent me here, but G-d).
If people...
Friday, December 18, 2009/Tebeth 1, 5770
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Even though only the first candle that we light each night of Hanukkah is the obligation for the day, nevertheless,...
Tuesday, December 8, 2009/Kislew 21, 5770
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It says in the Shulhan 'Arukh that one may make a mark with one's finger nail in a book on Shabbath, the way that...
Thursday, December 3, 2009/Kislew 16, 5770
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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
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One must be particular not get one's clothes dirty when eating. It is preferable to eat with a spoon (or fork) rather...
Monday, November 30, 2009/Kislew 13, 5770
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"Wayyiddar Ya'aqob Neder Lemor" (and Jacob made a vow saying). Ya'aqob Abinu, 'a"h, was in distress and made a vow...
Friday, November 27, 2009/Kislew 10, 5770
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Leah Immenu was an extremely righteous woman. In fact, we are told that her eyes were tender due to her excessive...
Thursday, November 26, 2009/Kislew 9, 5770
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Yishaq Abinu (Isaac) 'a"h, asks 'Esau to bring him delicacies, and says: "Ba'abur Tebarekhekha Nafshi" (so that my...
Friday, November 20, 2009/Kislew 3, 5770
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If the person who was called up for Maftir on Shabbath is reading the Haftarah and suddenly stops in the middle and...
Thursday, November 19, 2009/Kislew 2, 5770
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A person must not answer Amen to his own Beracha (blessing). However if he says two or more blessings then he answers...
Monday, November 16, 2009/Heshwan 29, 5770
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We mentioned previously that Rabbenu the Ari z"l was very particular to always have a Hazarah (repetition) after the...
Wednesday, November 11, 2009/Heshwan 24, 5770
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Hakhamenu z"l (our Rabbis of blessed memory) said that a man must be very particular about the Minha prayer in all...
Monday, November 9, 2009/Heshwan 22, 5770
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It says in Ben Ish Hai that there are those who celebrate their birthdays every year. Hacham Yosef Hayim, 'a"h, adds...
Sunday, November 8, 2009/Heshwan 21, 5770
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It says in the Shulhan 'Aruch (Code of Jewish Law) that one who removes his shoes (touching them) and one who touches...
Monday, November 2, 2009/Heshwan 15, 5770
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Nowadays, the level of Jewish knowledge is much higher than it was a generation or two ago. Nevertheless, there are...
Sunday, November 1, 2009/Heshwan 14, 5770
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Angels are called "'Omdim" (standing still) because they do not have a Yeser Hara' (evil inclination) which pulls...
Friday, October 30, 2009/Heshwan 12, 5770
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If someone dips his cookie into a cooked liquid, such as into a cup of tea or coffee, he must first do Netilath...
Wednesday, October 28, 2009/Heshwan 10, 5770
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We have to be particular not to wear two garments together, meaning one inside the other and put the two on together...
Tuesday, October 27, 2009/Heshwan 9, 5770
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It is forbidden to pray in front of a mirror, even if one closes one's eyes, because it appears as if one is bowing...
Monday, October 26, 2009/Heshwan 8, 5770
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It says in the Talmud Yerushalmi that Ribbi Haggai said that Shabbath and Yom Tob were given for the purpose of...
Thursday, October 22, 2009/Heshwan 4, 5770
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A Jew is forbidden from giving a non-Jew money during the week in order to buy him something on Shabbath. Similarly,...
Thursday, October 15, 2009/Tashri 27, 5770
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We mentioned on a previous occasion that we have to be particular to answer "Barukh Hu, Ubarukh Shemo" when G-d's...
Tuesday, October 13, 2009/Tashri 25, 5770
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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
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It says in Ben Ish Hai, based on the writings of the Zohar, that on the night of Hosha'na Rabba, at midnight, the...
Wednesday, October 7, 2009/Tashri 19, 5770
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We must start the holy day (Yom Tob) of Yom kippur some time before sunset. On the eve of Shabbath we do this when we...
Sunday, September 27, 2009/Tashri 9, 5770
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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
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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
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One should not sleep during the day on Rosh Hashanah. This includes making the effort to wake up in the morning...
Friday, September 18, 2009/Elul 29, 5769
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Let us imagine the following scenario, a group of soldiers betrayed their king and joined the army of the enemy....
Thursday, September 17, 2009/Elul 28, 5769
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Razal tell us that the words "Zakhor" and "Shamor" (remember and keep [the Sabbath]) were said in one utterance.
Thursday, September 10, 2009/Elul 21, 5769
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It says in the Mishnah Berurah that the custom is to add a piece of silk to the top portion of the Sissith (Tallith...
Monday, September 7, 2009/Elul 18, 5769
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A recent Torah Minute, Reassembling an item on Shabbath generated a lot of questions. A...
Thursday, September 3, 2009/Elul 14, 5769
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When a group of people eat bread together, and only one person actually recites the blessing, when saying the...
Wednesday, September 2, 2009/Elul 13, 5769
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If you had to choose the one part of your body which is most crucial for the process of repentance, what would it...
Wednesday, September 2, 2009/Elul 13, 5769
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Everyone is aware that we are obligated to honor our parents. Perhaps less well known is the obligation to honor...
Tuesday, September 1, 2009/Elul 12, 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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If you only suck the juice out of a fruit without eating it, do you recite a blessing (Berakha) of Borei Peri Ha'es...
Sunday, August 30, 2009/Elul 10, 5769
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We are a few days into the month of Elul, the month of mercy and forgiveness. Rosh Hodesh Elul marks 40 days before...
Wednesday, August 26, 2009/Elul 6, 5769
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With which hand (against which shoulder) should a person carry a Sefer Torah? If we say that it must it only be...
Tuesday, August 25, 2009/Elul 5, 5769
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We are obligated to recite one hundred Berakhoth (blessings) a day. On Shabbath and Yom Tob as we know, there are...
Monday, August 24, 2009/Elul 4, 5769
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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
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A question that is asked fairly regularly concerns what one should do with one's Mezuzoth (Mezuzah’s) when...
Wednesday, August 19, 2009/Ab 29, 5769
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If someone borrows a pair of Tefillin he is permitted to recite the Berakha (blessing) over it, since we can fulfill...
Monday, August 17, 2009/Ab 27, 5769
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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
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On Shabbath, because of the Melakha of Borer (the forbidden activity of separating), we are forbidden to separate bad...
Thursday, August 13, 2009/Ab 23, 5769
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During these difficult times, when people are facing financial hardships, as well as many other challenges, it is...
Thursday, August 13, 2009/Ab 23, 5769
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A Mezuzah must be placed in the upper third of the doorpost, irrespective of the height of the door. If a person...
Wednesday, August 12, 2009/Ab 22, 5769
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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
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If a person wishes to open a store in a certain area where there already is an existing store in the same line of...
Wednesday, August 5, 2009/Ab 15, 5769
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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
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The final meal before the fast of Tish'ah BeAb (Se'uddah Mafseqeth) cannot be eaten sitting on regular chairs or even...
Wednesday, July 29, 2009/Ab 8, 5769
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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
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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
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Attaching clothes with a pin or safety pin on Shabbath is related to the Melakha (Shabbath labor) of sewing. It is...
Thursday, July 23, 2009/Ab 2, 5769
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Are you permitted to pay a Jewish workman in advance so that he will give you a lower price than the one he would...
Tuesday, July 14, 2009/Tammuz 22, 5769
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The reciting of the Shema' twice a day is a positive commandment dependent upon time. As it says: "Ubshukhbekha...
Sunday, July 12, 2009/Tammuz 20, 5769
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Moshe Rabbenu, 'a"h, asks G-d to appoint someone over the 'Edah (assembly).
In Parashath Beha'alothkha,...
Friday, July 10, 2009/Tammuz 18, 5769
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Love, as we all know, is a powerful emotion. It is much needed, seeked by many and extremely praiseworthy. It is...
Wednesday, July 8, 2009/Tammuz 16, 5769
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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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Shabbath candles must be lit where they are going to remain. They may not even be moved by a non-Jew. If they were...
Thursday, July 2, 2009/Tammuz 10, 5769
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How should we as wives treat our husbands? What actions will bring about blessings, peace and harmony into our...
Wednesday, July 1, 2009/Tammuz 9, 5769
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If a person was ill with an illness, and then felt better, but the illness had not yet been eliminated, so that he...
Tuesday, June 30, 2009/Tammuz 8, 5769
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We mentioned previously that the Sages of the Anshei Keneseth Haggedolah instituted a Birkath Hoda-ah (blessing of...
Monday, June 29, 2009/Tammuz 7, 5769
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We must all be very careful about honoring both our father and mother and to fear them.
Despite this, a Beth...
Tuesday, June 23, 2009/Tammuz 1, 5769
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If one's father (or mother) enters the room, one must stand for them. Likewise, if one's teacher enters the...
Monday, June 22, 2009/Siwan 30, 5769
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Each of the three Shabbath meals require two loaves of bread. The loaves must be whole, in memory of the double...
Thursday, June 18, 2009/Siwan 26, 5769
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There are those who are of the opinion that if after one has said the blessing of Hammosi (Hamotzi) on the bread and...
Tuesday, June 16, 2009/Siwan 24, 5769
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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
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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
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If a Jewish person cooks food deliberately on Shabbath, knowing that it is forbidden (this excludes cooking in the...
Thursday, June 11, 2009/Siwan 19, 5769
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When members of a family eat (a meal with bread) together, the most senior member (generally the head of the...
Wednesday, June 10, 2009/Siwan 18, 5769
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If someone found books that have an identifying mark, he must not read from them, but must keep them in an...
Sunday, June 7, 2009/Siwan 15, 5769
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Let us look at a case where a non-Jew visits a Jew on Shabbath, and brings him food from outside the Tehom Shabbath...
Thursday, June 4, 2009/Siwan 12, 5769
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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
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If someone's father (or mother) asks him to do something for them, such as bringing a them glass of water, and...
Wednesday, June 3, 2009/Siwan 11, 5769
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