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Giving Precedence to the Wrong Fruit (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
When we state that the fruits of the seven species take precedence over the others, this applies only to the...
Wednesday, February 8, 2012/Shebat 15, 5772
Exceptions to the Foods that take Precedence (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
The order in which one recites the blessings on various foods only applies if one wishes to eat all of them. If...
Tuesday, February 7, 2012/Shebat 14, 5772
The Order of All Foods (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
We mentioned the order of fruits ( Monday, February 6, 2012/Shebat 13, 5772

Order of Fruits on Tu Bishbat (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
Tu Bishbat is the Rosh Hashanah for the Trees. We eat additional fruits of the trees (whose Berakha is Borei...
Sunday, February 5, 2012/Shebat 12, 5772

Minha Shortcuts (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
People often say that the most difficult prayer during the week is Minha. It has to be prayed at specific times...
Sunday, January 1, 2012/Tebeth 6, 5772

Affixing a Mezuzah on Multiple Doors (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
When one attaches a Mezuzah onto multiple doors, only one Berakha (blessing) is recited and it covers all the...
Wednesday, December 14, 2011/Kislew 18, 5772

If the Shahrith Hazzan Forgot to Pray 'Arbith (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
Ordinarily, one who forgot to pray 'Arbith would have to pray the silent Shahrith 'Amidah twice, the first for...
Wednesday, November 30, 2011/Kislew 4, 5772

May Sheba' Berakhoth be Recited if the Meal Continues Into the Eighth Night? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
After a wedding there are Sheba' Berakhoth after each meal for a period of seven days (in most cases). When the...
Monday, November 7, 2011/Heshwan 10, 5772

Women and the blessing on the Lulab and Ethrogh (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
As is well known, there is a difference of opinion between Sephardim and Ashkenazim concerning whether women...
Wednesday, October 12, 2011/Tashri 14, 5772

Men & women's obligation about speaking after the first blowing (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
As mentioned previously, one may speak between the blessing and first blowings of the Shofar, about a matter that...
Wednesday, September 21, 2011/Elul 22, 5771

Speaking between the blessing and the Shofar (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
When the Toqea' (the one who blows the Shofar) recites the blessings, he should blow without speaking between the...
Tuesday, September 20, 2011/Elul 21, 5771

The order of reciting Berachoth (blessings) on food (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
When eating a variety of foods and fruits, there is a specific order in which the Berachoth (blessings) should be...
Tuesday, January 18, 2011/Shebat 13, 5771

Charity but no crying before travelling (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
When someone leaves on a trip he must make sure not to separate from his friend while crying. Crying is a danger...
Sunday, November 14, 2010/Kislew 7, 5771

Targum and Melakha on Hosha'na Rabbah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
In Ben Ish Hai it states that on Hosha'na Rabbah we should read the Parasha of WeZoth HaBerakha twice in Hebrew...
Monday, September 27, 2010/Tashri 19, 5771

Subscribers questions about Kohen /Lewi (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
The "Torah Minutes" often generate many questions. The last few days' Torah minutes were about Kohanim and Lewiyim...
Wednesday, July 28, 2010/Ab 17, 5770

Making a blessing over the fragrance of air freshener or perfume (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) In order to recite a blessing over a fragrance, the scent must be for the purpose of smelling and not for the purpose...
Wednesday, March 3, 2010/Adar 17, 5770

What blessing on vegetables grown in water? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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

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

Reciting a blessing loudly or softly (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The Zohar is very strict about a person who hears a Beracha (blessing) and does not answer Amen. This means, in...
Tuesday, November 17, 2009/Heshwan 30, 5770

Answering Amen to one's own Beracha (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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

When to say the blessing on Netilath Yadayim on bread (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) When eating a meal with a KeBesah (2 ozs.) or more of bread, one must do Netilath Yadayim (the ritual washing of...
Wednesday, November 4, 2009/Heshwan 17, 5770

Netilath Yadayim with or without a blessing (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) There are many different occasions when Netilath Yadayim (the ritual washing of the hands) is required, but no...
Tuesday, November 3, 2009/Heshwan 16, 5770

If you only suck the juice out of a fruit, what blessing do you recite? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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

When not to recite Gomel (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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

Is a Minyan optional for festive meals after a wedding? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
The question is, during the seven days of celebration after a wedding, is it an obligation to make a Minyan...
Wednesday, June 17, 2009/Siwan 25, 5769

Does the blessing on bread cover unexpected foods? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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

When not to say a blessing on water (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Ordinarily, one drinks water to quench one's thirst. In such a case, we must recite the blessing of Shehakkol...
Monday, June 1, 2009/Siwan 9, 5769

When not to eat a fruit whole (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Under normal circumstances, when eating fruits or vegetables, one has to eat a minimum quantity of a Kezayith (1 oz.)...
Sunday, May 31, 2009/Siwan 8, 5769

The bridegroom recites the wedding blessings (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Strictly speaking, when a Hathan (bridegroom) gets married, he should recite the blessings himself. If he gets...
Monday, May 18, 2009/Iyyar 24, 5769

Swallowing seemingly unimportant letters in the 'Amidah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Continuing with the Kawwanoth (intentions) of the 'Amidah, there appear to be several letters in the 'Amidah...
Tuesday, May 5, 2009/Iyyar 11, 5769

Can women count the 'Omer and recite a Berakha (Blessing)? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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

Standing or sitting for the Meghillah and its blessings (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) When reading the Meghillah, one has to say the Berakha (blessing) before and after the Meghillah while standing. This...
Tuesday, March 3, 2009/Adar 7, 5769

Sheheheyanu on an unripe fruit (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Normally you recite a Sheheheyanu over a new fruit that is the first of the season that you eat. However, if somebody...
Tuesday, February 17, 2009/Shebat 23, 5769

When not to say Sheheheyanu on an Ethrogh (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
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

Hanukkha: Reciting blessings AFTER lighting (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) When lighting the Hanukkah candles we first say, of course, the Berakhoth (blessings) and then we light the candles....
Tuesday, December 23, 2008/Kislew 26, 5769

Saying the wrong blessing over a food and quickly fixing it (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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

The correct blessing for sugared almonds (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Hakham Yoseph Hayyim a"h speaks about the custom of his father a"h, Hakham Eliyahu Hayyim, concerning the...
Sunday, November 30, 2008/Kislew 3, 5769

When one forgets to recite Sheheheyanu on a new fruit (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) As we know, when eating a new fruit from a new season, in addition to the main Berakha (blessing) that we must recite...
Sunday, November 16, 2008/Heshwan 18, 5769

Do we recite a blessing after smelling a good scent? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The question is, are we required to say a Beracha Aharonah (a final blessing) after smelling a good scent? As we...
Wednesday, September 10, 2008/Elul 10, 5768

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