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Saying Me'ein Sheba in a House (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
The Shulhan Arukh states that the blessing of 'Me'ein Sheba'' in the Friday night prayer, is not recited in the...
Friday, January 20, 2012/Tebeth 25, 5772
Not Holding Weddings on Friday or Sunday (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
There is an opinion that weddings should not be performed on Fridays or on Sundays. The reason for this is because...
Monday, January 9, 2012/Tebeth 14, 5772
Why No Qaddish After the Torah of Minha of Shabbath (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
During the Minha prayer of Shabbath a Qaddish is read after 'Uba LeSion' before the Sefer Torah is taken out....
Friday, January 6, 2012/Tebeth 11, 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
Lighting an Electric Menorah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
Even though some oils are preferred over others, all oils are considered acceptable for lighting the Hanukkah...
Sunday, December 25, 2011/Kislew 29, 5772
Verses Read before Taking Out the Sefer Torah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
According to the Sephardi custom, on Shabbath morning, before taking out the Sefer Torah, the verses of 'Attah...
Friday, December 16, 2011/Kislew 20, 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
Mezuzah During Construction & Repair (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
If one were to attach a Mezuzah to a doorway, and then attach the doorway with the Mezuzah to a building, it is...
Tuesday, December 13, 2011/Kislew 17, 5772
A Mezuzah Inside a Room Where Husband and Wife Sleep (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
If there is a Mezuzah affixed on a door post on the inside of a bedroom where a husband and wife sleep, the...
Monday, December 12, 2011/Kislew 16, 5772
Wayyera: The Power of Abraham Abinu's Words (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
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
What Qorah took that was bad (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
ויקח קרח "And Qorah took" (Bamidbar 16:1). What did Qorah take? In the Gemara of Sanhedrin (109b) it states...
Thursday, June 23, 2011/Siwan 21, 5771
Do women recite a blessing on the Hallel? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
We mentioned previously that women are also obligated to read the full Hallel on Hanukkah. (See Because women were part of the miracle (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe)
Even though our immediate association with the festival of Hanukkah might not necessarily be connected with women...
Thursday, December 2, 2010/Kislew 25, 5771
The Torah as a guide to being a better parent (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe)
We mentioned in the past that our Rabbis of blessed memory derived a meaningful lesson in parenting from the story...
Thursday, November 25, 2010/Kislew 18, 5771
Emor: G-d is constantly giving (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) כי תבאו אל הארץ אשר אני נתן לכם וקצרתם את קצירה (When you enter the Land that I...
Thursday, April 29, 2010/Iyyar 15, 5770
Why were the miracles not open and wondrous? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Why did G-d cause the salvation in Purim to happen in a natural way and and not as an open miracle as happened in...
Sunday, February 28, 2010/Adar 14, 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
Renting premises to a non Jew if he will conduct business there on Shabbath (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) A Jewish landlord may rent his premises to a non Jew, even though the landlord knows that the non Jew will be...
Friday, February 12, 2010/Shebat 28, 5770
Serving food to someone who will not say the blessing (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Maran states in the Shulhan 'Arukh that one should only give food to a person if he knows that he will recite a...
Tuesday, February 9, 2010/Shebat 25, 5770
Placing a Mezuzah too high or too low (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Since a Mezuzah must be placed at the bottom of the upper third of a door post, a Mezuzah which was placed below the...
Monday, February 8, 2010/Shebat 24, 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
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
When Tu Bishbat falls on Shabbath (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
When Tu Bishbat falls on Shabbath, when should the fruits be eaten? There are those who have the custom, every...
Wednesday, January 27, 2010/Shebat 12, 5770
Bo: Why did the sun shine on the night we left Egypt? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Leil Shimurim Hu LaH' (it is a night of watching for G-d) (Parsahath Bo, 12:42).

It says in the holy Zohar...
Friday, January 22, 2010/Shebat 7, 5770
Can we answer Amen to a Beracha of a child? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The Shulhan 'Aruch tells us that one should not answer "Amen" to the Beracha (blessing) of a child who is being...
Tuesday, January 19, 2010/Shebat 4, 5770
What's in it for me? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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
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
Overcoming anger (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Anger is a most serious character trait. The Arizal was more strict about the need to avoid anger than any other...
Sunday, December 27, 2009/Tebeth 10, 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
And Yisrael Loved Yosef More Than All His Children (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) We are all familair and intrigued by the story of Joseph (Yosef ha'Saddiq) and the coat of many colors that was given...
Thursday, December 10, 2009/Kislew 23, 5770
Etiquette when eating - part 3 (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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
Wayyese - Why did Jacob need to make a vow? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) "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
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
Celebrating Birthdays (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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
Netilath Yadayim if dipping cookies in coffee (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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
Praying in front of a mirror or pane of glass (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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
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
Why did Noah not pray to save his generation? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Rabbenu Bahayye (Bahya) states that the question begging to be asked, is why didn't Noah, who is described by the...
Friday, October 23, 2009/Heshwan 5, 5770
Rosh Hodesh for Men and Women (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Originally, Rosh Hodesh was to be given to the Jewish people as a Festival (in addition to the Festivals of Pesah,...
Sunday, October 18, 2009/Tashri 30, 5770
Bereshith: Shabbath is the spiritual soul of the world (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) In the Parasha of Bereshith we read that G-d rested on the Seventh day and blessed it and sanctified it.
Friday, October 16, 2009/Tashri 28, 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 final decisions are handed over on Hosha'na Rabba (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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
Rosh Hashanah on Shabbath - is something lacking? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) When Rosh Hashanah falls on Shabbath, people sometimes feel that something is lacking in view of the fact that we do...
Thursday, September 17, 2009/Elul 28, 5769
The meaning of life (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) 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
Parashath Nisabim: Elul, Repentance and Shabbath (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The month of Elul is a time for Teshubah (repentance) and introspection. Each night it is appropriate for us to...
Wednesday, September 9, 2009/Elul 20, 5769
If a blessing said on your behalf was not done correctly (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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
Can one Sefer Torah take precedence over another? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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
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
Answering Qaddish after starting the Minha 'Amidah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) During the Minha prayer, if someone started the first verse: "Hashem Sefathai Tiftah", but had not yet started the...
Sunday, August 16, 2009/Ab 26, 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
Precious advice in difficult times (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) 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
Opening in competition with another Jew (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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
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
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
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
Checking a scent before reciting the blessing (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) We have mentioned previously that before getting pleasure from a pleasant scent, we have to recite the blessing over...
Monday, July 13, 2009/Tammuz 21, 5769
Parashath Pinhas: Why did Moshe Rabbenu pray for one more leader? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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
Can we give too much charity? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
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
Qorah: The serious consequences of causing controversy (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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
Parashath Bamidbar: Banners of Unity (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) "Ish 'Al Dighlo BeOthoth Lebeth Abotham Yahanu Benei Yisrael". Each man of the Children of Israel shall...
Sunday, May 17, 2009/Iyyar 23, 5769
Not enough room to sleep (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 'Asarah Nissim Na'asu La-abothenu Bebeth Hammiqdash (10 Miracles were wrought for our forefathers in the...
Thursday, May 14, 2009/Iyyar 20, 5769
Hair cutting on the 33rd, 34th or 49th day of the 'Omer (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) We mentioned previously, the custom of both Sephardim and Ashkenazim, of performing weddings on Lagh La'Omer (Lag...
Monday, May 11, 2009/Iyyar 17, 5769
Pirqe Aboth 4: A necklace missing some precious stones (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Ben 'Azzai says you should run to perform a smaller commandment, just as you would run to do a major one.
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Friday, May 8, 2009/Iyyar 14, 5769
Qedoshim: Ribbi Aqiba's holiness over impurity (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It says in Parashath Qedoshim "Wehithqaddishtem Weeheeyethem Qedoshim" (And you shall sanctify yourself and...
Friday, May 1, 2009/Iyyar 7, 5769
Parashath Saw: Studying Torah alone or in a group (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Zoth Torath Ha'olah, Hee Ha'olah... (This is the law of the elevation offering - This one is the elevation...
Friday, April 3, 2009/Nisan 9, 5769
Can you fulfill your obligation with stolen Massa (matzah)? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) If one performs a commandment through a sin, it is as if he hs not performed that commandment.
A typical case...
Tuesday, March 31, 2009/Nisan 6, 5769
Afiqomen: It's purpose and minimum quantities (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The Afiqomen has to be eaten at the end of the meal because it is in memory of the Qorban Pesah (the Passover...
Monday, March 30, 2009/Nisan 5, 5769
Blessing on the trees in Nisan (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Birkath Ha-Ilanoth (the blessing on the trees) should be done in the month of Nissan, and "Zerizin Maqdimin...
Sunday, March 29, 2009/Nisan 4, 5769
Wayiqra: Passion for the spiritual just like the physical (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) "When a man from among you (Mikkem) brings an offering to G-d".
Our lives are a balance between the...
Friday, March 27, 2009/Nisan 2, 5769
About the blessings in Birkath Hahamah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
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
Who gives Mishlowah Manoth and to whom? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Both men and women are obligated to send two portions to a friend. Specifically two types of foods, each type of food...
Sunday, March 8, 2009/Adar 12, 5769
Squeezing fruits and making lemonade on Shabbath (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Even though we are permitted to squeeze the juice of fruits, even the juice of olives and grapes, directly into (a...
Thursday, March 5, 2009/Adar 9, 5769
Who must hear the Meghillah, and when? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Everybody is obligated in the Miswah of Meghillah, both men and women. I would like to add that there is a common...
Sunday, March 1, 2009/Adar 5, 5769
Terumah: How not to lose Torah knowledge (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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
Removing Cobwebs from the house (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It is appropriate to remove and clean away cobwebs from one's house every Ereb Shabbath (Friday, during the day)...
Thursday, February 26, 2009/Adar 2, 5769
The noble act of giving (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) Why did Hashem command the Children of Israel to donate fifteen different types of materials for the Mishkan...
Wednesday, February 25, 2009/Adar 1, 5769
What if one needs to fast on Rosh Hodesh for a bad dream (Ta'anith Halom)? (Rabbi Ya'aqb Menashe) On Rosh Hodesh we are not permitted to fast, just as we are not allowed to fast on Shabbath and Yom Tob. The...
Tuesday, February 24, 2009/Shebat 30, 5769
Mishpatim: Why giving money can save one's life (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) "Im Kesef Talweh Eth 'Ami, Eth He'Ani Imakh" "If you lend money to my people, to the poor...
Friday, February 20, 2009/Shebat 26, 5769
Purchasing all items for Shabbath on Friday (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) According to Rabbenu the Ari, z"l, whatever you need for Shabbath, must be purchased on Friday. That way the...
Thursday, February 19, 2009/Shebat 25, 5769
Understanding the Blessing of Qoneh Hakkol (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The blessings (Berakhoth) of the 'Amidah contain a lot of Kawwanoth, and it is important to have at least a basic...
Monday, February 16, 2009/Shebat 22, 5769
Parashath Yithro: Why were humans chosen to be the priestly nation? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) "We Attem Teehyoo Li Mamlekheth Kohanim WeGhoyqadosh". It says in Parashath Yithro, "You shall be unto...
Friday, February 13, 2009/Shebat 19, 5769
Eating a festive meal on Friday before Shabbath (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Ordinarily, on 'Ereb Shabbath (Friday, during the day) we are not permitted to have a large meal of the type that...
Thursday, February 12, 2009/Shebat 18, 5769
Beshallah: 300 plagues on account of 300 children (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It says in Parashath Beshallah, "Wahamushim Alu Bene Yisrael Me-eres Misrayim", "And the children of...
Friday, February 6, 2009/Shebat 12, 5769
Squeezing juices into food on Shabbath (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The Torah forbids us from squeezing olives or grapes on Shabbath, because it is considered to be a derivative of the...
Thursday, February 5, 2009/Shebat 11, 5769
Bo: The mind and heart lead the rest of the body (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) We Haya Le-oth 'Al Yadkha (it shall be a sign on your arm) Ulzikkaron Ben 'Einekha (and a reminder between...
Friday, January 30, 2009/Shebat 5, 5769
In Search of Happiness (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) It is well known that the secret to obtaining happiness is rather simple: "Be happy with your lot and remove...
Wednesday, January 28, 2009/Shebat 3, 5769
Bo: Learning from both the Yeser Hara' and Yeser Hattob (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It says in Parashath Bo, when speaking about the lamb that the Jewish people had to take and whose blood they would...
Sunday, January 25, 2009/Tebeth 29, 5769

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