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It says in the Ethics of the Fathers that "Exile comes to the world on account of idolatry, adultery, bloodshed...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012/Iyyar 23, 5772
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The Torah tells us that we must count seven full weeks (49 days) from the second day of Pesah, and that on the...
Sunday, May 13, 2012/Iyyar 21, 5772
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ועשית בגדי קדש לאהרן אחיך לכבוד ולתפארת "You shall make holy vestments for Aaron...
Thursday, March 1, 2012/Adar 7, 5772
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Every morning we say in the prayer יהי רצון ... שיהא שיח שפתותינו זה חשוב...
Sunday, February 19, 2012/Shebat 26, 5772
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The Gemara of Meghillah explains that on the first of Adar it is announced that we must donate Sheqalim to the...
Tuesday, February 14, 2012/Shebat 21, 5772
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It is a very great honor to be the Sandaq (the one who holds the baby in his lap) during a Milah. There is an...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012/Shebat 1, 5772
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Women were given the reward that they would keep Rosh Hodesh more than men because they refused to give their nose...
Friday, October 28, 2011/Tashri 30, 5772
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G-d said to Abraham (Abinu 'a"h), if there is no atonement for your children on Rosh Hashanah, let there be...
Monday, October 17, 2011/Tashri 19, 5772
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There is a custom to read the book of Tehillim over the two days of Rosh Hashanah. Hakham Yosef Hayim, 'a"h,...
Monday, September 26, 2011/Elul 27, 5771
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One should not make a Neder (vow) nowadays because making a vow is considered to be like building a Bamah (altar)....
Sunday, September 4, 2011/Elul 5, 5771
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There are some Ashkenazim who have the custom that only the men do Mayim Aharonim but not the women. It is a...
Wednesday, August 17, 2011/Ab 17, 5771
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After Tish'ah Be-Ab and the difficult period of 22 days are over, one soon forgets the fasting and the Abeluth...
Wednesday, August 10, 2011/Ab 10, 5771
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In Shahrith, if one is in the middle of the Shema' and its blessings, and one knows that one can complete the...
Wednesday, July 13, 2011/Tammuz 11, 5771
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בהעלתך את הנרת "When you kindle the lights" (Bamidbar, 8:2). Rashi, quoting Midrash Tanhuma, asks why...
Friday, June 10, 2011/Siwan 8, 5771
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The Rama writes, in his gloss on the Shulhan 'Arukh, that Tahanun may not be recited from Rosh Hodesh (the start...
Sunday, May 29, 2011/Iyyar 25, 5771
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One should not open one's mouth to the Satan. This means that one should not say something bad lest it happens. A...
Tuesday, May 10, 2011/Iyyar 6, 5771
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It says in the Gemarra of Niddah (17a) that Ribbi Shim'on Bar Yohai states that there are five things which cause...
Monday, May 9, 2011/Iyyar 5, 5771
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Shabbath Sheqalim falls on the Shabbath before Rosh Hodesh Adar (Adar II in a leap year), or on Rosh Hodesh itself...
Friday, March 4, 2011/Adar A 28, 5771
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One should not eat garlic or onions if they remained overnight fully peeled. If they were only partially peeled,...
Tuesday, March 1, 2011/Adar A 25, 5771
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Shabbath Sheqalim falls on the Shabbath before Rosh Hodesh Adar. If Rosh Hodesh Adar falls on Shabbath, Parashath...
Sunday, February 27, 2011/Adar A 23, 5771
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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
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The Shulhan (table) in the Mishkan (Tabernacle) had twelve loaves of bread which were baked every Friday and...
Thursday, February 3, 2011/Shebat 29, 5771
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When one eats bread on Rosh Hodesh, the portion of Ya'ale WeYabo needs to be added to the Birkath Hammazon (Grace...
Wednesday, January 5, 2011/Tebeth 29, 5771
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The question is often asked during Hanukkah, whether one may relight a wick or a candle that was used on the...
Monday, November 22, 2010/Kislew 15, 5771
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The commandment from the Torah to take the four species applies only to the first day of Sukkoth, as it says: "And...
Sunday, September 19, 2010/Tashri 11, 5771
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One of the most beautiful ways for us, women, to increase our merits during the ten days of repentence, is by...
Thursday, September 16, 2010/Tashri 8, 5771
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There are pious individuals who fast every 'Ereb Rosh Hodesh (the day before the new month). There are various...
Monday, August 9, 2010/Ab 29, 5770
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השמר לך פן תעלה עלתיך בכל מקום אשר תראה "Take heed lest you offer your burnt...
Thursday, August 5, 2010/Ab 25, 5770
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Even though, at the time of the destruction of the first Beth Hammiqdash (Temple), the walls were breached on the...
Sunday, June 27, 2010/Tammuz 15, 5770
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Salt and spirituality in eating
Eating, which is a physical act, also has a spiritual side. One should be...
Wednesday, May 5, 2010/Iyyar 21, 5770
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"Zoth Ha'Olah Hee Ha'Olah 'Al Moqdah" (this is the law [Torah] of the elevation offering, this is the elevation...
Friday, March 26, 2010/Nisan 11, 5770
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Lash (kneading) is forbidden on Shabbath. The question is whether mixing powdered baby formula with...
Friday, March 19, 2010/Nisan 4, 5770
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We mentioned that the final days of the month of Nissan are considered to be auspicious days because the majority...
Monday, March 15, 2010/Adar 29, 5770
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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 performance of any commandment is considered to be a complete act, when the three following areas are...
Thursday, December 17, 2009/Kislew 30, 5770
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Is it better to walk to Synagogue on a weekday, or is it equally acceptable to drive? The following question was...
Monday, November 23, 2009/Kislew 6, 5770
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Normally, on a fast day, we say Widdui (confession) and Tehinna (supplications). On Tish'ah BeAb (the 9th of Ab),...
Tuesday, July 28, 2009/Ab 7, 5769
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During the Arbith of Friday night, if someone who is saying the 'Amidah by mistake says the 'Amidah of the...
Thursday, March 12, 2009/Adar 16, 5769
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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
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The Shulhan 'Arukh states that we may use any kind of oil to light the Hanukkah candles. The Rama adds that using...
Wednesday, December 24, 2008/Kislew 27, 5769
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