'a"h 248 limbs evarim Al Mezuzot Betecha Al mezuzot betecha ubisharecha AL MEZUZOT BETECHA UVISH'ARECHA Al Mezuzot Betekha Amidah Arbit ari zal Baruch Hashem Le-olam amen v'amen baruch shem Barukh H' Leolam Amen Amen be'yadha afkid ruhi ben ish chai ben ish hai beyadcha afkid ruchi beyadkha afkid ruchi beyadkha afkid rukhi Birkas Kohanim Birkat Kohanim Chacham Yoseif Chaim chazzan Code of Jewish Law cohen daily halakha EL MELEKH NE'EMAN eminent Ashkenazic rabbi er Shma Yisrael Hashem Elokeinu Hashem Echad free torah Gematria God faithful King hakham menashi Hakham Yosef Hayim Hakham Yoseph chaim Hakham Yoseph Hayyim halakha Hashem Elokekhem emes Hashem Elokekhem emet hazan hear o israel Jewish cantor Kabbala Kaf Ha Hayyim Kaf Hachaim Kaf Hachayim kavanos kavanot Kawwanot kawwanoth khakham yoseph khaiim khazn Leyahed eth Hashem leyakhed et hashem maariv Memorial Prayer Mishna Berura Mishnah Berura Resei mishnah berurah Mitzvot 'Aseh Mitzvot Aseh mizrachi jews Mizrahi Jews Moses Isserles mystical devotions obligations online torah Parashat vaera passuk posek positive commandment positive commandments praying with kavanah Psalms 31:6 Rabbi Yitzhak Luria Ashkenazi Racham Rachamim rama ramach reading the Shema' Rema Remo repeating the first verse of the shema Resh Mem and chet Resh Mem and Het Retzei Sephardi Sephardic Sh'ma Yisrael Shaar HaKavanot shacharis shacharit Shahrith shakharit shema shema yisrael Shema' twice a day Shma Yisrael Hashem Elokeinu Hashem Echad Shmoneh Esreh Shulchan Aruch Shulchan Arukh 239:1 Shulchan Arukh 263:11 Shulchan shulchan 'Aruch Shulhan Aruch talmudist Tefilat HaAmidah The Eighteen the L-rd the L-rd our G-d the Rema The Standing Prayer unification of G-d ħazzān אֵל מֶלֶךְ נֶאֱמָן בן איש חי חַזָּן‎ כף החיים כף החיים‎ מצות עשה רמ"א‎ שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל‎ שולחן ערוך‎ שמנה עשרה תפילת העמידה

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Monday, June 13, 2011/Siwan 11, 5771
Not being able to fall asleep after the Shema' (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
The Rama states in his gloss on the Shulhan 'Arukh that from when one recites the Shema' before going to sleep at...
Sunday, June 12, 2011/Siwan 10, 5771
Understanding the significance of the 248 words (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
As we mentioned, we are very particular that the Shema' must contain 248 (Ramah - in Hebrew) words when we read...
Wednesday, October 27, 2010/Heshwan 19, 5771
Importance of making up 248 words in the Shema' (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
The Shulhan 'Arukh mentions that the Shema' contains 245 words. In order to make it 248 words to represent the 248...
Tuesday, October 26, 2010/Heshwan 18, 5771
Can a Kohen who has not prayed do Birkath Kohanim (the Priestly blessing) (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
If a Kohen who has not yet prayed finds the congregation praying the 'Amidah, he can do the Birkath Kohanim...
Wednesday, October 13, 2010/Heshwan 5, 5771
The minimum one must have in mind when reading the Shema' (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Hakham Yoseph Hayyim, 'a"h, states in Ben Ish Hai that before reading the Shema' one should have in mind that he is...
Wednesday, May 26, 2010/Siwan 13, 5770
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