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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
A Pidyon HaBen that falls on Shabbath (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It is a commandment upon every man to redeem his son if he is a first born of the mother, unless either parent is...
Wednesday, December 23, 2009/Tebeth 6, 5770
The holiness of Hanukkah and a woman's advantage. (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It is important to balance the happiness of Hanukkah with the seriousness and the important message that is connected...
Monday, December 14, 2009/Kislew 27, 5770
Wayishlah: Ya'aqob and Esau - Mordechai and Haman (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Ya'aqob Abinu, 'a"h, (Jacob) says to G-d, "Hasileni Na Miyad Ahi" (please save me from the hand of my brother, from...
Friday, December 4, 2009/Kislew 17, 5770
Why did Isaac want to bless Esau? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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
Praying Minha without a Repetition (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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
Cutting nails in order (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) There are some differences between the customs of Ashkenzim and Sephardim when it comes to cutting one's nails. Tuesday, October 20, 2009/Heshwan 2, 5770
Bereshith: Studying Torah with humility (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) When we finish reading the last portion of the Torah (Wezoth Habberakha) on Simhath Torah, we begin reading Bereshith...
Monday, October 12, 2009/Tashri 24, 5770
The night of Yom Kippur should be spent in holiness (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Even the night of Yom kippur should be spent in a state of holiness. There are those who stay in the Synagaogue the...
Tuesday, September 22, 2009/Tashri 4, 5770
Qaddish should really be read for twelve months (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The Gaon Hida, 'a"h, writes that according to the Ari z"l, the Qaddish also helps the soul rise in...
Sunday, June 21, 2009/Siwan 29, 5769
Asking another Jew to do Melakha when you start Shabbath early (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) In the summer months, it is very common for people to start Shabbath early. It often happens, that when someone has...
Thursday, May 21, 2009/Iyyar 27, 5769
Not speaking while eating and drinking on Pesah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It says in the Gemarra of Ta'anith, that we are not permitted to speak while we are eating, because there is a...
Tuesday, April 7, 2009/Nisan 13, 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
When do we stand for the elderly and Torah Scholars (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) At what point do we have to stand for an elderly person or Torah Scholar? The answer is, once they enter the room in...
Wednesday, February 11, 2009/Shebat 17, 5769
Touching Your Eyes and Ears Before Netilath Yadayim (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Rab Ya'aqob 'Emden, 'a'h, was of the opinion that Hakhamenu z"l, our Rabbis of blessed memory...
Monday, January 26, 2009/Shebat 1, 5769

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