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The amount of money one makes every year, is decided on the High Holy Days. If someone were to work on Shabbath he...
Friday, February 3, 2012/Shebat 10, 5772
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One who fasts on the eve of Rosh Hashanah should obviously spend the day in Teshubah (repentance)and thoughts of...
Wednesday, September 28, 2011/Elul 29, 5771
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Rabban Shim'on Ben Gamliel said there were no happier days in Israel (among the Jewish people) than the fifteenth...
Sunday, August 14, 2011/Ab 14, 5771
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It is appropriate to read the entire book of Tehillim (Psalms) on Shabu'oth, because King David, 'a"h, their...
Tuesday, June 7, 2011/Siwan 5, 5771
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Since the prevalent custom on Shabu'oth is to eat both dairy and meat meals on the holy day, it is common to bake...
Monday, June 6, 2011/Siwan 4, 5771
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There are different reasons given as to why men are obligated to remain awake all night on Shabu'oth studying the...
Sunday, June 5, 2011/Siwan 3, 5771
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Any Melacha (forbidden labor) that is forbidden on Shabbath is similarly forbidden on Yom Tob (a holiday). The...
Sunday, April 24, 2011/Nisan 20, 5771
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Pesah is a holiday which involves a lot of expenses. Those of us who are blessed, should think about those who are...
Friday, April 8, 2011/Nisan 4, 5771
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The Hanukkah lights need to burn at least half an hour into the night. If one wishes to extinguish the flames...
Tuesday, November 23, 2010/Kislew 16, 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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Even though one can make Teshubah (repentance) any time of the year, the forty days from Rosh Hodesh Elul till Yom...
Wednesday, August 11, 2010/Elul 1, 5770
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For those of us who live outside the Land of Israel, the question arises whether one should do a Limmud (learning...
Tuesday, May 18, 2010/Siwan 5, 5770
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The Gemara of Shabbath (129b) states that it is dangerous to let blood on the eve of Shabu'oth (the Festival of...
Monday, May 17, 2010/Siwan 4, 5770
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According to the holy Zohar, the Torah study that one does all night on the night of Shabu'oth crowns the Shekhinah...
Sunday, May 16, 2010/Siwan 3, 5770
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Since carrying out from one domain to another on Yom Tob was permitted for the purposes of food, it was likewise...
Wednesday, May 12, 2010/Iyyar 28, 5770
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One must be particular to pay close attention to the reading of the Ten Commandments on the morning of Shabu'oth and...
Tuesday, May 11, 2010/Iyyar 27, 5770
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The fiftieth day of the 'Omer is the festival of Shabu'oth. Since there must be seven full weeks between Pesah and...
Monday, May 10, 2010/Iyyar 26, 5770
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All holidays (Yamim Tobim) are called holy convocations (Miqraei Qodesh). Just as we are commanded to honor Shabbath...
Tuesday, May 4, 2010/Iyyar 20, 5770
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At the conclusion of a Holiday (Yom Tob), both when it becomes Hol Hammo'ed or an ordinary day (Hol), the Habdalah...
Sunday, April 4, 2010/Nisan 20, 5770
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The order of the blessings and candle lighting on Yom Tob (a Holy Day) which does not fall on Shabbath is different...
Tuesday, March 23, 2010/Nisan 8, 5770
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We are not permitted to prepare on the first day of a holiday (Yom Tob) for the second day. As such, one may not cook...
Tuesday, May 26, 2009/Siwan 3, 5769
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A very interesting Halakha: If somebody passes in front of a non-Jewish bakery on Pesah where they are baking bread...
Wednesday, March 18, 2009/Adar 22, 5769
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