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Wednesday, December 7, 2011/Kislew 11, 5772
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011/Kislew 4, 5772
Remembers at Minha that he forgot Shahrith & Musaf (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
Tashlumin (praying a make up 'Amidah for one that was missed) can only be done during the next prayer. If one did...
Tuesday, November 29, 2011/Kislew 3, 5772
Only time for either Musaf or Minha (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
If one forgot to pray Musaf and the time for Musaf has passed, one cannot pray a make up 'Amidah during the next...
Monday, November 28, 2011/Kislew 2, 5772
The Rosh Fled to Spain (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
The Rosh (Rabbenu Asher, 'a"h) was born and initially lived in the Ashkenzi lands, but because of persecution...
Sunday, November 27, 2011/Kislew 1, 5772
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A man should make every effort to pray in a Synagogue with a congregation. Nevertheless, one must not do so in a...
Tuesday, November 1, 2011/Heshwan 4, 5772
Entering the Synagogue when they are praying the 'Amidah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
If one enters a Synagogue when the congregation are praying Minha, and finds that they are in the middle of the...
Tuesday, July 12, 2011/Tammuz 10, 5771
Balaq: Do any sin but don't lie (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
ולא ראה עמל בישראל "He saw no perverseness in Israel" (Bamidbar 23:21). Onkelos translates this as...
Thursday, July 7, 2011/Tammuz 5, 5771
A Kohen who does not pronounce letters correctly (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
A Cohen who does not know how to articulate the letters correctly, such as saying Aleph for Ahn or Heh for Heth...
Tuesday, October 19, 2010/Heshwan 11, 5771
Rushing to Synagogue (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
The Shulhan 'Arukh states that one should run when going to the Synagogue or when going to perform any commandment...
Monday, October 18, 2010/Heshwan 10, 5771
Eqeb: Why we are cautioned to "remember" (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
It says in Parashath 'Eqeb, וזכרת את יהוה אלהיך כי הוא הנתן לך כח לעשות...
Thursday, July 29, 2010/Ab 18, 5770
If no Kohen is present who goes up in his stead? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
If there is no Kohen (Cohen) present in the Synagogue at the time of the reading of the Torah, in Sephardi...
Tuesday, July 27, 2010/Ab 16, 5770
Any labor forbidden on Shabbath is forbidden on Yom Tob (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
Any labor that is forbidden on Shabbath is likewise forbidden on Yom Tob (with a few exceptions). The reason for...
Monday, May 3, 2010/Iyyar 19, 5770
Does the Hazzan or the congregation count first? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) In many communities, when the 'Omer is counted in the Synagogue, the Hazzan first recites the blessing and counts the...
Wednesday, April 21, 2010/Iyyar 7, 5770
Studying Torah after prayers (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The Shulhan 'Aruch, quoting the Gemarra, states that after leaving the Synagogue one should go to the Beth Midrash to...
Sunday, January 3, 2010/Tebeth 17, 5770
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009/Tammuz 23, 5769
Why do we have to recite Gomel? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) We mentioned previously that the Sages of the Anshei Keneseth Haggedolah instituted a Birkath Hoda-ah (blessing of...
Monday, June 29, 2009/Tammuz 7, 5769
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
Entering a Synagogue, but not for prayer (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) If someone needs to enter a Synagogue or a Beth Midrash (study hall), for a purpose not connected with prayer or...
Sunday, June 14, 2009/Siwan 22, 5769
To go to Synagogue or not? (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) How important is it for a woman, to go to Synagogue on Shabbath?
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009/Siwan 11, 5769
Facing West for Qabbalath Shabbath (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) According to Rabbenu the Arizal, the entire Qabbalath Shabbath prayer on Friday evening must be prayed facing west....
Thursday, March 19, 2009/Adar 23, 5769

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