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The portion of the blessings in Parashath Behuqqothai, begins with the first letter of the Hebrew Alphabet (Aleph...
Friday, May 18, 2012/Iyyar 26, 5772
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It is not uncommon for people to kiss the hand of a Hakham, especially in Sephardi circles. The question is, if a...
Wednesday, April 25, 2012/Iyyar 3, 5772
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One may not speak while the Meghillah is being read. If one spoke between the Berakha (blessing) and the reading,...
Wednesday, March 7, 2012/Adar 13, 5772
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At the time of the giving of the Torah, the Children of Israel said "Na'aseh WeNishma'" (we will do and we will...
Tuesday, March 6, 2012/Adar 12, 5772
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The Rama mentions in his gloss on the Shulhan 'Arukh that it is a good custom to eat foods containing Zer'onim...
Monday, March 5, 2012/Adar 11, 5772
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One must increase one's eating and drinking on Purim and fasting is not permitted. The only exception is a...
Sunday, March 4, 2012/Adar 10, 5772
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Even though we say that young children should be brought to hear the Meghillah being read, very small children...
Tuesday, February 28, 2012/Adar 5, 5772
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It is a fine custom to bring small children to hear the reading of the Meghillah on Purim. This is in order to...
Monday, February 27, 2012/Adar 4, 5772
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If someone is holding a non-kosher Meghillah (this includes printed ones), he should not read along with the...
Sunday, February 26, 2012/Adar 3, 5772
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Many of us live in a society where food is found in abundance. The supermarkets are overflowing with a wide...
Thursday, February 23, 2012/Shebat 30, 5772
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If one were to attach a Mezuzah to a doorway, and then attach the doorway with the Mezuzah to a building, it is...
Tuesday, December 13, 2011/Kislew 17, 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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As is well known, there is a difference of opinion between Sephardim and Ashkenazim concerning whether women...
Wednesday, October 12, 2011/Tashri 14, 5772
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When one sits in the shade of the Sukkah, it is as if he sits in the shade of Emunah (faith), because the word...
Tuesday, October 11, 2011/Tashri 13, 5772
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If there is discomfort in one's Sukkah, such as a bad smell or strong winds, one is permitted to leave the Sukkah...
Monday, October 10, 2011/Tashri 12, 5772
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One who does not have enough money to purchase a Sukkah as well as take care of other Miswoth should make his...
Sunday, October 9, 2011/Tashri 11, 5772
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Due to the sensitivity and emotions involved with the following topic I have not addressed these matters in the...
Monday, July 4, 2011/Tammuz 2, 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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וכשלו איש באחיו "They will stumble over each other" (Wayiqra 26:37). The simple meaning of this...
Thursday, May 19, 2011/Iyyar 15, 5771
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If one wishes to fill up a room with storage items, in such a manner that one will be unable to do the Bediqath...
Tuesday, March 29, 2011/Adar B 23, 5771
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When having the Se'uddath Purim (festive meal), one should invite one's family and friends to the Se'uddah,...
Sunday, March 20, 2011/Adar B 14, 5771
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Esther is a figure who represents two different entities. She is the queen, married to the king who rules over a...
Wednesday, March 16, 2011/Adar B 10, 5771
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Everyone is obligated to send Mishlowah Manoth (gifts of at least two food portions) to at least one friend on the...
Tuesday, March 15, 2011/Adar B 9, 5771
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It is preferable for a person to increase the amount he gives as Mattanoth La-ebyonim (gifts for the poor) on...
Wednesday, March 9, 2011/Adar B 3, 5771
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לב יודע מרת נפשו ובשמחתו לא יתערב זר "The heart knows the bitterness of its soul and...
Monday, January 31, 2011/Shebat 26, 5771
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Some have the custom of roasting eggs on the lid of a pot containing meat, for Shabbath. The question is whether...
Friday, January 21, 2011/Shebat 16, 5771
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The Aharonim wrote that if one finds meat between one's teeth one is obligated to remove it, but under normal...
Thursday, December 30, 2010/Tebeth 23, 5771
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The prevalent custom is that when one eats meat or chicken one must wait six hours before eating dairy foods...
Wednesday, December 29, 2010/Tebeth 22, 5771
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The Torah states three times, "You shall not cook a kid (goat) in its mother's milk". In the Gemara of Hullin the...
Tuesday, December 28, 2010/Tebeth 21, 5771
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The way of teachers of small children when teaching them Tanakh (Torah, Prophets and Sacred Writings), is to read...
Wednesday, October 20, 2010/Heshwan 12, 5771
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One of the Melakhoth (labors) which was prohibited by the Torah on Shabbath is Kotheb (writing). In order for one...
Friday, October 15, 2010/Heshwan 7, 5771
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When eating bread, if one is unable to do Netilath Yadayim (the ritual washing of hands) from a Keli (vessel), one...
Tuesday, June 22, 2010/Tammuz 10, 5770
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If someone who does not speak Hebrew hears the Meghilla read in Hebrew, from a Kosher scroll written in Hebrew, he...
Tuesday, February 23, 2010/Adar 9, 5770
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"Wayishma' Yithro Khohen Midian Hothen Moshe Eth Kol Asher 'Asah Eloqim Le Moshe UlYisrael 'Ammo" (Jethro, the priest...
Thursday, February 4, 2010/Shebat 20, 5770
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The Kothel Hamma'arabi (Western Wall) is the only remnant that has remained for us, of the destruction of the Beth...
Tuesday, February 2, 2010/Shebat 18, 5770
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Let us look at a case where a non-Jew visits a Jew on Shabbath, and brings him food from outside the Tehom Shabbath...
Thursday, June 4, 2009/Siwan 12, 5769
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Lagh La'Omer (the 33rd day of the 'Omer) is, of course, the day in which the great Tanna, Ribbi Shim'on...
Tuesday, May 12, 2009/Iyyar 18, 5769
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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
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On Leil Pesah (the night of Pesah) Hasebah (leaning) is required when eating the Masah and drinking the Arba'...
Sunday, March 22, 2009/Adar 26, 5769
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Some of the requirements for the cup that is used for the Qiddush are, that even if the cup is clean it must still be...
Thursday, November 27, 2008/Heshwan 29, 5769
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