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Thursday, December 3, 2009/Kislew 16, 5770
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Wednesday, December 2, 2009/Kislew 15, 5770
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009/Kislew 7, 5770
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009/Heshwan 9, 5770
Writing the contents of the Tefillin in the correct order (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Tefillin contain the following four Parashioth (sections from the Torah):
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009/Tashri 26, 5770
Torah readings out of sync between Israel and the Diaspora (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) There are times when the Torah reading in the Land of Israel and the reading in the Diaspora are not synchronized...
Tuesday, October 6, 2009/Tashri 18, 5770
Using the Synagogue's Arba'ah Minim (four species) (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) On the first day of Sukkoth, having a Lulab and Ethrogh is a commandment from the Torah (outside the Beth Hammiqdash...
Wednesday, September 30, 2009/Tashri 12, 5770
Parashath Ha-azinu: How to speak to Heaven and earth (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It says in the Torah (Ha-azinu, 32: 1) that Moshe Rabbenu called on the Heavens and the earth as witnesses when he...
Thursday, September 24, 2009/Tashri 6, 5770
Sleeping during the day on Rosh Hashanah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) One should not sleep during the day on Rosh Hashanah. This includes making the effort to wake up in the morning...
Friday, September 18, 2009/Elul 29, 5769
Rosh Hashanah on Shabbath - is something lacking? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) When Rosh Hashanah falls on Shabbath, people sometimes feel that something is lacking in view of the fact that we do...
Thursday, September 17, 2009/Elul 28, 5769
Which side of the Tallith Gadol should be on top? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It says in the Mishnah Berurah that the custom is to add a piece of silk to the top portion of the Sissith (Tallith...
Monday, September 7, 2009/Elul 18, 5769
Can one Sefer Torah take precedence over another? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) If a Sefer Torah was rolled to the place of that day's reading in preparation to be taken out and, by mistake,...
Monday, August 31, 2009/Elul 11, 5769
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009/Elul 5, 5769
Separating bad lettuce leaves from good ones on Shabbath (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) On Shabbath, because of the Melakha of Borer (the forbidden activity of separating), we are forbidden to separate bad...
Thursday, August 13, 2009/Ab 23, 5769
Taking on a stringency of keeping 24hrs between milk and meat (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) A question is asked in Torah Lishmah about someone who had the custom of waiting 24 hours after eating meat, before...
Tuesday, August 4, 2009/Ab 14, 5769
Why Tammuz and Ab are bad months for us (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Our Rabbis tell us that Ya'aqob Abinu 'a"h (our father Jacob) took as a portion for himself, the Hebrew months of...
Monday, July 20, 2009/Tammuz 28, 5769
Saying the Shema' without the Kawwanoth (intents) (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The reading of the Shema' has many Kawwanoth (intents). However, if one did not have at least the basic meaning of...
Sunday, July 19, 2009/Tammuz 27, 5769
Checking a scent before reciting the blessing (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) We have mentioned previously that before getting pleasure from a pleasant scent, we have to recite the blessing over...
Monday, July 13, 2009/Tammuz 21, 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
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Thursday, June 4, 2009/Siwan 12, 5769
Why do utensils require immersion? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) From where do we know that utensils that are used for the preparation of food require immersion in a Miqweh?
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Wednesday, May 6, 2009/Iyyar 12, 5769
Counting the wrong number of the 'Omer (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) We mentioned a couple of times that a person should know before saying the Berakha how many days of the 'Omer it...
Tuesday, April 21, 2009/Nisan 27, 5769
Reading the Meghillah on the 14th, 15th, or both (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
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Monday, March 2, 2009/Adar 6, 5769
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Thursday, February 5, 2009/Shebat 11, 5769

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