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All Torah Minutes

Recording Pledges Made on Shabbath (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
When pledges are made in Synagogues and Midrashim on Shabbath, it is customary to have a system in place with...
Friday, April 20, 2012/Nisan 28, 5772
Shemini: Why are the Offerings Mentioned in This Order? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
קחו שעיר עזים לחטאת ועגל וכבש בני שנה תמימם לעלה "Take a he-goat ... and a...
Thursday, April 19, 2012/Nisan 27, 5772
Whose Passover Customs are Better? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
Nowadays, in the majority of places, Jewish people of many varied backgrounds live together with their own...
Tuesday, March 20, 2012/Adar 26, 5772
Forgot to Mention Shabbath in the Yom Kippur 'Amidah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
When Yom Kippur falls on Shabbath, one must mention Shabbath in the 'Amidah prayer. If one did not mention...
Monday, October 3, 2011/Tashri 5, 5772
Nine Measures of Speech (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe)
Somehow, when women and speech are mentioned, many people associate these words with a wide selection of jokes....
Friday, August 5, 2011/Ab 5, 5771
Huqqath: Bread & water and the written & oral Torah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
When Miriam the Prophetess died, the water supply, which was the Beer Miriam (Miriam's well), which followed Bene...
Thursday, June 30, 2011/Siwan 28, 5771
Beha'alothkha: The light of the Menorah continues in every Jewish home (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
בהעלתך את הנרת "When you kindle the lights" (Bamidbar, 8:2). Rashi, quoting Midrash Tanhuma, asks why...
Friday, June 10, 2011/Siwan 8, 5771
Bamidbar: The essence of the Jewish people (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
"And G-d spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai (במדבר סיני)." The Gematria of the words במדבר...
Thursday, May 26, 2011/Iyyar 22, 5771
We should not let our hair stand on end (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe)
We are told in Parashath Ki Thissa, that Shabbath is a sign between G-d and the Jewish people. Hakham Yoseph...
Friday, February 18, 2011/Adar A 14, 5771
Our weapons of war (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
There is a parable of a king who had many servants. Among them was a group who were strong and courageous and...
Wednesday, February 2, 2011/Shebat 28, 5771
Wayhi: Why Jacob lived 147 years (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
ויהי ימי יעקב שני חייו שבע שנים וארבעים ומאת שנה "And the days of Jacob......
Thursday, December 16, 2010/Tebeth 9, 5771
What may one who is not fasting do or not do? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
On the four public fasts, as long as there are six or seven members of the congregation who are fasting...
Tuesday, June 29, 2010/Tammuz 17, 5770
Emor: G-d is constantly giving (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) כי תבאו אל הארץ אשר אני נתן לכם וקצרתם את קצירה (When you enter the Land that I...
Thursday, April 29, 2010/Iyyar 15, 5770
Only studying Torah for its own sake (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) "Zoth Ha'Olah Hee Ha'Olah 'Al Moqdah" (this is the law [Torah] of the elevation offering, this is the elevation...
Friday, March 26, 2010/Nisan 11, 5770
The Torah is the remedy to all transgressions (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The Torah is the remedy for all transgressions. We have proof of this from the Zohar which says that:
Sunday, February 7, 2010/Shebat 23, 5770
Building a Beth Midrash where a Synagogue stood (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It is permitted to make a Beth Midrash (house of learning) out of a Synagogue. However, a Beth Midrash may not be...
Wednesday, February 3, 2010/Shebat 19, 5770
Treating the Western Wall with respect (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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
How to read the Shema' before going to sleep (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Before going to sleep we read Shema' Yisrael. According to the Shulhan 'Aruch, it is sufficient to read the first...
Monday, January 25, 2010/Shebat 10, 5770
Sheheheyanu on a new home (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Does someone who builds a new home need to say the Berakha (blessing) of Sheheheyanu or not?

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Monday, January 18, 2010/Shebat 3, 5770
What's in it for me? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) When looking for a job, it is normal to want to know what your renumeration will be before accepting it. You want to...
Sunday, January 17, 2010/Shebat 2, 5770
Can Minha and 'Arbith be prayed during the same time period? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The Shulhan 'Arukh states that on Friday night, 'Arbith (the evening prayer) is prayed earlier than it is during the...
Friday, January 15, 2010/Tebeth 29, 5770
Dieting on Shabbath or not eating meat or drinking wine (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) "And you shall call Shabbath a delight ('Onegh)". Part of the delight on Shabbath is eating meals with meat and wine....
Thursday, January 7, 2010/Tebeth 21, 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
Learning to cope with life, from the plants (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It says in the Ashrei "WeAttah Nothen Lahem Eth Okhlam Be'Itto" (You give them their food at the right time). It is...
Sunday, December 20, 2009/Tebeth 3, 5770
Saying Shehakol on bread on someone else's behalf (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) If a person who is eating bread says the Beracha of "Shehakol" or "Borei Minei Mezonoth" or "Borei Peri Ha-adamah",...
Wednesday, December 2, 2009/Kislew 15, 5770
Bringing empty boxes (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) There is a Mashal (parable) of servants who were expected to bring presents to their master the king. Some brought...
Saturday, November 28, 2009/Kislew 11, 5770
Someone who is unable to complete the Haftarah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) If the person who was called up for Maftir on Shabbath is reading the Haftarah and suddenly stops in the middle and...
Thursday, November 19, 2009/Kislew 2, 5770
Why we must always have a Hazarah (repetition) (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) We mentioned previously that Rabbenu the Ari z"l was very particular to always have a Hazarah (repetition) after the...
Wednesday, November 11, 2009/Heshwan 24, 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
Praying in English (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Nowadays, the level of Jewish knowledge is much higher than it was a generation or two ago. Nevertheless, there are...
Sunday, November 1, 2009/Heshwan 14, 5770
Lekha Lekha: the righteous are called "Holekh" (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Angels are called "'Omdim" (standing still) because they do not have a Yeser Hara' (evil inclination) which pulls...
Friday, October 30, 2009/Heshwan 12, 5770
Praying in front of a mirror or pane of glass (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It is forbidden to pray in front of a mirror, even if one closes one's eyes, because it appears as if one is bowing...
Monday, October 26, 2009/Heshwan 8, 5770
Was Shabbath given for eating and drinking or studying Torah? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It says in the Talmud Yerushalmi that Ribbi Haggai said that Shabbath and Yom Tob were given for the purpose of...
Thursday, October 22, 2009/Heshwan 4, 5770
Asking a non-Jew to effect a transaction on Shabbath (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) A Jew is forbidden from giving a non-Jew money during the week in order to buy him something on Shabbath. Similarly,...
Thursday, October 15, 2009/Tashri 27, 5770
WeZoth Habberakha: Moshe Rabbenu's intense love for the Jewish people (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The Parasha of Wezoth Habberakha starts with the words: And this is the blessing that Moses, the man of G-d, blessed...
Thursday, October 8, 2009/Tashri 20, 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
Fasting is prohibited the day before Yom Kippur (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It is forbidden to fast the day before Yom Kippur. On the contrary we are required to eat the amount of food that we...
Wednesday, September 23, 2009/Tashri 5, 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
The meaning of life (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) Let us imagine the following scenario, a group of soldiers betrayed their king and joined the army of the enemy....
Thursday, September 17, 2009/Elul 28, 5769
Why were "Zakhor" and "Shamor" said together? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Razal tell us that the words "Zakhor" and "Shamor" (remember and keep [the Sabbath]) were said in one utterance. Thursday, September 10, 2009/Elul 21, 5769
Playing with Lego and puzzles on Shabbath (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) A recent Torah Minute, Reassembling an item on Shabbath generated a lot of questions. A...
Thursday, September 3, 2009/Elul 14, 5769
Must we honor our in-laws? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Everyone is aware that we are obligated to honor our parents. Perhaps less well known is the obligation to honor...
Tuesday, September 1, 2009/Elul 12, 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
With which hand should you carry the Sefer Torah? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) With which hand (against which shoulder) should a person carry a Sefer Torah? If we say that it must it only be...
Tuesday, August 25, 2009/Elul 5, 5769
Importance of one hundred blessings a day (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) We are obligated to recite one hundred Berakhoth (blessings) a day. On Shabbath and Yom Tob as we know, there are...
Monday, August 24, 2009/Elul 4, 5769
Parashath 'Eqeb: A difficult word to translate (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The Parasha of 'Eqeb begins by telling us that "'Eqeb" (when/as soon as) we hear G-d's ordinances (Mishpatim) and we...
Friday, August 7, 2009/Ab 17, 5769
Using a pin on Shabbath, to pin clothes (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Attaching clothes with a pin or safety pin on Shabbath is related to the Melakha (Shabbath labor) of sewing. It is...
Thursday, July 23, 2009/Ab 2, 5769
Leaving the Tallith Gadol unfolded (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It is improper to leave a Tallith Gadol unfolded overnight. If someone forgot to fold it and found it unfolded in the...
Sunday, July 5, 2009/Tammuz 13, 5769
The Key to a Blessed Home (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) How should we as wives treat our husbands? What actions will bring about blessings, peace and harmony into our...
Wednesday, July 1, 2009/Tammuz 9, 5769
When not to recite Gomel (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) If a person was ill with an illness, and then felt better, but the illness had not yet been eliminated, so that he...
Tuesday, June 30, 2009/Tammuz 8, 5769
Being forced to honor parents by the Beth Din (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) We must all be very careful about honoring both our father and mother and to fear them.
Despite this, a Beth...
Tuesday, June 23, 2009/Tammuz 1, 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
If a Jew or a non-Jew cooks on Shabbath (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) If a Jewish person cooks food deliberately on Shabbath, knowing that it is forbidden (this excludes cooking in the...
Thursday, June 11, 2009/Siwan 19, 5769
If a parent gives instructions contrary to the Torah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) As we know, honoring one's father and mother is the fifth commandment of the Ten Commandments and one that we...
Tuesday, June 2, 2009/Siwan 10, 5769
Candle lighting and Qiddush on holidays (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
The first night of Shabu'oth requires "certain night" (Layla Wadday - after the stars come out) before Qiddush can...
Monday, May 25, 2009/Siwan 2, 5769
Why eat dairy on Shabu'oth? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
Most people eat a dairy meal in the morning of Shabu'oth. Let us look at a couple of reasons for this.
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Friday, May 22, 2009/Iyyar 28, 5769
Etiquette at the table (contd.) (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It says in Ben Ish Hai that anyone who is a glutton is considered to be trapped in the thicket of the Evil...
Wednesday, May 20, 2009/Iyyar 26, 5769
Ruth, the convert, and us (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) Boaz praises Ruth for the path she chose and for her actions. He said to her: "May G-d reward your actions, and...
Wednesday, May 20, 2009/Iyyar 26, 5769
Parashath Bamidbar: Banners of Unity (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) "Ish 'Al Dighlo BeOthoth Lebeth Abotham Yahanu Benei Yisrael". Each man of the Children of Israel shall...
Sunday, May 17, 2009/Iyyar 23, 5769
Hair cutting on the 33rd, 34th or 49th day of the 'Omer (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) We mentioned previously, the custom of both Sephardim and Ashkenazim, of performing weddings on Lagh La'Omer (Lag...
Monday, May 11, 2009/Iyyar 17, 5769
Pirqe Aboth 4: A necklace missing some precious stones (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Ben 'Azzai says you should run to perform a smaller commandment, just as you would run to do a major one.
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Friday, May 8, 2009/Iyyar 14, 5769
Secrets to wealth revealed (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Ribbi Tarfon tells us in Pirqei Aboth (Ethics of the Fathers): "Wehassakhar Harbeh" (and the reward is...
Thursday, April 23, 2009/Nisan 29, 5769
Confusion in counting the 'Omer (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) We said previously that a person must know before saying the Berakha ([Bracha] blessing) how many days of the...
Monday, April 20, 2009/Nisan 26, 5769
Priestly Blessing: calling and responding to the Kohanim [Cohanim] (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Ashkenazim, outside the Land of Israel, only do Birkath Kohanim (the Priestly Blessing performed by the Kohanim) on...
Tuesday, April 14, 2009/Nisan 20, 5769
Pesah: A lesson to be learned from the dippings (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
On Pesah (Passover) we dip the Karpas (celery) into salt or lemon water or vinegar, and then later we dip the...
Sunday, April 5, 2009/Nisan 11, 5769
About the blessings in Birkath Hahamah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
In order to say the Birkath Hahama (Blessing on the Sun) with Shem Umalkhuth (G-d's name) the Berakha...
Tuesday, March 24, 2009/Adar 28, 5769
The Wisdom of Women builds her Home (Rabbanith Ruth Manashe) The art of weaving is traditionally the specialty of women. In fact, the women were the ones who were engaged in the...
Wednesday, March 18, 2009/Adar 22, 5769
Who gives Mishlowah Manoth and to whom? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
Both men and women are obligated to send two portions to a friend. Specifically two types of foods, each type of...
Sunday, March 8, 2009/Adar 12, 5769
Bowing when you hear 'Alenu Leshabbeyah, even if not praying (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) In 'Alenu Leshabbeyah, when we come to the phrase, "WeAnahnu Mishtahawim Lifneh Melekh Malkhe Hammelakhim...
Sunday, February 22, 2009/Shebat 28, 5769
Reciting Qaddish in a soft voice, or with no one to answer (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The following question is asked in Rab Pe'alim: four or five people are reading Qaddish and one of them has a...
Wednesday, February 18, 2009/Shebat 24, 5769
The Nature of Women (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) In this week's Parasha, Parashath Yithro, Hashem calls Moshe Rabbenu, 'a"h, from the mountain saying,...
Wednesday, February 11, 2009/Shebat 17, 5769
Tu Bishbat: What foods should be eaten? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It says in "Peri 'Es Hadar" that according to the Mequbbalim (Kabbalists), there are ten types of...
Sunday, February 8, 2009/Shebat 14, 5769
Gluing and separating glued papers/pages on Shabbath (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) If one were to stick two sheets of paper together on Shabbath, this would be considered to be a derivative of sewing...
Thursday, January 15, 2009/Tebeth 19, 5769
Not leaving the synagogue after prayers while there is still a Minyan present (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) You should not leave the Synagogue, if this is at all possible, till there is no longer a Minyan there. In...
Monday, December 29, 2008/Tebeth 2, 5769

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