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G-d Will Destroy Their Plans Against Us (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
וכאשר יענו אתו כן ירבה וכן יפרץ "The more they torment them, the more they will...
Thursday, January 12, 2012/Tebeth 17, 5772
A Traveller and the Hanukkah Lights (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
What should a married man, who is travelling on Hanukkah, do regarding the lighting? If the lights are being...
Sunday, December 18, 2011/Kislew 22, 5772
Cutting Fingernails and Toenails (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
One should be particular to cut one's fingernails and toenails every Friday ('Ereb Shabbath). If the nails do not...
Friday, November 11, 2011/Heshwan 14, 5772
Using the same oven for meat and dairy (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
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
A profit sharing agreement which includes money borrowed with interest (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
A Jew is not permitted to borrow money from another Jew with interest. A Jew is permitted, however, to borrow...
Tuesday, January 11, 2011/Shebat 6, 5771
Lighting the Hanukkah Menorah early (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
The ideal time to light the Hanukkah candles during the week is when the stars come out (Seth Hakkokhabim). If one...
Monday, December 6, 2010/Kislew 29, 5771
Finish what you started (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
Why are we told that there must be enough oil to last the minimum required time of a half hour, before lighting...
Sunday, December 5, 2010/Kislew 28, 5771
Don't believe others' compliments (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
It says in Mishlei: אל תהי חכם בעיניך ירא את יהוה וסור מרע "Be not wise in your own...
Sunday, October 24, 2010/Heshwan 16, 5771
Prayer for the Rain on Shemini 'Asereth (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
The prayer for the rain is said just before the Musaf prayer of Shemini 'Asereth. From that time and until the...
Wednesday, September 29, 2010/Tashri 21, 5771
Mattoth/Mas'ei: forbidden words feed the Sitra Ahara (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
לא יחל דברו ככל היצא מפיו יעשה, "He shall not desecrate (Yahel) his word, whatever comes...
Thursday, July 8, 2010/Tammuz 26, 5770
Weddings and engagements during the 22 days (the three weeks) (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
The custom is not to hold weddings from the seventeenth (17th) of tammuz till the ninth of Ab. This applies even...
Sunday, July 4, 2010/Tammuz 22, 5770
The Wife Behind the Torah Giant - Ribbi 'Aqiba (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe)
During the 'Omer, the period between the holiday of Pesah and Lagh La'omer, 24,000 students of Ribbi 'Aqiba...
Thursday, April 29, 2010/Iyyar 15, 5770
Why were the miracles not open and wondrous? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Why did G-d cause the salvation in Purim to happen in a natural way and and not as an open miracle as happened in...
Sunday, February 28, 2010/Adar 14, 5770
Terumah: Charity can change the negative into positive. (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) G-d tells the Children of Israel "Weyiqhu Li Terumah" (and you shall take a donation for Me). Why does it...
Thursday, February 18, 2010/Adar 4, 5770
Renting premises to a non Jew if he will conduct business there on Shabbath (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) A Jewish landlord may rent his premises to a non Jew, even though the landlord knows that the non Jew will be...
Friday, February 12, 2010/Shebat 28, 5770
Mothers and Torah (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) Learning Torah is often associated with men and boys. As women, we often wonder what role we play in the arena of...
Friday, February 5, 2010/Shebat 21, 5770
What Yithro understood that others didn't (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) "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
Protracted discussion during a meal requires Netilah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
Someone who is having a meal with bread and gets into a protracted discussion with his friend, or went outside...
Tuesday, January 26, 2010/Shebat 11, 5770
To be like a pine tree (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) The month of Shebat (Shevat) is associated with water and growth. The seven species associated with the Land of...
Friday, January 22, 2010/Shebat 7, 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
What blessing on vegetables grown in water? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Nowadays, there are certain vegetables such as lettuce, that are grown in water and not in the earth, and are...
Tuesday, January 12, 2010/Tebeth 26, 5770
We are unique and important, despite our failings (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) When we read about the blessings which Ya'aqob Abinu 'a"h gave his children before he passed away, we notice the...
Thursday, December 31, 2009/Tebeth 14, 5770
Overcoming anger (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Anger is a most serious character trait. The Arizal was more strict about the need to avoid anger than any other...
Sunday, December 27, 2009/Tebeth 10, 5770
When praise is really an insult (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Yehudah (Judah) says to Joseph (not knowing that he is his brother Yoseph), "Ki Khamokha KePhar'oh" (For you are like...
Friday, December 25, 2009/Tebeth 8, 5770
A Pidyon HaBen that falls on Shabbath (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It is a commandment upon every man to redeem his son if he is a first born of the mother, unless either parent is...
Wednesday, December 23, 2009/Tebeth 6, 5770
Not speaking till all the Hanukkah candles have been lit (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Even though only the first candle that we light each night of Hanukkah is the obligation for the day, nevertheless,...
Tuesday, December 8, 2009/Kislew 21, 5770
Wayishlah: Ya'aqob and Esau - Mordechai and Haman (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Ya'aqob Abinu, 'a"h, (Jacob) says to G-d, "Hasileni Na Miyad Ahi" (please save me from the hand of my brother, from...
Friday, December 4, 2009/Kislew 17, 5770
Dress to Impress (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) The episode of Dina, the daughter of Ya'aqob Abinu and Leah Immenu, serves as a springboard to explore the topic of...
Thursday, December 3, 2009/Kislew 16, 5770
Wayyese - Why did Jacob need to make a vow? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) "Wayyiddar Ya'aqob Neder Lemor" (and Jacob made a vow saying). Ya'aqob Abinu, 'a"h, was in distress and made a vow...
Friday, November 27, 2009/Kislew 10, 5770
Who was Leah the Matriarch? (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) Leah Immenu was an extremely righteous woman. In fact, we are told that her eyes were tender due to her excessive...
Thursday, November 26, 2009/Kislew 9, 5770
Shalom (peace) is necessary for the world to exist (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Shalom (peace) between people is a very important quality, because the existence of the whole world depends on it....
Sunday, November 22, 2009/Kislew 5, 5770
What's in a Home? (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) What's in a Home?

When Yishaq Abinu (Isaac) brought his new bride, Ribqa (Rebecca), into Sara Immenu's...
Thursday, November 12, 2009/Heshwan 25, 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
Washing dishes on Shabbath (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The Shulhan 'Arukh writes that cutlery, crockery and the like may be washed on Shabbath, provided that they will be...
Thursday, October 29, 2009/Heshwan 11, 5770
Who is Rahel Immenu (our Mother Rachel)? (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) What is it about Rahel Immenu, our Mother Rahel that makes our heart beat and our eyes tear? Who is this very special...
Wednesday, October 28, 2009/Heshwan 10, 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
Prayer: The Vessel for Our Blessings (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) On the third day of creation, we are told that the Holy One Blessed be He created the herbs, vegetation and fruit...
Thursday, October 22, 2009/Heshwan 4, 5770
Cutting hair and nails on Thursday (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) There is an opinion that nails and hair should not be cut on Thursday. The reason, as mentioned by the Taz, is that...
Wednesday, October 21, 2009/Heshwan 3, 5770
Not understanding the 'Amidah and not being able to pray by heart (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) If people are praying by heart and there are no prayer books available and someone does not remember the 'Amidah by...
Monday, October 19, 2009/Heshwan 1, 5770
Bereshith: Shabbath is the spiritual soul of the world (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) In the Parasha of Bereshith we read that G-d rested on the Seventh day and blessed it and sanctified it.
Friday, October 16, 2009/Tashri 28, 5770
Bringing blessings into our homes (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) One of the three special commandments for women is the one of separating "Hallah" (Hafrashath Hallah). In the past,...
Thursday, September 24, 2009/Tashri 6, 5770
Women and the blessing on the Shofar (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Women are exempt from hearing the Shofar since women are not obligated in positive precepts that must be performed at...
Wednesday, September 16, 2009/Elul 27, 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
How happy are those who brought them into this world (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) In the Parasha of Wayelekh, Moshe Rabbenu commands the entire Jewish nation to gather, once every seven years, to...
Thursday, September 10, 2009/Elul 21, 5769
Parashath Ki Thabo (Ki Tavo): Blessings will happen against all logic (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It says in the Parasha of Ki Thabo, "And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you listen to...
Friday, September 4, 2009/Elul 15, 5769
Our Heart - A Precious Gem (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) If you had to choose the one part of your body which is most crucial for the process of repentance, what would it...
Wednesday, September 2, 2009/Elul 13, 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
Reassembling an item on Shabbath (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) An item that is made in sections, as is common with shelving and the like, that comes apart, is forbidden to be put...
Thursday, August 20, 2009/Ab 30, 5769
Our own personal "gates" (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) This week's Parasha, Parashath Shoftim, begins with the following verse: "You shall appoint judges and officers in...
Wednesday, August 19, 2009/Ab 29, 5769
Hakham who is taking a long time in silent 'Amidah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) If a Hakham or an important person who is taking a long time saying his 'Amidah, notices that the Hazzan and the...
Tuesday, August 18, 2009/Ab 28, 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
Positioning and repositioning a Mezuzah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) A Mezuzah must be placed in the upper third of the doorpost, irrespective of the height of the door. If a person...
Wednesday, August 12, 2009/Ab 22, 5769
The tongue, the arrow and the bullet (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) What is the connection between the tongue, the arrow and the bullet? Are there any similarities or differences? Thursday, August 6, 2009/Ab 16, 5769
Using someones Sissith (Tallith Gadol) and Tefillin without permission (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Under normal circumstances we would assume that another person would be happy if we borrowed an item of theirs...
Sunday, August 2, 2009/Ab 12, 5769
We fasted and You did not know... (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) The Jewish people questioned why G-d did not pay attention to their fasts. "Why have we fasted and You did not see?...
Tuesday, July 28, 2009/Ab 7, 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
Women and the study of Torah (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) When the time comes to give reward to people in the next world, The Creator will say: "Give this lady her reward for...
Thursday, July 16, 2009/Tammuz 24, 5769
Parashath Pinhas: Why did Moshe Rabbenu pray for one more leader? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Moshe Rabbenu, 'a"h, asks G-d to appoint someone over the 'Edah (assembly).

In Parashath Beha'alothkha,...
Friday, July 10, 2009/Tammuz 18, 5769
Dancing from the 17th of Tammuz (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
Because of the calamities that befell the Jewish people during the twenty two days from the Seventeenth of Tammuz...
Tuesday, July 7, 2009/Tammuz 15, 5769
If a person survives an unusual incident (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) We mentioned that Gomel is only recited on very specific cases. However, if something that defies nature takes place,...
Wednesday, July 1, 2009/Tammuz 9, 5769
Does the blessing on bread cover unexpected foods? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) There are those who are of the opinion that if after one has said the blessing of Hammosi (Hamotzi) on the bread and...
Tuesday, June 16, 2009/Siwan 24, 5769
A non Jew brings food for a Jew from outside the Shabbath boundary (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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
To go to Synagogue or not? (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) How important is it for a woman, to go to Synagogue on Shabbath?
Hakham Yoseph Hayyim 'a"h, answers...
Wednesday, June 3, 2009/Siwan 11, 5769
When not to say a blessing on water (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Ordinarily, one drinks water to quench one's thirst. In such a case, we must recite the blessing of Shehakkol...
Monday, June 1, 2009/Siwan 9, 5769
When not to eat a fruit whole (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Under normal circumstances, when eating fruits or vegetables, one has to eat a minimum quantity of a Kezayith (1 oz.)...
Sunday, May 31, 2009/Siwan 8, 5769
Cooking on the first day of a holiday for the second (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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
Affixing a Mezuzah on a store (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) If somebody has a store, from where he sells merchandise, the storekeeper normally goes there every day throughout...
Sunday, May 3, 2009/Iyyar 9, 5769
Sitting and dressing appropriately at table (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) When eating a meal, we must sit in an honorable manner at the table and be dressed appropriately. Just like one would...
Tuesday, April 28, 2009/Iyyar 4, 5769
Called to the Torah in the middle of the Shema' (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) If someone is reading the Shema' in Synagogue and they call him up to the Torah, even if they call him by name,...
Sunday, April 26, 2009/Iyyar 2, 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
Pirqei Aboth 1: Why does it not say Joshua' "Received" the Torah from Moshe Rabbenu? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It says in the Ethics of the Fathers (Pirqei Aboth) that Moshe Rabbenu, 'a"h, received the Torah from Sinai...
Friday, April 17, 2009/Nisan 23, 5769
Mah Nishtannah. Why is this exile longer than the others? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Mah Nishatanah Halayla Hazzeh. The 'Oleloth Ephraim says that the word night refers to the exile (Galuth). So we...
Wednesday, April 8, 2009/Nisan 14, 5769
Parashath Saw: Studying Torah alone or in a group (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Zoth Torath Ha'olah, Hee Ha'olah... (This is the law of the elevation offering - This one is the elevation...
Friday, April 3, 2009/Nisan 9, 5769
The tower, the backpack and the stick (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) The holiday of Passover has two major names: Pesah and Hagh HaMassoth (Passover and the Festival of the unleavened...
Wednesday, April 1, 2009/Nisan 7, 5769
Nissan and the power to bring the redemption closer. (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) We were redeemed in the month of Nissan, and will be redeemed in Nissan in the future. It says: Aharith Kereshith,...
Thursday, March 26, 2009/Nisan 1, 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
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
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
Bediqath Hames, which blessings we do and don't say (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The night before Pesah, of course, is when we have to do the Bediqath Hames (the search for the leaven). Before you...
Tuesday, March 17, 2009/Adar 21, 5769
Ki Thissa: Why were mirrors used for the Kiyyor (laver)? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) "We'Aseetha Kiyyor Nehosheth WeKhano Nehosheth Lerohsa", "You shall make a copper laver with a...
Friday, March 13, 2009/Adar 17, 5769
Can you give Mattanoth LaEbyonim to just one poor person to share with another? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) On Purim we are obligated to give "Matanoth LaEbyonim", gifts to at least two poor people. What if two poor...
Monday, March 9, 2009/Adar 13, 5769
Zakhor: How 'Amaleq's name will be destroyed from under "Shamayim" (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) "Timheh eth Zekher 'Amaleq Mittahath Hashamayim - Lo Tishkah" - You shall erase the remembrance of...
Friday, March 6, 2009/Adar 10, 5769
Clothing, fashion, and more (Part A) (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) This week's Parasha, discusses in great detail the garments of the high priest, The Kohen Gadol. The scripture...
Wednesday, March 4, 2009/Adar 8, 5769
Who must hear the Meghillah, and when? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Everybody is obligated in the Miswah of Meghillah, both men and women. I would like to add that there is a common...
Sunday, March 1, 2009/Adar 5, 5769
The noble act of giving (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) Why did Hashem command the Children of Israel to donate fifteen different types of materials for the Mishkan...
Wednesday, February 25, 2009/Adar 1, 5769
What if one needs to fast on Rosh Hodesh for a bad dream (Ta'anith Halom)? (Rabbi Ya'aqb Menashe) On Rosh Hodesh we are not permitted to fast, just as we are not allowed to fast on Shabbath and Yom Tob. The...
Tuesday, February 24, 2009/Shebat 30, 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

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