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There are different opinions concerning whether it is permitted or forbidden to make ice cubes on Shabbath. The...
Friday, March 23, 2012/Adar 29, 5772
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A hot water urn which is used on Shabbath and other days year round, often has Hamess (Hametz) placed directly on...
Monday, March 19, 2012/Adar 25, 5772
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Attaching an item to a wall on Shabbath with glue would be forbidden because of Boneh (building) or...
Friday, March 16, 2012/Adar 22, 5772
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Every holy day in the Jewish calendar has something that we can carry with us for the rest of the year. For...
Wednesday, December 28, 2011/Tebeth 2, 5772
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It says in Ohr LeSion that there are many types of desires. It is not possible for a person to not have any desire...
Wednesday, December 21, 2011/Kislew 25, 5772
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Continuing with the question of touching the Tefillin Shel Rosh after Yoser, we mentioned previously that...
Friday, November 25, 2011/Heshwan 28, 5772
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The Qedusha during the repetition of the 'Amidah must be said standing, however, the Qedusha of Yoser Ohr, before...
Wednesday, November 23, 2011/Heshwan 26, 5772
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When we say that when starting the portion of Yoser Ohr in the morning Shahrith prayer, one should touch the...
Tuesday, November 22, 2011/Heshwan 25, 5772
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When starting the portion of Yoser Ohr in the morning Shahrith prayer, one should touch the Tefillin on the arm....
Monday, November 21, 2011/Heshwan 24, 5772
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Many authorities allow the use of liquid soap on Shabbath. But there are notable exceptions and there are...
Friday, September 23, 2011/Elul 24, 5771
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Any permitted Shabbath labor (Melakha) may be forbidden if it is done as a preparation for after Shabbath....
Friday, August 19, 2011/Ab 19, 5771
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As we know, once it is past sunset, one who says "Today is X days of the 'Omer", can no longer count that night...
Sunday, May 8, 2011/Iyyar 4, 5771
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The natural course of nature, which follows the order of the Creator, is for the dawn to gradually light the world...
Thursday, April 14, 2011/Nisan 10, 5771
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Is one permitted to travel before Shabbath in a car that is driven by a Jew, when one knows that the one who is...
Friday, January 14, 2011/Shebat 9, 5771
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In the Haftarah of this week's Parasha, Parashath Beshallah, we read about Deborah, another great woman to look up...
Friday, January 14, 2011/Shebat 9, 5771
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The Mishnah Berurah quotes an opinion that one who fasted for the first time on a weekday, on the occasion of the...
Friday, December 10, 2010/Tebeth 3, 5771
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The Haftarah is connected to the Torah reading. No less than twenty one Pesuqim (verses) may be read, unless the...
Friday, November 19, 2010/Kislew 12, 5771
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If a person wishes to return multiple books to a bookcase on Shabbath, can he sort them to put each in it's own...
Friday, October 29, 2010/Heshwan 21, 5771
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According to Rabbenu Hayyim Wittal, 'a"h, the custom of his master the Ari z"l was to say confession (Widdui)...
Sunday, September 5, 2010/Elul 26, 5770
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The Shulhan 'Arukh states that one may not do Netilath Yadayim (the ritual washing of hands) in water whose...
Monday, May 24, 2010/Siwan 11, 5770
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The Shabbath meals require Lehem Mishneh (two loaves of bread) to be brought to the table . This is because of the...
Friday, April 30, 2010/Iyyar 16, 5770
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Why are we commanded to tell our children the story of the Exodus from Egypt? Why is there so much emphasis on...
Thursday, March 18, 2010/Nisan 3, 5770
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The Shulhan 'Aruch states that making a sound on Shabbath with a musical instrument is forbidden. However, to knock...
Thursday, January 21, 2010/Shebat 6, 5770
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Are women permitted to say the Berachoth (blessings) connected with the Pesuqei DeZimra, of Baruch Sheamar and...
Wednesday, January 6, 2010/Tebeth 20, 5770
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If someone dips his cookie into a cooked liquid, such as into a cup of tea or coffee, he must first do Netilath...
Wednesday, October 28, 2009/Heshwan 10, 5770
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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
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There are some differences between the customs of Ashkenzim and Sephardim when it comes to cutting one's nails.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009/Heshwan 2, 5770
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A recent Torah Minute, Reassembling an item on Shabbath generated a lot of questions. A...
Thursday, September 3, 2009/Elul 14, 5769
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We spoke on a previous occasion how a person should not go barefoot -- meaning he should not walk around without...
Thursday, November 13, 2008/Heshwan 15, 5769
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As part of the creation of the world G-d created light. It says "Wayabdel Ben Ha-or Uben Hahoshekh",...
Friday, October 24, 2008/Tashri 25, 5769
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