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Hanukkah's Message for the Rest of the Year (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
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
Showering Before Shabbath (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
The Shulhan 'Arukh mentions that one must wash one's face, hands and feet in hot (warm) water on Friday in...
Friday, November 18, 2011/Heshwan 21, 5772
Women, Rosh Hodesh and the Haphtarah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
Women were given the reward that they would keep Rosh Hodesh more than men because they refused to give their nose...
Friday, October 28, 2011/Tashri 30, 5772
Hair cutting for men/women on Hol Hammo'ed (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
Men are not permitted to cut their hair or shave on Hol Hammo'ed (the intermediate days of a holiday). Even one...
Friday, April 22, 2011/Nisan 18, 5771
Picking up Hames (Hametz) on the street (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
Even though if one finds Hames in one's home on Pesah one must remove it on Hol Hammo'ed, nevertheless, if one...
Thursday, April 21, 2011/Nisan 17, 5771
Doing the Seder too early (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
On Shabbath and most Yamim Tobim (holidays) one may start Qiddush while it is still day. The Qiddush on the first...
Monday, April 18, 2011/Nisan 14, 5771
Someone brings Hames into your house - and eating at the same table (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
Even though we are not permitted to own or even see Hames (leaven) on Pesah, if a non-Jew enters a Jew's home with...
Sunday, April 17, 2011/Nisan 13, 5771
Women's obligation regarding the Haggadah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
The obligation to speak about the exodus from Egypt applies not only to men but to women also. Nowadays, many...
Thursday, April 14, 2011/Nisan 10, 5771
From Immense Darkness to Great Light (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe)
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
Starting the Seder after midnight (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
There are times when some people are unable to start the Seder till after midnight (Halakhaic time). Hopefully it...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011/Nisan 9, 5771
Starting the Seder just before midnight (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
Even though the Seder must be done on time to enable one to eat the Afiqomen before Halakhaic midnight, it...
Tuesday, April 12, 2011/Nisan 8, 5771
Eating a crumb of Hames (Hametz) on Pesah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
One is forbidden to eat even the smallest particle of Hames (Hametz) on Pesah (Passover). Therefore, after one...
Monday, April 11, 2011/Nisan 7, 5771
Requirement of Men, women, boys and girls to eat Massa (Matza) (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
All Jewish males, from the age of thirteen and above, are obligated to eat Massa (Matzah) on the first night of...
Sunday, April 10, 2011/Nisan 6, 5771
The Ba'al Habbayith leads Birkath Hammazon on Pesah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
On the night of the Seder, the custom is for the Ba'al Habbayith (the head of the household) to lead the Zimmun...
Friday, April 8, 2011/Nisan 4, 5771
For the Sake of Wine for Qiddush (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe)
Pesah is a holiday which involves a lot of expenses. Those of us who are blessed, should think about those who are...
Friday, April 8, 2011/Nisan 4, 5771
If one forgets the Afiqomen (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
What does one do if one forgets to eat the Afiqomen? If one forgot to eat the Afiqomen and did Mayim Aharonim (the...
Wednesday, April 6, 2011/Nisan 2, 5771
Falling asleep before the Afiqomen (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
Care should be taken to eat the Afiqomen by midnight according to Sha'oth Zemanioth (Halakhic time). Since this...
Tuesday, April 5, 2011/Nisan 1, 5771
Reason for Afiqomen and amounts (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
The main purpose in eating the Afiqomen at the end of the meal, is that it is in memory of the Qorban Pesah...
Monday, April 4, 2011/Adar B 29, 5771
Melakha and hair cuts on the eve of Passover (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
One must not do Melakha (work) on 'Ereb Pesah (the eve of Passover), from midday (Halakhaic time). This refers to...
Sunday, April 3, 2011/Adar B 28, 5771
Preparing well in advance for Pesah (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe)
A large portion of the preparations for Pesah (Passover) revolves around food: buying, preparing, cooking and...
Friday, April 1, 2011/Adar B 26, 5771
Finding leaven in one's home during Passover (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
After one does a thorough Bediqah and Bi'ur (search and burning) of the Hames (leaven), one assumes that the house...
Thursday, March 31, 2011/Adar B 25, 5771
Defining who is a firstborn for the purposes of the fast (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
Ta'anith Bekhoroth (the fast of the firstborn) is in memory of the miracle that took place when the Children of...
Wednesday, March 30, 2011/Adar B 24, 5771
Checking items in storage for Leaven (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
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
Doing the search for leaven with a flashlight (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
The search for leaven (Bediqath Hames) is done on the eve of the fourteenth of Nissan. The search must be done by...
Monday, March 28, 2011/Adar B 22, 5771
Hagh'alah (purging) of utensils for Passover (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
Hagh'alah (purging) of metal utensils that were used for Hames (leaven) used to be much more common than it is...
Sunday, March 27, 2011/Adar B 21, 5771
The importance of drinking 4 cups of wine on Pesah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
It is important to drink the four cups on Pesah (Passover), to the extent that if one has difficulty drinking...
Wednesday, March 23, 2011/Adar B 17, 5771
Thinking of Passover throughout the year (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
Bread and other Hames (leaven products) are probably the most commonly found food items in most households. Many...
Monday, March 21, 2011/Adar B 15, 5771
When one should not drink much on Purim (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
It is goes without saying that if drinking wine and getting inebriated is harmful to one's health, one is not...
Wednesday, March 16, 2011/Adar B 10, 5771
Heaped or flat? (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe)
The Talmud Yerushalmi (Pesahim) mentions the incident of Ribbi 'Aqiba and his friends who were going to collect...
Thursday, February 24, 2011/Adar A 20, 5771
What to take on a trip (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
When a person goes on a trip he should make a list to ensure that he takes all the items he will require to...
Tuesday, November 16, 2010/Kislew 9, 5771
Wayera: Why is Abraham considered so highly? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
"And G-d tested Abraham". (Bereishith 22:1) Rabbenu the Hida, 'a"h, quoting Hakham Almoschnino, 'a"h, asks...
Thursday, October 21, 2010/Heshwan 13, 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
Any labor forbidden on Shabbath is forbidden on Yom Tob (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Any labor that is forbidden on Shabbath is likewise forbidden on Yom Tob (with a few exceptions). The reason for this...
Monday, May 3, 2010/Iyyar 19, 5770
Pesah Sheni: our make-up day (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It says in the Torah that when the laws of the Passover were given, there were those who were unable to keep it...
Tuesday, April 27, 2010/Iyyar 13, 5770
Not a Wasted Time (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) Ribbi Tarfon says: ..."The reward is great." (Pirqe Aboth 2,15)

Hakham Yoseph Hayyim 'a"h expounds on this...
Thursday, April 15, 2010/Iyyar 1, 5770
No candle or spices at Habdalah of a Holiday (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
At the conclusion of a Holiday (Yom Tob), both when it becomes Hol Hammo'ed or an ordinary day (Hol), the Habdalah...
Sunday, April 4, 2010/Nisan 20, 5770
G-d will wait till the time comes (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) "Lo Yakhlu LehithMahMeyah" (they were driven out of Egypt and they couldn't delay). It says in the Gemara of...
Friday, April 2, 2010/Nisan 18, 5770
To hide or not to hide the Afiqomen (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The middle Massa (Matzah) is divided into two pieces and the larger piece is set aside for the Afiqomen at the end of...
Monday, March 29, 2010/Nisan 14, 5770
Do women lean at the Seder? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) At the Seder on Pesah men are obligated to eat and drink the required quantities of Massa (Matza) and wine while...
Sunday, March 28, 2010/Nisan 13, 5770
Getting rid of our internal Hamess (Hametz) (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) Our Rabbis of blessed memory tell us that just as our forefathers were redeemed in the month of Nissan, so too the...
Thursday, March 25, 2010/Nisan 10, 5770
Which blessing on the Hallel? Lighmor or Liqro? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) On the first two days of Pesah (Passover), the full Hallel is recited. The question is whether, when the full Hallel...
Wednesday, March 24, 2010/Nisan 9, 5770
If one ate after the Afiqomen (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The Afiqomen must be the last item to be eaten on the night of Pesah at the Seder. One may not eat anything after it,...
Monday, March 22, 2010/Nisan 7, 5770
If a person erroneously recites a blessing over the first Netilath Yadayim (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The first Netilath Yadayim (ritual washing of hands) that we do on the night of Pesah is for the Karpas and is made...
Sunday, March 21, 2010/Nisan 6, 5770
"So that you tell in the ears of your son and your son's son" (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) 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
The Pesah challenge (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) The holy books mention that the preparations for Pesah should start thirty days before the holiday. Hakham Sasson...
Thursday, March 11, 2010/Adar 25, 5770
Nullifying the Hamess (Hametz - leaven) requires comprehension of the words (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) After doing the Bediqath Hamess (search for leaven) at night, one should nullify all Hamess (leaven) that may have...
Tuesday, March 9, 2010/Adar 23, 5770
What places must be included in the Bediqah (search for leaven)? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Any place where Hamess (Hametz - leaven) was known to have been taken, must be checked. Not only that, but any...
Monday, March 8, 2010/Adar 22, 5770
Bediqah (search for leaven) in multiple locations and with others' help (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The Berakha (blessing) that one recites before the Bediqath Hamess (Hametz - search for the leaven) can cover his...
Sunday, March 7, 2010/Adar 21, 5770
Studying the laws of Pesah 30 days before the Holiday (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Thirty days before Pesah, one should inquire about the halakhoth (laws) of Pesah. We learn this from the fact...
Monday, March 1, 2010/Adar 15, 5770
Bo: Why did the sun shine on the night we left Egypt? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Leil Shimurim Hu LaH' (it is a night of watching for G-d) (Parsahath Bo, 12:42).

It says in the holy Zohar...
Friday, January 22, 2010/Shebat 7, 5770
Milah and Pidyon on the same day. Which takes precedence? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) A Milah (circumcision) is normally held on the eighth day, unless the child is not well enough. A Pidyon Habben...
Tuesday, August 11, 2009/Ab 21, 5769
Why some erroneously believe Shabu’oth is a lesser Holiday (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It behooves us to mention that, unlike Pesah and Sukkoth, Shabu'oth does not have popular rituals like dwelling...
Thursday, May 28, 2009/Siwan 5, 5769
Why is Shabu'oth not called the Festival of the Torah? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
Sukkoth is called Hagh Hasukkoth (Festival of the Booths) because of the commandment to dwell in booths. Pesah...
Wednesday, May 27, 2009/Siwan 4, 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...
Monday, May 25, 2009/Siwan 2, 5769
Pesah Sheni (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It says in Parashath Beha'alothkha that those who were unable to bring the Qorban Pesah (Paschal sacrifice),...
Thursday, May 7, 2009/Iyyar 13, 5769
Why we recite only the partial Hallel after the first 2 days of Pesah (Passover) (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) On the first two days of Pesah (Passover) -- the first day for those in Israel -- we say the complete Hallel....
Sunday, April 12, 2009/Nisan 18, 5769
How can we bring the redemption faster (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) The prophet Micha prophesied the following: "According to the days of your coming out of the land of Egypt I...
Wednesday, April 8, 2009/Nisan 14, 5769
Not speaking while eating and drinking on Pesah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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
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 Maror...
Sunday, April 5, 2009/Nisan 11, 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
Can you fulfill your obligation with stolen Massa (matzah)? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) If one performs a commandment through a sin, it is as if he hs not performed that commandment.
A typical case...
Tuesday, March 31, 2009/Nisan 6, 5769
Afiqomen: It's purpose and minimum quantities (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The Afiqomen has to be eaten at the end of the meal because it is in memory of the Qorban Pesah (the Passover...
Monday, March 30, 2009/Nisan 5, 5769
"And on this night we dip twice" (Rabbanith Ruth Manashe) During the Seder, we perform the act of dipping vegetables twice. The first time we dip the Karpas (celery) in lemon...
Wednesday, March 25, 2009/Adar 29, 5769
Pesah: Hasebah - Leaning on a friend's shoulder (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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
Smelling Hames on Pesah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) A very interesting Halakha: If somebody passes in front of a non-Jewish bakery on Pesah where they are baking bread...
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
Bediqath Hames: Returning home before your Shaliyah has completed checking (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Let is consider a case where somebody could not be at his home on the eve of the fourteenth of Nissan in order to do...
Wednesday, March 11, 2009/Adar 15, 5769
Wearing shoes and socks (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) A person should not walk barefoot. The Gemara of Shabbath tells us that a person has to sell everything he has in...
Wednesday, October 29, 2008/Tashri 30, 5769

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