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A person must be very careful to avoid anger altogether, at all times. Our Rabbis of Blessed Memory told us,...
Tuesday, July 6, 2010/Tammuz 24, 5770
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The fiftieth day of the 'Omer is the festival of Shabu'oth. Since there must be seven full weeks between Pesah and...
Monday, May 10, 2010/Iyyar 26, 5770
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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
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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
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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
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"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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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We mentioned that the final days of the month of Nissan are considered to be auspicious days because the majority of...
Monday, March 15, 2010/Adar 29, 5770
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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