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117a pesah Pesah Sheni Pesahim 66b pesakh Pesakhim 117a pesakhim 66b pessakh peysach peysakh Peysekh pidyon ha-ben Pidyon HaBen prayers with a cup of wine preparation for passover Qedusha Qorban Pesah R' Chaim David Azulai Raabeya that nobody is require to lean nowadays rabbanit rebbetzin ruth menashe Rabbenu the Ari zal rabbi ari z"l rabbi menashe rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu Shlita Rabbi Raphael Baruch Toledano Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai Rabbis of Blessed Memory Rama Rav Chaim Yosef David Azulai ZT"L Redemption of the Son Rosh Chodesh Rosh ḥodesh roshhodesh.org/ RUACH CHAIM Ruvah Chaim sabbat sabbath sacrifice of Passover safek berachot lehakel safek berakhot le-hakel safek brachot lehaqel sanctification sanctity search for leaven seder seder questions sefaradi w Sephardi homes Sephardim Seudah Seuddah Sha'ot Zemaniot Sha'ot Zmaniyot shabat shabbat shabbath shabbos shabos shagetz shegget Shem & Malkhut Shem and Malkhut Shem or Malchus Shem u'Malchus Shem u'Malchut shemona esreh Shemura 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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)
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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
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
Wayera: Why is Abraham considered so highly? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
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Thursday, October 21, 2010/Heshwan 13, 5771
Anger: eliminating it at all costs (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
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
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
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
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
"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 final days of Nissan contain their own sanctity (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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
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

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