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Standing day and night on Yom Kippur (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
Maran z"l states in the Shulhan 'Arukh that there are those who stand the entire day on Yom Kippur and the entire...
Tuesday, October 4, 2011/Tashri 6, 5772
Forgot to Mention Shabbath in the Yom Kippur 'Amidah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
When Yom Kippur falls on Shabbath, one must mention Shabbath in the 'Amidah prayer. If one did not mention...
Monday, October 3, 2011/Tashri 5, 5772
Torah and rejoicing during the Purim meal (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
When having the Se'uddath Purim (festive meal), one should invite one's family and friends to the Se'uddah,...
Sunday, March 20, 2011/Adar B 14, 5771
Purim meal at night and during the day (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
We fulfill our obligation of Se'uddath Purim (the festive Purim meal) with one meal and do not follow the opinion...
Friday, March 18, 2011/Adar B 12, 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
There is some of Queen Esther in all of us (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe)
Esther is a figure who represents two different entities. She is the queen, married to the king who rules over a...
Wednesday, March 16, 2011/Adar B 10, 5771
Cookies and candies don't count as Mishlowah Manoth (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
Everyone is obligated to send Mishlowah Manoth (gifts of at least two food portions) to at least one friend on the...
Tuesday, March 15, 2011/Adar B 9, 5771
Hearing the Meghillah on the radio, or missing a few words (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
Everybody is obligated to hear the reading of the Meghillah. Women are obligated because they were also part of...
Monday, March 14, 2011/Adar B 8, 5771
Parashath Zakhor read according to a different custom (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
On Shabbath Zakhor (the Shabbath before Purim), not only does every man need to make the effort to hear the...
Sunday, March 13, 2011/Adar B 7, 5771
Giving priority to Mattanoth La-ebyonim (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
It is preferable for a person to increase the amount he gives as Mattanoth La-ebyonim (gifts for the poor) on...
Wednesday, March 9, 2011/Adar B 3, 5771
When to give the half Sheqel (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
The giving of the Mahasith Hasheqel (charity in memory of the half Sheqel), is done on the eve of Purim, before...
Tuesday, March 8, 2011/Adar B 2, 5771
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
Why is Shabbath Zakhor before Purim? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) There is a commandment to remember 'Amaleq and to read the portion of Zakhor (remember) from the Sefer Torah. There...
Friday, February 26, 2010/Adar 12, 5770
Giving Mattanoth LaEbyonim without a Blessing and not from Maaser (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) One reason, according to the Rashba, as to why we do not recite a blessing over the giving of Mattanoth LaEbyonim...
Wednesday, February 24, 2010/Adar 10, 5770
What it takes to save a nation (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) "And he brought up Hadassah..." (Esther, 2,7).

After Esther's parents passed away, The word that is used...
Wednesday, February 24, 2010/Adar 10, 5770
Reading the Meghillah in a foreign language (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) If someone who does not speak Hebrew hears the Meghilla read in Hebrew, from a Kosher scroll written in Hebrew, he...
Tuesday, February 23, 2010/Adar 9, 5770
Women and Parashath Zachor (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) According to many authorities, the reading of the Parasha of Zachor, "Remember what 'Amaleq did unto you", is an...
Monday, February 22, 2010/Adar 8, 5770
Daughters of the King, every one of us. (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) As Purim draws near, the image of the heroine of the Purim Story, Esther the queen, is what comes to mind and stands...
Thursday, February 18, 2010/Adar 4, 5770
Haman and the sea (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Our Rabbis of blessed memory tell us that Haman, vis-a-vis the Jewish people, is likened to a bird who built its nest...
Wednesday, February 17, 2010/Adar 3, 5770
What should the Sheheheyanu on the Meghillah cover? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The Shulhan 'Arukh states that the Berakha (blessing) of Sheheheyanu is said at night, over the reading of the...
Tuesday, February 16, 2010/Adar 2, 5770
Who should open the Meghillah like a letter? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The custom is for the Hazzan to spread out the entire Meghilla like a letter, in order to make the miracle known....
Monday, February 15, 2010/Adar 1, 5770
When must the Meghilla be read? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Everyone is obligated to hear the Meghilla twice on Purim, once at night and once during the day. Contrary to what...
Sunday, February 14, 2010/Shebat 30, 5770
Fast of Esther on Thursday or Friday (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Ta'anith Esther (the Fast of Esther) is held on the 13th of Adar, the day before Purim. The Shulhan 'Aruch states...
Wednesday, February 10, 2010/Shebat 26, 5770
The holiness of Hanukkah and a woman's advantage. (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It is important to balance the happiness of Hanukkah with the seriousness and the important message that is connected...
Monday, December 14, 2009/Kislew 27, 5770
The night of Yom Kippur should be spent in holiness (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Even the night of Yom kippur should be spent in a state of holiness. There are those who stay in the Synagaogue the...
Tuesday, September 22, 2009/Tashri 4, 5770
Can you put all Mishlowah Manoth foods in one container? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) We mentioned previously that the two foods that you send to a friend as Mishloah Manoth on Purim have to be in...
Tuesday, March 10, 2009/Adar 14, 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
Who gives Mishlowah Manoth and to whom? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Both men and women are obligated to send two portions to a friend. Specifically two types of foods, each type of food...
Sunday, March 8, 2009/Adar 12, 5769
What if you forgot to say Sheheheyanu before the Meghillah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) When we come to read the Meghillah on the night of Purim, we have to say three Berakhoth. We say the Berakha of...
Wednesday, March 4, 2009/Adar 8, 5769
Standing or sitting for the Meghillah and its blessings (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) When reading the Meghillah, one has to say the Berakha (blessing) before and after the Meghillah while standing. This...
Tuesday, March 3, 2009/Adar 7, 5769
Reading the Meghillah on the 14th, 15th, or both (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) As we know, the Halakha is that everybody reads the Meghillah on the fourteenth of Adar, except for cities that had a...
Monday, March 2, 2009/Adar 6, 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
Does shipping Mishlowah Manoth before Purim qualify if it arrives on Purim (Rabbi Ya'aqob menashe) We know that on Purim we have to send Mishlowah Manoth (gifts of food) on the day of Purim itself. There is an...
Wednesday, February 25, 2009/Adar 1, 5769

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