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Sometimes, when a soul returns to this world, it returns in an entity other than a human being. When the time...
Sunday, March 25, 2012/Nisan 2, 5772
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The Rama mentions in his gloss on the Shulhan 'Arukh that it is a good custom to eat foods containing Zer'onim...
Monday, March 5, 2012/Adar 11, 5772
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It says in Tehillim אל תהיו כסוס כפרד אין הבין "Do not be like a horse...
Sunday, February 12, 2012/Shebat 19, 5772
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The Shulhan Arukh states that the blessing of 'Me'ein Sheba'' in the Friday night prayer, is not recited in the...
Friday, January 20, 2012/Tebeth 25, 5772
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It says in Tehillim Ya'ankha: יתן לך כלבבך וכל עצתך ימלא "May He grant you your heart's...
Sunday, January 8, 2012/Tebeth 13, 5772
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In the eyes of the Torah and our Rabbis of blessed memory, women are highly respected and recognized for their...
Friday, January 6, 2012/Tebeth 11, 5772
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After Tish'ah Be-Ab and the difficult period of 22 days are over, one soon forgets the fasting and the Abeluth...
Wednesday, August 10, 2011/Ab 10, 5771
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Due to the sensitivity and emotions involved with the following topic I have not addressed these matters in the...
Monday, July 4, 2011/Tammuz 2, 5771
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Since the prevalent custom on Shabu'oth is to eat both dairy and meat meals on the holy day, it is common to bake...
Monday, June 6, 2011/Siwan 4, 5771
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קדשים יהיו לאלקיהם . . . והיו קדש "They shall be holy to their G-d . . . and...
Thursday, May 5, 2011/Iyyar 1, 5771
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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
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Peace is what makes the entire Creation exist. When one sees a wall made of lots of stones, when they are all...
Sunday, January 23, 2011/Shebat 18, 5771
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Some have the custom of roasting eggs on the lid of a pot containing meat, for Shabbath. The question is whether...
Friday, January 21, 2011/Shebat 16, 5771
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The Aharonim wrote that if one finds meat between one's teeth one is obligated to remove it, but under normal...
Thursday, December 30, 2010/Tebeth 23, 5771
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The prevalent custom is that when one eats meat or chicken one must wait six hours before eating dairy foods...
Wednesday, December 29, 2010/Tebeth 22, 5771
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The Torah states three times, "You shall not cook a kid (goat) in its mother's milk". In the Gemara of Hullin the...
Tuesday, December 28, 2010/Tebeth 21, 5771
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Even though our immediate association with the festival of Hanukkah might not necessarily be connected with women...
Thursday, December 2, 2010/Kislew 25, 5771
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We mentioned in the past that our Rabbis of blessed memory derived a meaningful lesson in parenting from the story...
Thursday, November 25, 2010/Kislew 18, 5771
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If, during the summer months, one says Barekh 'Alenu (or Ten Tal Umattar in the Ashkenazi custom), instead of...
Monday, October 4, 2010/Tashri 26, 5771
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Even though we say Mashib HaRuwah Umorid HaGeshem on Shemini 'Asereth, we do not say Barekh 'Alenu (WeThen Tal...
Sunday, October 3, 2010/Tashri 25, 5771
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השמר לך פן תעלה עלתיך בכל מקום אשר תראה "Take heed lest you offer your burnt...
Thursday, August 5, 2010/Ab 25, 5770
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Rabbenu Yis-haq Luria Ashkenazi, more commonly referred to as the Ari z"l, passed away on the fifth of Ab. Many...
Friday, July 16, 2010/Ab 5, 5770
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Even though, at the time of the destruction of the first Beth Hammiqdash (Temple), the walls were breached on the...
Sunday, June 27, 2010/Tammuz 15, 5770
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010/Iyyar 21, 5770
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The Kothel Hamma'arabi (Western Wall) is the only remnant that has remained for us, of the destruction of the Beth...
Tuesday, February 2, 2010/Shebat 18, 5770
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One who is reciting the Qaddish (Kaddish), must do so in a calm temperate manner, and not hurriedly. This is because...
Monday, January 11, 2010/Tebeth 25, 5770
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The wedding ceremony consists of two parts, the Erusin (also known as Qiddushin) and the Nisuin (sometimes also...
Monday, December 21, 2009/Tebeth 4, 5770
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We are all familair and intrigued by the story of Joseph (Yosef ha'Saddiq) and the coat of many colors that was given...
Thursday, December 10, 2009/Kislew 23, 5770
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How close does one have to be to the candle when making the blessing of Borei Meorei HaEsh for Habdalah...
Thursday, July 9, 2009/Tammuz 17, 5769
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Let us look at a case where a non-Jew visits a Jew on Shabbath, and brings him food from outside the Tehom Shabbath...
Thursday, June 4, 2009/Siwan 12, 5769
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Boaz praises Ruth for the path she chose and for her actions. He said to her: "May G-d reward your actions, and...
Wednesday, May 20, 2009/Iyyar 26, 5769
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We sometimes hear in the news about "forced marriages". This is a totally foreign concept in Judaism. In...
Tuesday, May 19, 2009/Iyyar 25, 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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As we know, the Halakha is that everybody reads the Meghillah on the fourteenth of Adar, except for cities that...
Monday, March 2, 2009/Adar 6, 5769
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It says in the Parasha of Beshallah, "Wayyar Yisrael eth Misrayim Meth al Sefath Hayyam", "And Israel...
Sunday, February 1, 2009/Shebat 7, 5769
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The first portion of the wedding ceremony is known as the Erusin or Qiddushin. In former years it used to be done...
Sunday, December 14, 2008/Kislew 17, 5769
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