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After the prayer on Shabbath morning (or Yom Tob), may the men fold their Sissith (Tallith Gadol) or not?...
Friday, January 13, 2012/Tebeth 18, 5772
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On the four public fast days (apart from the 9th of Ab), the Torah portion of Wayhal Moshe (Shemoth 32:11-14 and...
Monday, January 2, 2012/Tebeth 7, 5772
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When answering the Qaddish, there are different customs. Some Ashkenazim answer from Yehe Shemeh Rabbah till...
Monday, December 5, 2011/Kislew 9, 5772
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As is well known, there is a difference of opinion between Sephardim and Ashkenazim concerning whether women...
Wednesday, October 12, 2011/Tashri 14, 5772
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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
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All fruits grown in the Land of Israel require Terumah and Ma'aser Rishon (first tithes) to be separated from...
Wednesday, January 19, 2011/Shebat 14, 5771
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Maran Yoseph Caro (Qaro), 'a"h, writes in the Shulhan 'Aruch that the tablecloth and the bread must not be removed...
Friday, January 7, 2011/Shebat 2, 5771
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The Shulhan 'Arukh mentions that the Shema' contains 245 words. In order to make it 248 words to represent the 248...
Tuesday, October 26, 2010/Heshwan 18, 5771
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If there is no Kohen (Cohen) present in the Synagogue at the time of the reading of the Torah, in Sephardi...
Tuesday, July 27, 2010/Ab 16, 5770
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As, I think, everyone is aware by now, yesterday we lost one of our holiest sages and a great Rabbinic leader, HaRab...
Tuesday, June 8, 2010/Siwan 26, 5770
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Before going to sleep we read Shema' Yisrael. According to the Shulhan 'Aruch, it is sufficient to read the first...
Monday, January 25, 2010/Shebat 10, 5770
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We mentioned previously that it says in Ben Ish Hai, that one must never omit the Hazarah (repetition of the 'Amidah)...
Tuesday, January 5, 2010/Tebeth 19, 5770
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It says in the Shulhan 'Arukh that one may make a mark with one's finger nail in a book on Shabbath, the way that...
Thursday, December 3, 2009/Kislew 16, 5770
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Hatmanah, which is the act of insulating food by covering, is forbidden on Shabbath, when the food is in the vessel...
Thursday, November 5, 2009/Heshwan 18, 5770
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Men are obligated to count the 'Omer every night with a Berakha ([Bracha] blessing), provided, of course, they...
Monday, April 13, 2009/Nisan 19, 5769
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It says in Parashath Miqqes that Yoseph Hassaddiq (Joseph) ‘a"h, locked away his brothers for three days....
Friday, December 26, 2008/Kislew 29, 5769
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