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The month of Elul is a time for Teshubah (repentance) and introspection. Each night it is appropriate for us to...
Wednesday, September 9, 2009/Elul 20, 5769
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A recent Torah Minute, Reassembling an item on Shabbath generated a lot of questions. A...
Thursday, September 3, 2009/Elul 14, 5769
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When a woman completes the lighting of the Shabbath candles, Shabbath has started for her. If a man should light them...
Thursday, August 27, 2009/Elul 7, 5769
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An item that is made in sections, as is common with shelving and the like, that comes apart, is forbidden to be put...
Thursday, August 20, 2009/Ab 30, 5769
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On Shabbath, because of the Melakha of Borer (the forbidden activity of separating), we are forbidden to separate bad...
Thursday, August 13, 2009/Ab 23, 5769
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It says in the Haphtarah of Shabbath Nahamu: "Hareemee Bakkowah Qolekh..." (raise your voice powerfully...Behold,...
Friday, July 31, 2009/Ab 10, 5769
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Candle lighting for Shabbath is one of the three special commandments that were given specifically to women. In...
Thursday, July 23, 2009/Ab 2, 5769
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Attaching clothes with a pin or safety pin on Shabbath is related to the Melakha (Shabbath labor) of sewing. It is...
Thursday, July 23, 2009/Ab 2, 5769
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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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Shabbath candles must be lit where they are going to remain. They may not even be moved by a non-Jew. If they were...
Thursday, July 2, 2009/Tammuz 10, 5769
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The famous mizmor of Lekha Dodi in the service of Qabbalath Shabbath ends with the words: "Boee Kallah"...
Thursday, June 25, 2009/Tammuz 3, 5769
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On Shabbath we are obligated to eat three Se’uddoth (meals), one at night and two during the day. (This is...
Thursday, June 25, 2009/Tammuz 3, 5769
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Each of the three Shabbath meals require two loaves of bread. The loaves must be whole, in memory of the double...
Thursday, June 18, 2009/Siwan 26, 5769
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When preparing for Shabbath on Friday, we must keep in mind two important matters which are interconnected. One...
Wednesday, June 17, 2009/Siwan 25, 5769
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If a Jewish person cooks food deliberately on Shabbath, knowing that it is forbidden (this excludes cooking in the...
Thursday, June 11, 2009/Siwan 19, 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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How important is it for a woman, to go to Synagogue on Shabbath?
Hakham Yoseph Hayyim 'a"h, answers...
Wednesday, June 3, 2009/Siwan 11, 5769
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In the summer months, it is very common for people to start Shabbath early. It often happens, that when someone has...
Thursday, May 21, 2009/Iyyar 27, 5769
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Our Rabbis of blessed memory tell us in the Gemara of Shabbath, that a person's speech on Shabbath may not be...
Wednesday, May 13, 2009/Iyyar 19, 5769
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This week, I would like to share with you something of a different nature to our previous weeks: some unique laws...
Wednesday, May 13, 2009/Iyyar 19, 5769
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According to Rabbenu the Arizal, the entire Qabbalath Shabbath prayer on Friday evening must be prayed facing west....
Thursday, March 19, 2009/Adar 23, 5769
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During the Arbith of Friday night, if someone who is saying the 'Amidah by mistake says the 'Amidah of the...
Thursday, March 12, 2009/Adar 16, 5769
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Even though we are permitted to squeeze the juice of fruits, even the juice of olives and grapes, directly into (a...
Thursday, March 5, 2009/Adar 9, 5769
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According to Rabbenu the Ari, z"l, whatever you need for Shabbath, must be purchased on Friday. That way the...
Thursday, February 19, 2009/Shebat 25, 5769
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If you had to choose two of the most important aspects connected with the preparation of Shabbath, what would they...
Wednesday, February 18, 2009/Shebat 24, 5769
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The Torah forbids us from squeezing olives or grapes on Shabbath, because it is considered to be a derivative of the...
Thursday, February 5, 2009/Shebat 11, 5769
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Lighting the Shabbath candles on Friday night is a very important Miswa (commandment) because it brings Shelom Bayith...
Thursday, January 29, 2009/Shebat 4, 5769
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On Mosei Shabbath it's important to have Se'uddah Rebi'ith, which is the fourth meal...
Tuesday, January 13, 2009/Tebeth 17, 5769
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What would Friday night (Qabbalath Shabbath) services be, without the reading of Lekha Dodi, which was written by...
Friday, January 9, 2009/Tebeth 13, 5769
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A Ta'anith Yahid (private fast) that can be held at any time, should not be held on a Friday ('Ereb...
Thursday, January 1, 2009/Tebeth 5, 5769
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On Ereb Shabbath (Friday evening), the Hanukkah candles have to be lit before the Shabbath candles. Therefore, the...
Thursday, December 25, 2008/Kislew 28, 5769
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On Friday night after synagogue, the man should go straight home, and when he enters his home he should say loudly...
Friday, December 19, 2008/Kislew 22, 5769
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The Hida z"l, in Mahaziq Berakha (quoting an old work) writes that it is inappropriate to do any kind of work on...
Thursday, December 11, 2008/Kislew 14, 5769
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In honor of Shabbath we have to eat more food. In fact, we must not eat less than two cooked foods on Shabbath. But...
Friday, December 5, 2008/Kislew 8, 5769
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Lighting the Shabbath candles is one of the three special Miswoth (commandments) that were assigned to women. The Ben...
Tuesday, November 11, 2008/Heshwan 13, 5769
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Qiddush, of course, must be made Bimqom Se'uddah, (where one is going to eat). We will speak more about the...
Friday, September 19, 2008/Elul 19, 5768
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Does it matter at which spot on the wick the Shabbath lights are lit?
The answer is that the person who is lighting...
Friday, September 12, 2008/Elul 12, 5768
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