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Monday, March 1, 2010/Adar 15, 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
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Friday, February 19, 2010/Adar 5, 5770
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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
Serving food to someone who will not say the blessing (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Maran states in the Shulhan 'Arukh that one should only give food to a person if he knows that he will recite a...
Tuesday, February 9, 2010/Shebat 25, 5770
Building a Beth Midrash where a Synagogue stood (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It is permitted to make a Beth Midrash (house of learning) out of a Synagogue. However, a Beth Midrash may not be...
Wednesday, February 3, 2010/Shebat 19, 5770
How to read the Shema' before going to sleep (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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
Using a door-knocker on Shabbath (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The Shulhan 'Aruch states that making a sound on Shabbath with a musical instrument is forbidden. However, to knock...
Thursday, January 21, 2010/Shebat 6, 5770
Erasing writing on one's hand on Shabbath (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) There are those who write notes and messages on their hand. If someone does this before Shabbath, he should remember...
Thursday, December 31, 2009/Tebeth 14, 5770
Making up the required 90 Amen's (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The Shulhan 'Arukh mentions a custom of taking turns to read the Birchoth Hashahar (morning blessings) and each of...
Monday, December 28, 2009/Tebeth 11, 5770
Parallels between the the Hanukkah lights and our lives (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The Shulhan 'Arukh states that If a person did not kindle the Hanukkah lights at the appropriate time, he can light...
Sunday, December 13, 2009/Kislew 26, 5770
Lighting in the Synagogue on Hanukkah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Even though everybody lights at home, the Hanukkah lights are also kindled in the Synagogue between Minha and 'Arbith...
Wednesday, December 9, 2009/Kislew 22, 5770
Making a mark on a book with a fingernail, on Shabbath (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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
Does a garment with more than four corners require fringes? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Maran Yosef Caro states in the Shulhan 'Aruch that a garment with more than four corners requires fringes (Sissioth),...
Tuesday, December 1, 2009/Kislew 14, 5770
When to say the blessing on Netilath Yadayim on bread (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) When eating a meal with a KeBesah (2 ozs.) or more of bread, one must do Netilath Yadayim (the ritual washing of...
Wednesday, November 4, 2009/Heshwan 17, 5770
Washing hands after touching socks (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It says in the Shulhan 'Aruch (Code of Jewish Law) that one who removes his shoes (touching them) and one who touches...
Monday, November 2, 2009/Heshwan 15, 5770
Washing dishes on Shabbath (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The Shulhan 'Arukh writes that cutlery, crockery and the like may be washed on Shabbath, provided that they will be...
Thursday, October 29, 2009/Heshwan 11, 5770
Cutting nails in order (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) There are some differences between the customs of Ashkenzim and Sephardim when it comes to cutting one's nails. Tuesday, October 20, 2009/Heshwan 2, 5770
Writing the contents of the Tefillin in the correct order (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Tefillin contain the following four Parashioth (sections from the Torah):
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009/Tashri 26, 5770
Torah readings out of sync between Israel and the Diaspora (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) There are times when the Torah reading in the Land of Israel and the reading in the Diaspora are not synchronized...
Tuesday, October 6, 2009/Tashri 18, 5770
Building a Sukkah on Hol Hammo'ed (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Since we are commanded to keep Sukkoth for seven days and dwell in booths, there is a question in the Gemarra whether...
Tuesday, September 29, 2009/Tashri 11, 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
Sleeping during the day on Rosh Hashanah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) One should not sleep during the day on Rosh Hashanah. This includes making the effort to wake up in the morning...
Friday, September 18, 2009/Elul 29, 5769
Abinu Malkenu on Shabbath (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The Rama writes that we do not say the prayer of Abinu Malkenu on Rosh Hashanah if it is Shabbath. The Rashbas states...
Monday, September 14, 2009/Elul 25, 5769
Which of the two blows the Shofar? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) There are Synagogues which have two different people to blow the Shofar every year, one on the first day of Rosh...
Sunday, September 13, 2009/Elul 24, 5769
Why were "Zakhor" and "Shamor" said together? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Razal tell us that the words "Zakhor" and "Shamor" (remember and keep [the Sabbath]) were said in one utterance. Thursday, September 10, 2009/Elul 21, 5769
Returning a stolen item that dropped in value (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) If someone stole an item worth, let us say $100, and the value of that item drops to say $50, does he have to return...
Tuesday, September 8, 2009/Elul 19, 5769
Not saying "I prayed so well, I deserve to be answered" (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Maran writes in the Shulhan 'Arukh, "A person must not think that G-d should fulfill his requests because he had the...
Monday, August 10, 2009/Ab 20, 5769
Why is Heh the abbreviation for G-d's Name? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Why is the abbreviation of G-d's Holy Ineffable Name the letter Heh? In view of the fact that His Name actually...
Monday, August 3, 2009/Ab 13, 5769
Taking a shortcut through a Synagogue, part A (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) We are not permitted to use a Synagogue as a short cut. So if a Synagogue is in the middle of a block and has one...
Wednesday, July 15, 2009/Tammuz 23, 5769
How close must we be to the Habdalah (Havdalah) candle? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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
Touching or moving Shabbath candles (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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
If a person survives an unusual incident (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) We mentioned that Gomel is only recited on very specific cases. However, if something that defies nature takes place,...
Wednesday, July 1, 2009/Tammuz 9, 5769
Does the blessing on bread cover unexpected foods? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) There are those who are of the opinion that if after one has said the blessing of Hammosi (Hamotzi) on the bread and...
Tuesday, June 16, 2009/Siwan 24, 5769
Eating and Sleeping in Synagogue (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) We are not permitted to eat and drink in a Synagogue (this refers to a sanctuary and not adjacent rooms or catering...
Monday, June 15, 2009/Siwan 23, 5769
Entering a Synagogue, but not for prayer (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) If someone needs to enter a Synagogue or a Beth Midrash (study hall), for a purpose not connected with prayer or...
Sunday, June 14, 2009/Siwan 22, 5769
To go to Synagogue or not? (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) 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
Etiquette at the table (contd.) (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It says in Ben Ish Hai that anyone who is a glutton is considered to be trapped in the thicket of the Evil...
Wednesday, May 20, 2009/Iyyar 26, 5769
Counting the wrong number of the 'Omer (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) We mentioned a couple of times that a person should know before saying the Berakha how many days of the 'Omer it...
Tuesday, April 21, 2009/Nisan 27, 5769
Not speaking while eating and drinking on Pesah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It says in the Gemarra of Ta'anith, that we are not permitted to speak while we are eating, because there is a...
Tuesday, April 7, 2009/Nisan 13, 5769
Lekha Dodi and Boee Kallah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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
Cooking after baking (Shabbath) (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It says in the Gemara of Shabbath, Ain Bishul Ahar Bishul - once an item has been cooked, it cannot be cooked again....
Thursday, October 30, 2008/Heshwan 1, 5769

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