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Placing a Mezuzah too high or too low (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Since a Mezuzah must be placed at the bottom of the upper third of a door post, a Mezuzah which was placed below the...
Monday, February 8, 2010/Shebat 24, 5770
What Yithro understood that others didn't (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) "Wayishma' Yithro Khohen Midian Hothen Moshe Eth Kol Asher 'Asah Eloqim Le Moshe UlYisrael 'Ammo" (Jethro, the priest...
Thursday, February 4, 2010/Shebat 20, 5770
What's in it for me? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) When looking for a job, it is normal to want to know what your renumeration will be before accepting it. You want to...
Sunday, January 17, 2010/Shebat 2, 5770
The Strategy of the Egyptians (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) WeKha-asher Ye'annu Otham Ken Yirbeh. As much as they would afflict them, so would they increase. Depending on the...
Friday, January 8, 2010/Tebeth 22, 5770
Different customs when there is no time for a Hazarah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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
Wayhi: Hoping for salvation above and beyond the course of Nature (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) In his blessing to his son Dan, Ya'aqob Abinu (our father Jacob) 'a"h says: "Lishu'athkha Qiwithi H'" (for Your...
Friday, January 1, 2010/Tebeth 15, 5770
We are unique and important, despite our failings (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) When we read about the blessings which Ya'aqob Abinu 'a"h gave his children before he passed away, we notice the...
Thursday, December 31, 2009/Tebeth 14, 5770
When praise is really an insult (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Yehudah (Judah) says to Joseph (not knowing that he is his brother Yoseph), "Ki Khamokha KePhar'oh" (For you are like...
Friday, December 25, 2009/Tebeth 8, 5770
Coffee and donut for breakfast - what Beracha (Blessing/s)? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) When drinking a morning tea or coffee with a cookie, doughnut or danish (Path Habba-ah Bekhisanin - which is...
Tuesday, December 22, 2009/Tebeth 5, 5770
Miqqes: It was part of G-d's master plan (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) "Lo Attem Shelahtem Othi Henna, Ki HaElo-kim" (It was not you who sent me here, but G-d).

If people...
Friday, December 18, 2009/Tebeth 1, 5770
Making one's bed during the day on Shabbath (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) One may not make one's bed during the day on Shabbath in order for it to be ready on Mosei Shabbath (Saturday night)....
Wednesday, December 16, 2009/Kislew 29, 5770
Wayyesheb: Joseph represents all the Jewish people (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) "Elleh Toldoth Ya'aqob, Yosef" (these are the generations of Jacob, Joseph). When the Torah says these are the...
Friday, December 11, 2009/Kislew 24, 5770
Wayishlah: Ya'aqob and Esau - Mordechai and Haman (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Ya'aqob Abinu, 'a"h, (Jacob) says to G-d, "Hasileni Na Miyad Ahi" (please save me from the hand of my brother, from...
Friday, December 4, 2009/Kislew 17, 5770
Dress to Impress (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) The episode of Dina, the daughter of Ya'aqob Abinu and Leah Immenu, serves as a springboard to explore the topic of...
Thursday, December 3, 2009/Kislew 16, 5770
Etiquette when eating - part 3 (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) One must be particular not get one's clothes dirty when eating. It is preferable to eat with a spoon (or fork) rather...
Monday, November 30, 2009/Kislew 13, 5770
Wayyese - Why did Jacob need to make a vow? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) "Wayyiddar Ya'aqob Neder Lemor" (and Jacob made a vow saying). Ya'aqob Abinu, 'a"h, was in distress and made a vow...
Friday, November 27, 2009/Kislew 10, 5770
Who was Leah the Matriarch? (Rabbanith Ruth Menashe) Leah Immenu was an extremely righteous woman. In fact, we are told that her eyes were tender due to her excessive...
Thursday, November 26, 2009/Kislew 9, 5770
Baking meat and fish together in an oven (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The Shulhan 'Aruch states that one may not eat meat and fish together because it is considered dangerous to one's...
Wednesday, November 25, 2009/Kislew 8, 5770
Shalom (peace) is necessary for the world to exist (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Shalom (peace) between people is a very important quality, because the existence of the whole world depends on it....
Sunday, November 22, 2009/Kislew 5, 5770
Why did Isaac want to bless Esau? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Yishaq Abinu (Isaac) 'a"h, asks 'Esau to bring him delicacies, and says: "Ba'abur Tebarekhekha Nafshi" (so that my...
Friday, November 20, 2009/Kislew 3, 5770
Not praying in vain (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) We are not permitted to utter a prayer in vain. A prayer over something that has already taken place, is considered...
Tuesday, November 10, 2009/Heshwan 23, 5770
Wayyera: Getting help with humility (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It says in Parashath Wayyera, "Wayyissa 'Einaw Wayyar, Wehinnei Shelosha Anashim Nisabim 'Alaw" (And he lifted his...
Friday, November 6, 2009/Heshwan 19, 5770
Netilath Yadayim if dipping cookies in coffee (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) If someone dips his cookie into a cooked liquid, such as into a cup of tea or coffee, he must first do Netilath...
Wednesday, October 28, 2009/Heshwan 10, 5770
Praying in front of a mirror or pane of glass (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It is forbidden to pray in front of a mirror, even if one closes one's eyes, because it appears as if one is bowing...
Monday, October 26, 2009/Heshwan 8, 5770
Why did Noah not pray to save his generation? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Rabbenu Bahayye (Bahya) states that the question begging to be asked, is why didn't Noah, who is described by the...
Friday, October 23, 2009/Heshwan 5, 5770
Not understanding the 'Amidah and not being able to pray by heart (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) If people are praying by heart and there are no prayer books available and someone does not remember the 'Amidah by...
Monday, October 19, 2009/Heshwan 1, 5770
Bereshith: Shabbath is the spiritual soul of the world (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) In the Parasha of Bereshith we read that G-d rested on the Seventh day and blessed it and sanctified it.
Friday, October 16, 2009/Tashri 28, 5770
Insufficient time to answer Barukh Hu Ubarukh Shemo (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) We mentioned on a previous occasion that we have to be particular to answer "Barukh Hu, Ubarukh Shemo" when G-d's...
Tuesday, October 13, 2009/Tashri 25, 5770
WeZoth Habberakha: Moshe Rabbenu's intense love for the Jewish people (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The Parasha of Wezoth Habberakha starts with the words: And this is the blessing that Moses, the man of G-d, blessed...
Thursday, October 8, 2009/Tashri 20, 5770
Five blessings when the second night of Sukkoth is Saturday night (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) When the first day of Sukkoth is Shabbath, those of us who dwell outside the Land of Israel, must make Habdalah as...
Friday, October 2, 2009/Tashri 14, 5770
Fasting is prohibited the day before Yom Kippur (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It is forbidden to fast the day before Yom Kippur. On the contrary we are required to eat the amount of food that we...
Wednesday, September 23, 2009/Tashri 5, 5770
Women and the blessing on the Shofar (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Women are exempt from hearing the Shofar since women are not obligated in positive precepts that must be performed at...
Wednesday, September 16, 2009/Elul 27, 5769
Can one Sefer Torah take precedence over another? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) If a Sefer Torah was rolled to the place of that day's reading in preparation to be taken out and, by mistake,...
Monday, August 31, 2009/Elul 11, 5769
Changing the truth for peace (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) In the Parasha of Wayyera Sara Immenu says "... and my husband is old". When G-d repeats this to Abraham Abinu, He...
Sunday, August 23, 2009/Elul 3, 5769
May you remove your Mezuzoth when moving? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) A question that is asked fairly regularly concerns what one should do with one's Mezuzoth (Mezuzah’s) when...
Wednesday, August 19, 2009/Ab 29, 5769
Hakham who is taking a long time in silent 'Amidah (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) If a Hakham or an important person who is taking a long time saying his 'Amidah, notices that the Hazzan and the...
Tuesday, August 18, 2009/Ab 28, 5769
Reciting a blessing over borrowed or stolen Tefillin (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) If someone borrows a pair of Tefillin he is permitted to recite the Berakha (blessing) over it, since we can fulfill...
Monday, August 17, 2009/Ab 27, 5769
Milah and Pidyon on the same day. Which takes precedence? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) A Milah (circumcision) is normally held on the eighth day, unless the child is not well enough. A Pidyon Habben...
Tuesday, August 11, 2009/Ab 21, 5769
Using a pin on Shabbath, to pin clothes (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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
Why Tammuz and Ab are bad months for us (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Our Rabbis tell us that Ya'aqob Abinu 'a"h (our father Jacob) took as a portion for himself, the Hebrew months of...
Monday, July 20, 2009/Tammuz 28, 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
Checking a scent before reciting the blessing (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) We have mentioned previously that before getting pleasure from a pleasant scent, we have to recite the blessing over...
Monday, July 13, 2009/Tammuz 21, 5769
Parashath Pinhas: Why did Moshe Rabbenu pray for one more leader? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Moshe Rabbenu, 'a"h, asks G-d to appoint someone over the 'Edah (assembly).

In Parashath Beha'alothkha,...
Friday, July 10, 2009/Tammuz 18, 5769
Can we give too much charity? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
As we know, giving charity is considered to be one of the most important acts in Judaism. But is it possible to...
Wednesday, July 8, 2009/Tammuz 16, 5769
If you missed the Friday night meal (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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
Standing for a father or a son (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) If one's father (or mother) enters the room, one must stand for them. Likewise, if one's teacher enters the...
Monday, June 22, 2009/Siwan 30, 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
Parashath Naso: The Priestly Blessing - in whose merit? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Koh Thebarkhu Eth Benei Yisrael (Thus shall you bless the Children of Israel). For what reason did the Jewish people...
Friday, June 5, 2009/Siwan 13, 5769
A parent's request vs. another Miswah (commandment) (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) If someone's father (or mother) asks him to do something for them, such as bringing a them glass of water, and...
Wednesday, June 3, 2009/Siwan 11, 5769
Why some erroneously believe Shabu’oth is a lesser Holiday (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It behooves us to mention that, unlike Pesah and Sukkoth, Shabu'oth does not have popular rituals like dwelling...
Thursday, May 28, 2009/Siwan 5, 5769
Weddings on Lagh La'omer (Lag Ba'omer) (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
As we know, weddings are not held during parts of the 'Omer. There are some different customs concerning...
Sunday, May 10, 2009/Iyyar 16, 5769
Does a round room require a Mezuzah? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Does a room that is round require a Mezuzah? The answer is, as long as it has the minimum square footage, which is...
Monday, May 4, 2009/Iyyar 10, 5769
Sitting and dressing appropriately at table (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) When eating a meal, we must sit in an honorable manner at the table and be dressed appropriately. Just like one would...
Tuesday, April 28, 2009/Iyyar 4, 5769
Reading Hallel on Rosh Hodesh (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) On Rosh Hodesh the short Hallel is recited. It should not be said in a rush, but slowly and with a pleasant tune. Wednesday, April 22, 2009/Nisan 28, 5769
Confusion in counting the 'Omer (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) We said previously that a person must know before saying the Berakha ([Bracha] blessing) how many days of the...
Monday, April 20, 2009/Nisan 26, 5769
Pirqei Aboth 1: Why does it not say Joshua' "Received" the Torah from Moshe Rabbenu? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It says in the Ethics of the Fathers (Pirqei Aboth) that Moshe Rabbenu, 'a"h, received the Torah from Sinai...
Friday, April 17, 2009/Nisan 23, 5769
Parashath Saw: Studying Torah alone or in a group (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Zoth Torath Ha'olah, Hee Ha'olah... (This is the law of the elevation offering - This one is the elevation...
Friday, April 3, 2009/Nisan 9, 5769
The order of Birkath Hahammah (Blessing on the Sun) (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The order of the Birkath Hahammah (Blessing on the Sun) is as follows:
The congregation should assemble at a...
Wednesday, April 1, 2009/Nisan 7, 5769
Can you fulfill your obligation with stolen Massa (matzah)? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) If one performs a commandment through a sin, it is as if he hs not performed that commandment.
A typical case...
Tuesday, March 31, 2009/Nisan 6, 5769
Removing Cobwebs from the house (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It is appropriate to remove and clean away cobwebs from one's house every Ereb Shabbath (Friday, during the day)...
Thursday, February 26, 2009/Adar 2, 5769
What if one needs to fast on Rosh Hodesh for a bad dream (Ta'anith Halom)? (Rabbi Ya'aqb Menashe) On Rosh Hodesh we are not permitted to fast, just as we are not allowed to fast on Shabbath and Yom Tob. The...
Tuesday, February 24, 2009/Shebat 30, 5769
Mishpatim: Why giving money can save one's life (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) "Im Kesef Talweh Eth 'Ami, Eth He'Ani Imakh" "If you lend money to my people, to the poor...
Friday, February 20, 2009/Shebat 26, 5769
Mishpatim: Only what you give away is yours (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) "Eem Kesef Talweh Eth Ami, Eth He'Ani Immakh" (If you lend money to my people, to the poor person who...
Sunday, February 15, 2009/Shebat 21, 5769
When not to say Sheheheyanu on an Ethrogh (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) When eating the fruits on Tu Bishbat, if one eats a fruit that one has not had that season then, obviously, one...
Monday, February 9, 2009/Shebat 15, 5769
Mixing some bad produce with good for resale (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Sometimes when going to the marketplace, you notice that after you've bought some fruits or other produce, that...
Monday, February 2, 2009/Shebat 8, 5769
Beshallah: Shira for all the miracles in Egypt (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It says in the Parasha of Beshallah, "Wayyar Yisrael eth Misrayim Meth al Sefath Hayyam", "And Israel...
Sunday, February 1, 2009/Shebat 7, 5769
Bo: The mind and heart lead the rest of the body (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) We Haya Le-oth 'Al Yadkha (it shall be a sign on your arm) Ulzikkaron Ben 'Einekha (and a reminder between...
Friday, January 30, 2009/Shebat 5, 5769
Shabbath candles: Men & Women's different obligations (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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
Touching Your Eyes and Ears Before Netilath Yadayim (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Rab Ya'aqob 'Emden, 'a'h, was of the opinion that Hakhamenu z"l, our Rabbis of blessed memory...
Monday, January 26, 2009/Shebat 1, 5769
Bo: Learning from both the Yeser Hara' and Yeser Hattob (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It says in Parashath Bo, when speaking about the lamb that the Jewish people had to take and whose blood they would...
Sunday, January 25, 2009/Tebeth 29, 5769
Weaning a child: from what age? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) There has been much discussion in recent times about the virtues of the different ways of feeding a baby. But all...
Wednesday, January 21, 2009/Tebeth 25, 5769
Opening our hands in Potheyah Eth Yadekha (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) A She-elah (Rabbinical question) is asked in Torah Lishmah, concerning the custom of opening your hands towards...
Tuesday, January 20, 2009/Tebeth 24, 5769
Reciting the blessing of Sheheheyanu on clothes (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) In the Gemarra of Berakhoth, our Hachamim of blessed memory tell us that when a person makes (or purchases) a new...
Monday, January 19, 2009/Tebeth 23, 5769
Waera: Why was the first plague with water? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Why was the first plague that G-d brought on the Egyptians connected with water? Sefer Haqqadosh 'Od Yoseph Hai...
Sunday, January 18, 2009/Tebeth 22, 5769
Shemoth: Moshe Rabbenu was a Gilgul of Hebel (Abel) (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It says in Parashath Shemoth: Wayyeefen Ko Wakho (and he turned this way and that), Wayyar Ki Ein Ish (and he saw...
Friday, January 16, 2009/Tebeth 20, 5769
Interrupting Barukh Sheamar to answer other prayers (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Once one has started reciting the blessing that is in Baruch Sheamar and has mentioned G-d's name (Shem...
Monday, January 12, 2009/Tebeth 16, 5769
Sleeping at night and during the day (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Everybody is aware that each person needs to sleep well at night in order for the body to be able to function...
Sunday, January 11, 2009/Tebeth 15, 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
The name Ya'aqob testifies to Ya'aqob Abinu's humility (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It says in Parashath Wayhi, "Hiqqabesu WeShim'u Bene Ya'aqob", "Gather together and listen O...
Thursday, January 8, 2009/Tebeth 12, 5769
Reciting Ashrei of Minha without a Minyan (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) There is a situation that arises periodically during the weekday Minha prayer, that there isn't a Minyan present...
Wednesday, January 7, 2009/Tebeth 11, 5769
Reciting 100 Blessings on a fast day (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) King David (Dawid Hammelekh 'a"h), as we know, instituted that we have to recite 100 Berakhoth (blessings)...
Tuesday, January 6, 2009/Tebeth 10, 5769
Dancing the night before a fast (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 'Asarah BeTebeth (the fast of the 10th of Tebeth) and Shib'ah 'Asar BeTammuz (the 17th of Tammuz) are two...
Sunday, January 4, 2009/Tebeth 8, 5769
Wayiggash: Why did Yoseph Hassaddiq not send a letter, and why accuse his brothers? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) A couple of the questions that are always uppermost in people's minds, concerning Joseph (Yoseph Hassaddiq 'a"h),...
Friday, January 2, 2009/Tebeth 6, 5769
Fasting on a Friday (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) 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
Both men and women should say Gomel, and some requirements (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Both men and women are obligated to recite the Berakha (blessing) of Gomel in the four specific instances where it is...
Wednesday, December 31, 2008/Tebeth 4, 5769
Reading Targum with the Torah cantillation tune (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) We are supposed to read the Torah,"Shenayim Miqra WeEhad Targum", twice from the Torah in Hebrew and once...
Tuesday, December 30, 2008/Tebeth 3, 5769
Being one of the first ten in the Synagogue (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) It is a Miswah to be one of the 'Asarah Rishonim (the first ten men in a Minyan) for Tefillah (for any prayer),...
Sunday, December 28, 2008/Tebeth 1, 5769
Hanukkah: If you forget to light one night (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The question is, what happens if on one of the nights of Hanukkah for some reason you completely forget to light the...
Monday, December 22, 2008/Kislew 25, 5769
Hanukkah: Who should light the Hanukkah in the home? (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Who should light the Hanukkah (the menorah) in the home?
There is a well known difference in this between...
Sunday, December 21, 2008/Kislew 24, 5769
Wayyesheb: To the power of three (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) When the Sar Hamashqim (the butler) came to Yoseph Hasaddiq (Joseph) a"h and recounted his dream, he stated that...
Thursday, December 18, 2008/Kislew 21, 5769

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