Shulchan Aruch Harav (Jewish Law) - 5 minutes daily

Yallah!

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 13:00:00 -0400

Prayer Changes during the 10 Days

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0400

Laws of 10 days of Teshuva!

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:00:00 -0400

Can I add a tad?

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0400

Which bracha changes during High Holiday season? Why?

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 18:00:00 -0400

End of 117

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:00:00 -0400

Rain Pray When?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:00:00 -0400

Feed us!

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:00:00 -0400

To Make A Living

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:00:00 -0400

No Mercy!?

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:00:00 -0400

More Modim Modes

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:00:00 -0400

Bow Out

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:00:00 -0400

How Bow?

Sun, 26 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400

Do your thing?!

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:00:00 -0400

First 3 vs. intermediate

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 16:00:00 -0400

Joining!

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:00:00 -0400

Getting a bracha from the Spiritual Leader before leaving on a journey

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:00:00 -0400

Sticky situation

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:00:00 -0400

Good morning!

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:00:00 -0400

Let’s go!

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:00:00 -0400

Make a plan!

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 14:00:00 -0400

Going on a trip!

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0400

109:4-5

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 17:00:00 -0400

Synchronicity

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:00:00 -0400

I’m late! Now what?

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:00:00 -0400

can a weekday shemona esra compensate for a missed Shabbos shemona esra?

Sun, 28 Jun 2026 13:00:00 -0400

Gotta daven over even though I would not have had to daven over

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:00:00 -0400

Meet Amidah

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:00:00 -0400

On purpose!

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:00:00 -0400

Oh no, missed two in a row!

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:00:00 -0400

I couldn’t daven, now what?

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 13:00:00 -0400

Cuz it’s never too late

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:00:00 -0400

107-25

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:00:00 -0400

Break Between

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:00:00 -0400

Did I daven? 🤔

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:00:00 -0400

Torah Study is Your Occupation

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 11:00:00 -0400

Is a woman obligated to pray?

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400

Exempt!

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:00:00 -0400

Can I responded to Kaddish, Barchu, or Kedusha during Shemona Esra?

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:00:00 -0400

Your standing before the King!

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400

Don’t interrupt!

Sun, 07 Jun 2026 19:00:00 -0400

Side?

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:00:00 -0400

This too shall NOT pass

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:00:00 -0400

Is one ever allowed to sit within 4 cubits of someone Davening Shemona Esra?

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:00:00 -0400

Is it ok to daven in other languages when praying alone? Why?

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:00:00 -0400

Can you pray in your heart? Does the language matter?

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:00:00 -0400

Yes Know!

Sun, 31 May 2026 13:00:00 -0400

You MUST concentrate during Shemona Esra!

Fri, 29 May 2026 14:00:00 -0400

Are you slur?

Thu, 28 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400

Can you daven shemona esra if you had a lchaim

Wed, 27 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400

HOW to daven Shemona Esra! Does HaShem “owe” you anything?

Tue, 26 May 2026 13:00:00 -0400

Focus focus focus

Mon, 25 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400

Prayers: Made from Concentrate

Sun, 24 May 2026 16:00:00 -0400

Cuz it’s Yom Tov!

Wed, 20 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400

Labor OFF love

Tue, 19 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400

Labor Not!

Mon, 18 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400

No Tachnun 1-12 Sivan! Why each day is significant!

Sun, 17 May 2026 17:00:00 -0400

Wrapping up the sacrificial discussion

Fri, 15 May 2026 13:00:00 -0400

The Day After…

Thu, 14 May 2026 11:00:00 -0400

Feast! No Fast!

Tue, 12 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400

Kosher Stuff

Mon, 11 May 2026 10:00:00 -0400

Dairy bread?

Sun, 10 May 2026 11:00:00 -0400

Taam Elyon & Taam Tachton

Fri, 08 May 2026 13:00:00 -0400

Two “Versions” of how to READ 10 commandments

Wed, 06 May 2026 15:00:00 -0400

How to Read The 10 commandments

Tue, 05 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400

Akdamus

Mon, 04 May 2026 13:00:00 -0400

Why Ezekiel’s Vision of Divine Chariot?

Sun, 03 May 2026 16:00:00 -0400

What to do or not to do after an All Nighter

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:00:00 -0400

Staying up the whole night!

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:00:00 -0400

It’s gotta be Sheva Shabbosos Temimos!

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0400

Was the Torah actually given on Shavuos, i.e. 50th day???!!!

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:00:00 -0400

What day of the month is Shavuos??? What does the Torah this holiday? Why?

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:00:00 -0400

Shavuos!

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:00:00 -0400

No work till the Omer is counted! What about women??

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:00:00 -0400

Lo Tisgodedu

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:00:00 -0400

The three days “Hagbalah”

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:00:00 -0400

More about when the Omer mourning is held

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 17:00:00 -0400

Are Haircuts and Marriage allowed on Lag Baomer?

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:00:00 -0400

Which 33 days??

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:00:00 -0400

Are ANY weddings permitted? Haircuts? Why is Lag BaOmer different than the rest of the Omer?

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0400

If one married during the Omer is it a mitzvah? Cut-out

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:00:00 -0400

Starting Today! - Laws of the Omer

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:00:00 -0400

All about the special day of Isru Chag!

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0400

What’s with Hallel on Chol Hamoed Pesach? Torah Readings

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0400

More chol hamoed stuff

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0400

Laws of Chol Hamoed

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:00:00 -0400

Search by the “Light of a Candle”, focus on getting ready for search

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0400

Chametz, “GET OUT!”

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 13:00:00 -0400

Timing is everything

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:00:00 -0400

Chametz Search Party

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:00:00 -0400

The Search!

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0400

Zuggin Hagadah

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:00:00 -0400

Customs of Shabbos Hagadol

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:00:00 -0400

The Custom of Shabbos Hagadol!

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:00:00 -0400

More on Isru Chag

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:00:00 -0400

No Thanks, Cherem, the Nassi, Shul early, Isru Chag

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:00:00 -0400

More Nissan Stuff

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 20:00:00 -0400

Don’t fast! The Princes!

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0400

You got the dough?

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0400

The Pesach Fund

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:00:00 -0400

U gotta learn the laws!

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0400

About the month of Nissan

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 17:00:00 -0400

Starting the Laws of Pesach

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:00:00 -0500

The Mitzvos of Pesach!

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:00:00 -0500

No work Friday afternoon

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0500

251

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0500

Let’s gooo!

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 10:00:00 -0500

Preppin up’!

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:00:00 -0500

Preparing for Shabbos Meals!

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:00:00 -0500

New stuff today

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0500

Addendum

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:00:00 -0500

Moving’ on

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:00:00 -0500

Some laws of Rosh Chodesh

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:00:00 -0500

Bris & No Tachnun Details

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:00:00 -0500

Details inside…

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 15:00:00 -0500

Happy Days!

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0500

Full coverage!

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:00:00 -0500

I’m begging!

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 18:00:00 -0500

Do you cover your face when say Tachnun NOT in front of a Torah? Are there exceptions?

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 13:00:00 -0500

Moving forward

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:00:00 -0500

Let’s finish this Halacha!

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 14:00:00 -0500

Down but not out

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:00:00 -0500

“Falling on your face”

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:00:00 -0500

Tachnun! Yeah!

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 13:00:00 -0500

Bow

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0500

About Modim DeRabanan

Sun, 25 Jan 2026 13:00:00 -0500

KEDUSHA!

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0500

Not a short or too loud! Oops, forgot Yaaleh Veyavo!

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 10:00:00 -0500

Amen!

Sun, 18 Jan 2026 13:00:00 -0500

An “orphaned” amen.. Do you need to hear the blessing you’re responding to?

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 14:00:00 -0500

What are “snatched” & “clipped” Amens?

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:00:00 -0500

No Mundane Talk, not even Torah study! Teach the kids to say Amen!

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 13:00:00 -0500

I repeat

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 13:00:00 -0500

What TO do and what NOT to do during the repetition of the Amidah by the Shliach Tzibbur

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 12:00:00 -0500

Consideration for the Congregation

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 08:00:00 -0500

124-3-4

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 15:00:00 -0500

124-2

Sun, 04 Jan 2026 16:00:00 -0500

The Shliach Tzibur

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 14:00:00 -0500

End of 123

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 14:00:00 -0500

MowDown

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0500

Bowed over

Sun, 28 Dec 2025 13:00:00 -0500

Bowing Out

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 13:00:00 -0500

123

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 13:00:00 -0500

More goodies

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:00:00 -0500

New Dew

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:00:00 -0500

Od Yoter Tov!

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0500

122

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:00:00 -0500

121

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 14:00:00 -0500

120-12

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 13:00:00 -0500

End of 119

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 12:00:00 -0500

Amidah News

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 12:00:00 -0500

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 14:00:00 -0500

Just to add to that :-)

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 13:00:00 -0500

Can you add requests to Shemona Esra/Amidah?

Sun, 09 Nov 2025 12:00:00 -0500

The bottom line

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:00:00 -0500

Now you know

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 12:00:00 -0500

Understood

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 13:00:00 -0500

The Gelt Blessing!

Sun, 02 Nov 2025 15:00:00 -0500

What does the Bracha Ata Chonen LeAdam Daas really mean

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Rain it in

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Quick fix

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:00:00 -0400

Dew It

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 12:00:00 -0400

Oopsie Doopsie

Sun, 26 Oct 2025 12:00:00 -0400

Vaiter

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 13:00:00 -0400

No stops till the announcement drops

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Geshem n Tal

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Wind, Dew, Rain, & Resurrection

Sun, 19 Oct 2025 14:00:00 -0400

SUKKOS!

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 11:00:00 -0400

The Mitzvah to Dwell in a Sukkah - GOOD YOM TOV!

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 12:00:00 -0400

More Erev Yom Kippur Stuff

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:00:00 -0400

Eulogies and Meat

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 13:00:00 -0400

The great reward for EATING?!

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Laws of Erev Yom Kippur

Sun, 28 Sep 2025 11:00:00 -0400

Mitzvah to Blow or to Hear the Shofar? Who should blow? Where should he stand?

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 10:00:00 -0400

More shofar rules

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Sit or Stand?

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 13:00:00 -0400

More Rosh Hashanah davening stuff

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 12:00:00 -0400

Cut it out!

Sun, 14 Sep 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Tashlich; plus more!

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Pomegranates, succulent meat, sweet food, visiting a river

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Rosh Hashanah Food!

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Leshana Tova!

Sun, 07 Sep 2025 18:00:00 -0400

Liaila Uliaila, May you be inscribed for a good year!

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Are Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur Yom Tov?!

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Amidah Additions during 10 Days Teshuva

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 12:00:00 -0400

Vaiter!

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:00:00 -0400

Uh oh, I messed up, now what?

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 14:00:00 -0400

Hamelech Hakadosh

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 14:00:00 -0400

Muktzah Food?!

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 13:00:00 -0400

308-8

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 14:00:00 -0400

May I?

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 12:00:00 -0400

Muktzah Movin’

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 10:00:00 -0400

More Muktzah Catagories

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 12:00:00 -0400

308-2b

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Muktzah categories

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 11:00:00 -0400

Muktzah!

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 12:00:00 -0400

Food!

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 14:00:00 -0400

Don’t stuff yourself; plan ahead! When NOT to eat

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 10:00:00 -0400

Can one sleep on Shabbos to have strength for the next day? The Importance of the Third Shabbos Meal

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 12:00:00 -0400

Shabbos is for learning!

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 12:00:00 -0400

A Shabbos shluff!

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:00:00 -0400

100 Blessings on Shabbos!

Sun, 27 Jul 2025 11:00:00 -0400

Eating before kiddish?

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Essen!

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Torah, early or late eating

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 12:00:00 -0400

Can one pray for an ill person on Shabbos?

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 13:00:00 -0400

What gives you more pleasure, fasting or eating?

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Dreamin’

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Festive Fast?

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 12:00:00 -0400

Fast because you fasted

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:00:00 -0400

Ouch, eating hurts!

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 16:00:00 -0400

Is fasting the issue or is pleasure the issue

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 14:00:00 -0400

Comforting Mourners and Visiting the Sick on Shabbos

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 13:00:00 -0400

When should one daven Mincha before mussaf?

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 14:00:00 -0400

Oops, davened mussaf before shachris! Eating between shachris and musaf? Kiddush?

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Earliest and Latest time for Mussaf! When is compensation impossible? Why?

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 14:00:00 -0400

Why no shnayim mikrah before Yom Tov? Review Haftorah?

Sun, 06 Jul 2025 11:00:00 -0400

Later Shnayim Mikrah options, Erev Shabbos custom

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 12:00:00 -0400

What did the Arizal do? What did the Rebbe do? When must Shnayim Mikrah be said by?

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 13:00:00 -0400

What’s so unique about Onkelos? Is saying Chitas a Halacha?!

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Shnayim Mikrah VeEchad Targum - An obligation!

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 14:00:00 -0400

Two Portions, which Haftorah? Yekum Porkan and Av Harachamim

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 14:00:00 -0400

Hold Your Haftorahs, Read Along, Keep the Book

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:00:00 -0400

A Minor for a Major Haftorah?!

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 13:00:00 -0400

More Haftorah stuff, plus: why concentrating on Haftorah blessings is so important!

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:00:00 -0400

Rules of the Haftorah Book

Sun, 22 Jun 2025 10:00:00 -0400

How many brachos does the Maftir Reader read? Why? When NOT to say Amen and why, and more..

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 12:00:00 -0400

All about the Haftorah!

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 15:00:00 -0400

Uh oh, a word or letter was skipped, what now? Why not Two Torah Scrolls every Shabbos?

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:00:00 -0400

Can a man get two Aliyos in one Torah Reading?

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 12:00:00 -0400

Three Scrolls!

Sun, 15 Jun 2025 19:00:00 -0400

Two Scrolls!

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:00:00 -0400

Is maftir considered one of the 7 aliyos? About reading verses from Torah before maftir

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 14:00:00 -0400

Mamzir, Unlearned Rich Man, Haftorah Verses first Torah

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 12:00:00 -0400

Minor Aliyos

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 15:00:00 -0400

A women getting an Aliyah

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 14:00:00 -0400

Repeating verses, is that cool?

Sun, 08 Jun 2025 11:00:00 -0400

Are we allowed to give out extra Aliyos? What are the concerns?

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Brand New! The Communal Torah Reading & Maftir

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 13:00:00 -0400

All about Isru Chag!

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 14:00:00 -0400

Why Two Scrolls on Shavuos? What do we read? Why is a Haftorah about “Divine Chariot” and Angels read?

Sun, 01 Jun 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Shavuos Shtuff

Fri, 30 May 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Up the Whole Night!

Thu, 29 May 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Shavuos Dark Start

Wed, 28 May 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Entering No Tachnun Zone! Why? For how long?

Tue, 27 May 2025 13:00:00 -0400

50-52

Mon, 26 May 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Is Mattan Torah the 50th Day since starting the Omer Count?!

Sun, 25 May 2025 11:00:00 -0400

Shavuos continued!

Fri, 23 May 2025 12:00:00 -0400

Shavuos Prayers!

Wed, 21 May 2025 13:00:00 -0400

No work after sunset till you count!

Tue, 20 May 2025 10:00:00 -0400

Ok let’s finish this!

Mon, 19 May 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Finally

Sun, 18 May 2025 11:00:00 -0400

Can’t do both

Fri, 16 May 2025 11:00:00 -0400

Haircuts and Marriage on Lag Baomer

Thu, 15 May 2025 11:00:00 -0400

Let’s get the bottom of this

Wed, 14 May 2025 12:00:00 -0400

Which 33 days is it?

Tue, 13 May 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Got married anyway! cut his hair!

Mon, 12 May 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Restrictions of the Omer

Sun, 11 May 2025 14:00:00 -0400

More sefira “pickles”

Fri, 09 May 2025 14:00:00 -0400

May the Omer be counted during twilight?

Thu, 08 May 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Why we mention the Rebuilding of the Beis Hamikdosh after counting the Omer

Wed, 07 May 2025 12:00:00 -0400

You gotta understand what your sayin’!

Tue, 06 May 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Alef, Beis, ok?

Mon, 05 May 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Recount?

Sun, 04 May 2025 14:00:00 -0400

Days AND weeks!

Fri, 02 May 2025 13:00:00 -0400

And more on this fascinating subject!

Thu, 01 May 2025 12:00:00 -0400

All about why we start counting the Omer when we start counting the Omer

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 13:00:00 -0400

No difference, except!

Sun, 27 Apr 2025 16:00:00 -0400

Do women need to count the Omer?

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 12:00:00 -0400

Omer stuff!

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 12:00:00 -0400

Starting the laws of Counting the Omer

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:00:00 -0400

More Yom Tov Laws

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 14:00:00 -0400

Laws of Yom Tov!

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 18:00:00 -0400

Lernin un Yetzt Mir Darf Chekin’

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Search and you will find

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 12:00:00 -0400

Stop! ‘N search!

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 15:00:00 -0400

The time PRECEDING the search

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:00:00 -0400

Why search AND obliterate?

Sun, 06 Apr 2025 15:00:00 -0400

Erev Pesach as forbidden as Pesach!

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Time to search!

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 12:00:00 -0400

Special for this year!!! The Erev Pesach Shabbos Hagadol Special Haftorah and the REASON

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 13:00:00 -0400

More on Shabbos Hagadol

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Shabbat Hagadol!

Sun, 30 Mar 2025 15:00:00 -0400

The after party

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Fast?

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:00:00 -0400

The Nasi!

Sun, 23 Mar 2025 11:00:00 -0400

No Tachnun- WhooHoo!

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 11:00:00 -0400

Jewish Taxes

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 11:00:00 -0400

The Halacha to teach study laws of holidays starting 30 days before

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Laws of Pesach begin!

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 13:00:00 -0400

The 8 Mitzvos of Pesach

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:00:00 -0400

The Daled!

Sun, 16 Mar 2025 15:00:00 -0400

Loud!

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 15:00:00 -0400

How Shema can bring healing!!!

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 10:00:00 -0400

Section 61…To be Precise! 🤣

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:00:00 -0400

First Verse verses the other verses

Sun, 09 Mar 2025 18:00:00 -0400

With(out) Intent

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 12:00:00 -0500

Really cool stuff to remember during the blessings of Shema!

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 13:00:00 -0500

Made from Concentrate

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 12:00:00 -0500

The Light of the Future!

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:00:00 -0500

Ya hear!?

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:00:00 -0500

Is Be-half whole?

Sun, 02 Mar 2025 16:00:00 -0500

Creates Light!

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 10:00:00 -0500

Yotzer Or!

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 12:00:00 -0500

The Third

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 13:00:00 -0500

I gotta go!

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:00:00 -0500

That’s wild!

Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:00:00 -0500

Shema Shtuff

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:00:00 -0500

Synchronicity

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:00:00 -0500

Till when?

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 13:00:00 -0500

Laws of Shema begin!

Mon, 17 Feb 2025 12:00:00 -0500

Lawful

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 13:00:00 -0500

S’’more Shabbos laws

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 13:00:00 -0500

Cuz u might stir!

Sun, 09 Feb 2025 11:00:00 -0500

252-12

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:00:00 -0500

253-10

Thu, 06 Feb 2025 13:00:00 -0500

And

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:00:00 -0500

Totally raw!

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 12:00:00 -0500

253-6

Mon, 03 Feb 2025 12:00:00 -0500

253-4-5

Sun, 02 Feb 2025 11:00:00 -0500

Range

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 13:00:00 -0500

Cooking Ranges and Tops of Ovens

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 10:00:00 -0500

252-17

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 13:00:00 -0500

Noise on Shabbos

Mon, 27 Jan 2025 13:00:00 -0500

Making errors during Shema

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 13:00:00 -0500

Benefiting from a Non-Jews work on Shabbos

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 13:00:00 -0500

Can a non-Jew work in a Jews home on Shabbos?

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 10:00:00 -0500

A non Jewish Contractor and Shabbos

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 12:00:00 -0500

Non-Jews n Shabbos

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 13:00:00 -0500

Shabbos!

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 11:00:00 -0500

251-5

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 13:00:00 -0500

Friday Afternoon

Sun, 12 Jan 2025 13:00:00 -0500

Issue with work after noon on Friday

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 13:00:00 -0500

250-6-8

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:00:00 -0500

250-4

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 13:00:00 -0500

More Shabbos Prep

Mon, 06 Jan 2025 12:00:00 -0500

249-13

Fri, 03 Jan 2025 13:00:00 -0500

Fridayness

Thu, 26 Dec 2024 12:00:00 -0500

Friday!

Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:00:00 -0500

Bow Wow!

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 12:00:00 -0500

All about Modim Dirabanan!

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:00:00 -0500

Talk during Kedusha?! Uh oh… look up!

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 13:00:00 -0500

Holy!

Mon, 16 Dec 2024 13:00:00 -0500

Listen in, for the win!

Sun, 15 Dec 2024 13:00:00 -0500

The process

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 13:00:00 -0500

Snatched, clipped, orphaned, no delay

Thu, 12 Dec 2024 13:00:00 -0500

Don’t talk during Repetition! Kids answer! Don’t run!

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:00:00 -0500

Stand? Say what?

Tue, 10 Dec 2024 11:00:00 -0500

Nine is Divine

Sun, 08 Dec 2024 11:00:00 -0500

Wait! Wait?

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 11:00:00 -0500

Go for it!

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 14:00:00 -0500

Davening in a language you understand

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 13:00:00 -0500

No know

Tue, 03 Dec 2024 13:00:00 -0500

Hey, watch where you’re going!

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 13:00:00 -0500

What “smacks of conceit”? Wait! When?

Sun, 24 Nov 2024 11:00:00 -0500

Bowing

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 13:00:00 -0500

Halachos u just gotta know!

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 13:00:00 -0500

Between the 18 and Yehihoo Lerotzon!

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 10:00:00 -0500

Why someone Davening alone doesn’t say the Priestly Blessing

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 11:00:00 -0500

Fiery Angels!

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 11:00:00 -0500

Out of order

Sun, 17 Nov 2024 11:00:00 -0500

Messed up in the middle, now what

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 13:00:00 -0500

Extra brachos?

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 13:00:00 -0500

The Bracha of Hashiva

Mon, 11 Nov 2024 11:00:00 -0500

More prosperity

Sun, 10 Nov 2024 13:00:00 -0500

Prosperity!!

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 12:00:00 -0500

Mans superiority over animals

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 13:00:00 -0500

3 are 1

Tue, 05 Nov 2024 11:00:00 -0500

If you didn’t finish yet, you can!

Mon, 04 Nov 2024 10:00:00 -0500

If you dew, then you don’t 😄

Sun, 03 Nov 2024 11:00:00 -0500

Rained out!

Thu, 31 Oct 2024 13:00:00 -0400

How do you Dew?

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:00:00 -0400

Pra’in

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 13:00:00 -0400

Rainy

Mon, 28 Oct 2024 13:00:00 -0400

Should one daven in the sukkah?

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 10:00:00 -0400

Why do we sit in a Sukkah?

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 12:00:00 -0400

Kapporos- why at dawn? Reason it’s also ok in preceding days. What is said? Why?

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 12:00:00 -0400

No Psalm 20, No Mizmor Lesodah, No Avinu Malkeinu

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 12:00:00 -0400

No Tachnun! And more

Tue, 08 Oct 2024 12:00:00 -0400

More Erev Yom Kippur Laws

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 13:00:00 -0400

Laws of Erev Yom Kippur

Sun, 06 Oct 2024 12:00:00 -0400

Shabbos Shofar

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 13:00:00 -0400

It’s TIME for Shofar!

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:00:00 -0400

Teeny tiny shofar?!

Mon, 30 Sep 2024 13:00:00 -0400

Cracked ‘n glued

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:00:00 -0400

Sho-far Sho-good?

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 14:00:00 -0400

Kosher Shofar

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 07:00:00 -0400

Shofar Shtuff

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 14:00:00 -0400

Can’t stand sitting

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 13:00:00 -0400

Does the Shofar Blower get an Aliyah on Rosh Hashanah? When is a bris performed?

Sun, 22 Sep 2024 17:00:00 -0400

Rosh Hashanah info!

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 12:00:00 -0400

Don’t daven too long on Rosh Hashanah

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 13:00:00 -0400

583-8

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 14:00:00 -0400

Challah in honey, pomegranates, succulent meat

Sun, 15 Sep 2024 18:00:00 -0400

Rosh Hashanah FOOD!

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 13:00:00 -0400

Say this don’t say that

Thu, 12 Sep 2024 13:00:00 -0400

Is Rosh Hashanah a happy day?

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:00:00 -0400

The Geonic additions

Tue, 10 Sep 2024 14:00:00 -0400

90 times?

Sun, 08 Sep 2024 16:00:00 -0400

And the rule is!?

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 13:00:00 -0400

The Laws of Rosh Hashanah

Tue, 03 Sep 2024 14:00:00 -0400

How long and how loud

Mon, 02 Sep 2024 12:00:00 -0400

Snatched n clipped

Sun, 01 Sep 2024 11:00:00 -0400

Shhhh!

Fri, 30 Aug 2024 13:00:00 -0400

Sit or Stand? Baruch Hu Uvaruch Shemoi, Kavana

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 13:00:00 -0400

After all, he’s doing it for YOU!

Wed, 28 Aug 2024 13:00:00 -0400

Still repeat! Consideration of peoples time

Tue, 27 Aug 2024 12:00:00 -0400

Not a repeat :-)

Mon, 26 Aug 2024 13:00:00 -0400

The repetition

Sun, 25 Aug 2024 13:00:00 -0400

Torah!

Thu, 22 Aug 2024 12:00:00 -0400

Can you pull it off?!

Wed, 21 Aug 2024 11:00:00 -0400

Gosh, I can’t remember

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 13:00:00 -0400

Rabbi Shimon’s diligence and halachic ramification

Mon, 19 Aug 2024 11:00:00 -0400

Can you accept Aliyah during Amidah? Answer kadish? Barchu? Kedusha?

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 11:00:00 -0400

Oops I misspoke

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 13:00:00 -0400

Oy, an ox!

Wed, 14 Aug 2024 11:00:00 -0400

Can you greet a Jewish King during the Amidah?

Mon, 12 Aug 2024 13:00:00 -0400

Contain yourself

Sun, 11 Aug 2024 11:00:00 -0400

Infringement

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 14:00:00 -0400

When is it BETTER to daven in your language than in Hebrew? Why?

Wed, 07 Aug 2024 11:00:00 -0400

Can you pray in english?

Tue, 06 Aug 2024 13:00:00 -0400

Is concentration necessary throughout the Amidah? Can I just THINK about the words?

Mon, 05 Aug 2024 15:00:00 -0400

Our wines today

Sun, 04 Aug 2024 15:00:00 -0400

A bissul tipsy

Fri, 02 Aug 2024 13:00:00 -0400

Practicalities of Prayer being in place of sacrifices; should you ask because you deserve?

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 12:00:00 -0400

Make sure no disturbances, not by rote!

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 12:00:00 -0400

“Made from Concentrate”

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 15:00:00 -0400

During the Amidah?!

Mon, 29 Jul 2024 10:00:00 -0400

Hymns n stuff

Sun, 28 Jul 2024 14:00:00 -0400

Important stuff

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 13:00:00 -0400

🤔

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 19:00:00 -0400

Emes Veyatziv

Wed, 24 Jul 2024 13:00:00 -0400

Can you answer?

Tue, 23 Jul 2024 18:00:00 -0400

66-6-9a

Mon, 22 Jul 2024 16:00:00 -0400

Avoid any impression

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 10:00:00 -0400

Must-know rules!

Thu, 18 Jul 2024 12:00:00 -0400

Awe n Honor

Wed, 17 Jul 2024 12:00:00 -0400

Hi ya doin?!

Tue, 16 Jul 2024 12:00:00 -0400

Accept Yoke

Mon, 15 Jul 2024 13:00:00 -0400

Come in and find

Sun, 14 Jul 2024 13:00:00 -0400

Oops!

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 13:00:00 -0400

Pause, concentrate, recite, even at the top

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 12:00:00 -0400

Wake up and say Shema!

Wed, 10 Jul 2024 12:00:00 -0400

Walking n standing

Tue, 09 Jul 2024 12:00:00 -0400

Shema Positions

Mon, 08 Jul 2024 12:00:00 -0400

When to touch tefillen during prayers, how loud to say Shema and why

Sun, 07 Jul 2024 11:00:00 -0400

S-a-y t-h-e w-o-r-d-s c-a-r-e-f-u-l-l-y

Fri, 05 Jul 2024 13:00:00 -0400

All about Baruch Shem, including why we whisper, other necessary pauses

Thu, 04 Jul 2024 11:00:00 -0400

Amen amen? Yes or no?

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 10:00:00 -0400

Shema Shema? 7 times HaShem Hu Elokim, that ok?

Tue, 02 Jul 2024 12:00:00 -0400

Echad

Mon, 01 Jul 2024 11:00:00 -0400

holy hidden hints

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 11:00:00 -0400

What it says about someone Who fails to recite Shema with the congregation. Cool make-up plan

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 12:00:00 -0400

How to achieve healing through saying Shema! And why

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 12:00:00 -0400

Shema with awe, fear, trembling, and quaking

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 10:00:00 -0400

And the Halacha is…

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 14:00:00 -0400

Intent or not?

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 12:00:00 -0400

Torah, Amalek, Miriam, Golden Calf, Shabbos, and Shema

Sun, 23 Jun 2024 14:00:00 -0400

Chazzon Mistakes, Ohr Chodosh

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 16:00:00 -0400

More cool Davening rules

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 18:00:00 -0400

Can one say Kedusha while praying alone?!

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:00:00 -0400

59-2

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 14:00:00 -0400

59-1

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 14:00:00 -0400

Laws of Isru Chag

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 11:00:00 -0400

What does Maleches Ochel Nefesh mean? May one cook on Yom Tov?

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 11:00:00 -0400

What labor is forbidden and which is permitted on Yom Tov

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 11:00:00 -0400

Brand New! Laws of Yom Tov!

Sun, 09 Jun 2024 14:00:00 -0400

And a little more…

Fri, 07 Jun 2024 15:00:00 -0400

And more Muktzah!

Thu, 06 Jun 2024 13:00:00 -0400

Muktzah!

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 13:00:00 -0400

And?

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 17:00:00 -0400

The day after?

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 14:00:00 -0400

On shavuos you gotta eat! No fasting allowed!

Sun, 02 Jun 2024 11:00:00 -0400

Oh dairy

Fri, 31 May 2024 12:00:00 -0400

More dairy laws and Shavuos

Thu, 30 May 2024 12:00:00 -0400

Why is the Book of Ruth read on Shavuos? When does Chabad read it?

Wed, 29 May 2024 11:00:00 -0400

Which tune?

Tue, 28 May 2024 14:00:00 -0400

How the verses are divided

Mon, 27 May 2024 14:00:00 -0400

More on the Melody

Fri, 24 May 2024 14:00:00 -0400

Two Melodys for the Ten

Thu, 23 May 2024 14:00:00 -0400

Akdumos

Wed, 22 May 2024 10:00:00 -0400

The what and why of the Shavuos Torah Readings

Tue, 21 May 2024 11:00:00 -0400

Washing Hands and the Blessing over Tzitzis after being awake all night

Mon, 20 May 2024 12:00:00 -0400

More on shavuos

Sun, 19 May 2024 12:00:00 -0400

No early Maariv on first night of Shavuos, why?

Fri, 17 May 2024 11:00:00 -0400

And so, therefore

Thu, 16 May 2024 12:00:00 -0400

Shavuos wasn’t alwaya celebrated the day the Torah was given?!

Wed, 15 May 2024 11:00:00 -0400

Day 50 - Shavuos!

Tue, 14 May 2024 12:00:00 -0400

No work before you count!

Mon, 13 May 2024 11:00:00 -0400

Uniformity

Sun, 12 May 2024 13:00:00 -0400

More debates over dates

Fri, 10 May 2024 14:00:00 -0400

Strict like both

Thu, 09 May 2024 14:00:00 -0400

Some authorities say..

Wed, 08 May 2024 12:00:00 -0400

Lag BaOmer Laws

Tue, 07 May 2024 13:00:00 -0400

A permitted marriage during the Omer, who can get a haircut, 33 only

Mon, 06 May 2024 14:00:00 -0400

Continuing the laws of the Omer

Fri, 03 May 2024 12:00:00 -0400

Beginning the Laws of the Omer!

Thu, 02 May 2024 14:00:00 -0400

Laws of Isru Chag

Wed, 01 May 2024 13:00:00 -0400

What’s with “Half-Hallel”?

Sun, 28 Apr 2024 13:00:00 -0400

What should you do if you forget Yaaleh Veyavo in Grace After Meals on Chol Hamoed?

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 14:00:00 -0400

Laws of Chol Hamoed Pesach

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 12:00:00 -0400

Stop and get involved

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 11:00:00 -0400

When should the search for chametz take place?

Sun, 21 Apr 2024 11:00:00 -0400

Two reasons for searching and obliterating the Chametz

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 12:00:00 -0400

What does obliterate mean?

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 13:00:00 -0400

The Search for Chametz and when the obligation to obliterate starts

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 12:00:00 -0400

Haftorah

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 11:00:00 -0400

Shabbos Hagadol - the beginning of the Redemption

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 11:00:00 -0400

Shabbos HaGadol!!!

Sun, 14 Apr 2024 14:00:00 -0400

The day after…

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 13:00:00 -0400

Skip, Ban, Add

Thu, 11 Apr 2024 14:00:00 -0400

Disturbing Dreams

Wed, 10 Apr 2024 12:00:00 -0400

No Fasting! What’s the Nasi all about?

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 13:00:00 -0400

Zai Gezunt Tachnun!

Mon, 08 Apr 2024 12:00:00 -0400

The Passover Fund

Sun, 07 Apr 2024 11:00:00 -0400

More Nissan!

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 13:00:00 -0400

Nissan to the Max

Thu, 04 Apr 2024 13:00:00 -0400

The customs of the month of Nissan

Wed, 03 Apr 2024 12:00:00 -0400

The 8 mitzvos of Pesach

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 11:00:00 -0400

How much for for the 4 cups? Blended? Failed to lean?

Mon, 01 Apr 2024 11:00:00 -0400

Matzah without reclining?!

Sun, 31 Mar 2024 10:00:00 -0400

You can’t decline to recline

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 12:00:00 -0400

Why a son should recline even in his fathers presence

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 11:00:00 -0400

YOU went out of Egypt!

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 11:00:00 -0400

Attractive Dishware, Coushins

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 12:00:00 -0400

Beginning the Laws of Pesach

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 14:00:00 -0400

Bowing

Sun, 24 Mar 2024 11:00:00 -0400

The first three

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 12:00:00 -0400

Congregational or Linkage?

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 09:00:00 -0400

Missing Link

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 12:00:00 -0400

Don’t mess ppl up, I pray!

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 10:00:00 -0400

Visiting the big Rabbis before a trip. Blessing terminology

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 09:00:00 -0400

Is the Travelers Prayer said on ANY trip?

Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:00:00 -0400

When, how, where

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 12:00:00 -0400

The Traveler’s Prayer

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 11:00:00 -0400

Employees Eat

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 13:00:00 -0400

The abridged version

Tue, 12 Mar 2024 09:00:00 -0400

Synagogue pickles

Mon, 11 Mar 2024 11:00:00 -0400

Synchronizing Kedusha

Sun, 10 Mar 2024 12:00:00 -0400

I’m late to Shul, how to do I time my Shemona Esra?

Fri, 08 Mar 2024 12:00:00 -0500

In Sync!

Thu, 07 Mar 2024 12:00:00 -0500

Is there a point?

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 11:00:00 -0500

Interesting Rosh Chodesh scenario

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 11:00:00 -0500

Is it my issue they Davened Maariv early? Oops missed Erev Shabbos mincha, now what?

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 12:00:00 -0500

On purpose!

Sun, 03 Mar 2024 11:00:00 -0500

Two prayers ago

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:00:00 -0500

Can you eat?

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 11:00:00 -0500

Pray twice at night

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 11:00:00 -0500

Couldn’t help it

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 11:00:00 -0500

Make it up

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 10:00:00 -0500

I wanna pray again!

Sun, 25 Feb 2024 16:00:00 -0500

Hmmm 🤔

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 14:00:00 -0500

The Torah Study “Businessman”

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 11:00:00 -0500

Are women required to daven?

Wed, 21 Feb 2024 09:00:00 -0500

Exempt!

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 13:00:00 -0500

Can you respond to Kaddish, kedusha, or barchu in middle of Shemona Esra? What should you do?

Mon, 19 Feb 2024 13:00:00 -0500

Willful Amidah interruption

Sun, 18 Feb 2024 11:00:00 -0500

Snakes, Oxen, Lapses

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 14:00:00 -0500

Hi king?

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 11:00:00 -0500

Or can you?!

Wed, 14 Feb 2024 11:00:00 -0500

Don’t drink ‘n pray!

Tue, 13 Feb 2024 13:00:00 -0500

Since prayers are instead of sacrifices therefore??? Should be make requests from G-d based on our worthiness?

Mon, 12 Feb 2024 13:00:00 -0500

When you can’t kiss your kids

Sun, 11 Feb 2024 15:00:00 -0500

Concentrate, will ya!

Fri, 09 Feb 2024 11:00:00 -0500

Louse’s, Slippery Talis, burdens

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 12:00:00 -0500

No burping or yawning allowed

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 10:00:00 -0500

Eliminate & Concentrate

Tue, 06 Feb 2024 13:00:00 -0500

Amidah Postures

Mon, 05 Feb 2024 14:00:00 -0500

Why Feet Together?

Sun, 04 Feb 2024 14:00:00 -0500

Tough Situations

Fri, 02 Feb 2024 12:00:00 -0500

When you can’t stand, sitting

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 13:00:00 -0500

Blind or can’t figure out directions

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 11:00:00 -0500

Which direction to face if you wanna be rich or wise

Tue, 30 Jan 2024 09:00:00 -0500

Direction directives

Mon, 29 Jan 2024 09:00:00 -0500

Little Trig

Sun, 28 Jan 2024 13:00:00 -0500

Why East? Is this always appropriate?

Fri, 26 Jan 2024 15:00:00 -0500

Which direction to face when you pray outside and inside Israel

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 10:00:00 -0500

Too busy to Pray?!

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 13:00:00 -0500

Framing your prayers

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 11:00:00 -0500

Pause……now Pray

Mon, 22 Jan 2024 13:00:00 -0500

Scratching, Urinating, Spitting, Donating

Sun, 21 Jan 2024 14:00:00 -0500

For Torah Study, any cleaning agent works!

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 10:00:00 -0500

Unsure, wash or not?

Thu, 18 Jan 2024 13:00:00 -0500

Need water?

Wed, 17 Jan 2024 09:00:00 -0500

Best course of action

Tue, 16 Jan 2024 11:00:00 -0500

Middle of Shema and…

Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:00:00 -0500

Uh oh, I gotta go

Sun, 14 Jan 2024 13:00:00 -0500

Relieving!

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 13:00:00 -0500

Nice clothing to daven, the issue of clasping one’s hands together

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 11:00:00 -0500

Can one say Hashem’s name bareheaded? Does the hand work as a cover? Davening in an undershirt?! Barefoot?

Wed, 10 Jan 2024 12:00:00 -0500

Starting laws of How to Prep for Prayer”

Tue, 09 Jan 2024 12:00:00 -0500

Hemorrhoids and Shema

Mon, 08 Jan 2024 12:00:00 -0500

Clean Recitation

Sun, 07 Jan 2024 13:00:00 -0500

Foul pray?

Fri, 05 Jan 2024 13:00:00 -0500

Careful what’s around you when you say Shema

Thu, 04 Jan 2024 14:00:00 -0500

Stop ‘n say Shema!

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 13:00:00 -0500

Just got married! Communal affairs!

Tue, 02 Jan 2024 12:00:00 -0500

Are minors obligated in saying Shema? What’s the chiddush?

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 12:00:00 -0500

Is a women required to say Shema?

Sun, 31 Dec 2023 09:00:00 -0500

A “Hoiche” Kedusha

Fri, 29 Dec 2023 11:00:00 -0500

Saying Barchu after final Kaddish

Wed, 27 Dec 2023 17:00:00 -0500

More Poreis

Tue, 26 Dec 2023 11:00:00 -0500

Poreis in Shema

Mon, 25 Dec 2023 13:00:00 -0500

Poreis

Sun, 24 Dec 2023 14:00:00 -0500

What’s Poreis Al Shema?

Fri, 22 Dec 2023 12:00:00 -0500

Are personal requests or hymns allowed to be added to Shemona Esra?

Thu, 21 Dec 2023 13:00:00 -0500

Stuff you just gotta mention

Wed, 20 Dec 2023 13:00:00 -0500

Hymns?

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 13:00:00 -0500

I’m not sure, what do I do?!

Mon, 18 Dec 2023 13:00:00 -0500

The importance of Emes ViYatziv

Sun, 17 Dec 2023 15:00:00 -0500

Don’t interrupt!

Fri, 15 Dec 2023 12:00:00 -0500

The idea beyond finishing the bracha Gaal Yisroel with the chazzon

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 14:00:00 -0500

In honor of our holy Chayalim on the front lines

Tue, 12 Dec 2023 14:00:00 -0500

Today’s learning in honor of our soldiers on the front lines

Tue, 12 Dec 2023 14:00:00 -0500

Should mid-saying-Shema-Kohen take the Aliyah?

Mon, 11 Dec 2023 14:00:00 -0500

A bissel bow

Sun, 10 Dec 2023 11:00:00 -0500

Shema laws continued

Fri, 08 Dec 2023 13:00:00 -0500

Mid-verse?

Thu, 07 Dec 2023 10:00:00 -0500

May one learn Torah during the Shema?

Wed, 06 Dec 2023 14:00:00 -0500

Say Shema with the minyan

Tue, 05 Dec 2023 11:00:00 -0500

Interruptions during Shema

Mon, 04 Dec 2023 09:00:00 -0500

Shema Mess-ups

Sun, 03 Dec 2023 13:00:00 -0500

Rules of saying Shema in middle of work

Fri, 01 Dec 2023 14:00:00 -0500

Made from concentrate

Thu, 30 Nov 2023 14:00:00 -0500

Sitting, Standing, Stopping

Wed, 29 Nov 2023 12:00:00 -0500

Sit but don’t sleep!

Mon, 27 Nov 2023 12:00:00 -0500

When to touch tefillen during Davening, more about how to say Shema

Sun, 26 Nov 2023 15:00:00 -0500

You gotta say the words of Davening carefully!

Fri, 24 Nov 2023 11:00:00 -0500

Pauses

Thu, 23 Nov 2023 14:00:00 -0500

Amen, amen? Baruch Sheim Thrice? Baruch Sheim whispered

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 15:00:00 -0500

Shema Shema, Sha!

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 12:00:00 -0500

The Daled

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 14:00:00 -0500

Why should SHEMAP said loud? Why are the ice covered? What is it about somebody lengthens the DALED?

Sun, 19 Nov 2023 11:00:00 -0500

Why is it important to say Shema with a minyan? What is the remedy for one who prays alone?

Fri, 17 Nov 2023 11:00:00 -0500

Shema and the magical number 248

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 11:00:00 -0500

Saying Shema with fear, trembling, and quaking

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 11:00:00 -0500

More on Kavanah

Tue, 14 Nov 2023 14:00:00 -0500

Which mitzvos must be performed with Kavana (intent)?

Mon, 13 Nov 2023 15:00:00 -0500

Remembering Mt Sinai, Amalek, Miriam’s punishment, Shabbos in The bracha before Shema

Sun, 12 Nov 2023 11:00:00 -0500

Ahava Raba or Ahavas Olam? Why doesn’t begin with Baruch?

Fri, 10 Nov 2023 10:00:00 -0500

Replacing the Shliach Tzibbur, Ohr Chodesh, to say or not to say?

Thu, 09 Nov 2023 12:00:00 -0500

Correct pronounciation, discharging obligations

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 11:00:00 -0500

Is an individual praying alone allowed to say Kedusha in Yotzer? Why?

Mon, 06 Nov 2023 11:00:00 -0500

All about Yotzer Ohr

Sun, 05 Nov 2023 10:00:00 -0500

The LATEST time for Shema in the morning

Fri, 03 Nov 2023 13:00:00 -0400

Ken Shema he said after Dawn?

Thu, 02 Nov 2023 13:00:00 -0400

Ken Shema he said after Dawn?

More on SHEMA

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 13:00:00 -0400

Sunrise

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 13:00:00 -0400

Earliest and latest times for Shema and the rationale

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 13:00:00 -0400

What part of Shema must be said according to the Torah? When? Why?

Sun, 29 Oct 2023 15:00:00 -0400

The reason tefillen are worn on the left arm (of a righty), why on the biceps, what an amputee should do and why

Fri, 27 Oct 2023 11:00:00 -0400

What to do if you only have arm or head tefillen

Thu, 26 Oct 2023 10:00:00 -0400

Why tefillen need to be removed before saying Kesser in mussaf. What to do if wearing them. How to remove tefillen if the Torah is out Of the ark and can’t wait till it’s returned. Reasons.

Wed, 25 Oct 2023 14:00:00 -0400

When tefillen should be removed if there’s a Bris in Shul, on a Torah-reading day, on chol Hamoed

Tue, 24 Oct 2023 15:00:00 -0400

A blessing over stolen tefillen?! Till when during Davening should tefillen be worn?

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 13:00:00 -0400

If the knot unknots

Sun, 22 Oct 2023 14:00:00 -0400

Taking tefillen off and putting them back on, the rules

Fri, 20 Oct 2023 14:00:00 -0400

How the Arizal did it. Sitting, Standing, both?

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 14:00:00 -0400

Can one interrupts between putting on the arm and head tefillen of Rabbeinu Tam? How many blessings are set on the head tefillen?

Wed, 18 Oct 2023 14:00:00 -0400

Between a rock and a hard spot

Tue, 17 Oct 2023 12:00:00 -0400

What the deal?

Mon, 16 Oct 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Is wearing the arm and head tefillen one or two Mitzvos? Is a blessing made on both or just one? Why does it matter how you pronounce the word LeHaniach? Why does tefillen help win the war over our enemies?

Sun, 15 Oct 2023 14:00:00 -0400

What should one think about while putting on tefillen? Why are arm tefillen put on before head tefillen? What’s the unique law here and it’s reason?

Fri, 13 Oct 2023 14:00:00 -0400

More rules about putting on Talis and tefillen

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 10:00:00 -0400

In what case should tefillen be put on before a Talis? Why do some people put on tefillen at home? Should they also put on their Talis at home before going to Shul?

Wed, 11 Oct 2023 14:00:00 -0400

In the merit of the IDF and the wounded and hostages - laws of Tefillen

Tue, 10 Oct 2023 15:00:00 -0400

Isru Chag Halachos!

Mon, 09 Oct 2023 14:00:00 -0400

Halacha!

Thu, 05 Oct 2023 14:00:00 -0400

About the blessing Leishaiv Basukkah

Wed, 04 Oct 2023 13:00:00 -0400

More sukkah laws!

Mon, 02 Oct 2023 15:00:00 -0400

Does wine have to be drank in the sukkah?

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 14:00:00 -0400

Is snacking outside the sukkah permitted? How is snack defined?

Thu, 28 Sep 2023 14:00:00 -0400

Sukkos Laws continued!

Wed, 27 Sep 2023 14:00:00 -0400

Laws of Sitting in a Sukkah

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Appease Please!

Sun, 24 Sep 2023 11:00:00 -0400

The requirement to appease one another on Erev Yom Kippur

Fri, 22 Sep 2023 15:00:00 -0400

More Yom Kippur Goodies!

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 14:00:00 -0400

No Tachnun Erev Yom Kippur! Why?

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 11:00:00 -0400

Erev Yom Kippur continued

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 14:00:00 -0400

Laws of Erev Yom Kippur

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 14:00:00 -0400

639-1

Fri, 15 Sep 2023 15:00:00 -0400

Shofar so Good

Thu, 14 Sep 2023 13:00:00 -0400

Shofar so good

Thu, 14 Sep 2023 13:00:00 -0400

Shofar Stuff

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 13:00:00 -0400

Shofar stuff

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 13:00:00 -0400

More on Shofar requirements

Tue, 12 Sep 2023 16:00:00 -0400

Which Shofars are kosher to be used

Mon, 11 Sep 2023 14:00:00 -0400

Who can blow the shofar?

Sun, 10 Sep 2023 13:00:00 -0400

Does a blind man have to hear the shofar? What about a tumtum or hermaphrodite?

Fri, 08 Sep 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Why isn’t the Shofar blown on Shabbos, shouldn’t a biblical commandment override a rabbinic enactment?

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 14:00:00 -0400

When is the correct time to blow the shofar on Rosh Hashanah?

Wed, 06 Sep 2023 10:00:00 -0400

585-5

Tue, 05 Sep 2023 14:00:00 -0400

Sit down for this one (or should you?)

Mon, 04 Sep 2023 15:00:00 -0400

The “Sitting Blasts”

Sun, 03 Sep 2023 13:00:00 -0400

Who should get an Aliyah on Rosh Hashanah? When is a Bris performed on Rosh Hashanah?

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 14:00:00 -0400

More on Rosh Hashanah prayers

Thu, 31 Aug 2023 14:00:00 -0400

The proper way to make a request

Wed, 30 Aug 2023 12:00:00 -0400

583-8

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 10:00:00 -0400

Dipping Bread in honey, Pomogranates, Succulent Meat

Mon, 28 Aug 2023 13:00:00 -0400

More food!

Sun, 27 Aug 2023 13:00:00 -0400

Rosh Hashanah Food!

Fri, 25 Aug 2023 13:00:00 -0400

582-16

Wed, 23 Aug 2023 12:00:00 -0400

582-10

Tue, 22 Aug 2023 13:00:00 -0400

The additions to Amidah by the Geonim

Mon, 21 Aug 2023 15:00:00 -0400

582-3b

Sun, 20 Aug 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Laws of Rosh Hashanah continued

Fri, 18 Aug 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Beginning the Laws of Rosh Hashanah

Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Is it ok to get a haircut or cut nails on Rosh Chodesh? What if Rosh Chodesh is on Friday?

Wed, 16 Aug 2023 14:00:00 -0400

Juice that flows out on its own accord

Tue, 15 Aug 2023 12:00:00 -0400

May one suck juice straight out of a fruit?

Mon, 14 Aug 2023 11:00:00 -0400

The Squeeze

Sun, 13 Aug 2023 15:00:00 -0400

Tie

Thu, 10 Aug 2023 10:00:00 -0400

Ropes cisterns and stalls

Wed, 09 Aug 2023 13:00:00 -0400

Can you untie a knot around a food package (like matzah)?

Tue, 08 Aug 2023 14:00:00 -0400

Knot no

Mon, 07 Aug 2023 12:00:00 -0400

A knot and a bow?

Sun, 06 Aug 2023 10:00:00 -0400

Knotty Situations

Fri, 04 Aug 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Why Knot the Knot?

Thu, 03 Aug 2023 14:00:00 -0400

Tying and Untying Knots on Shabbos! What constitutes a permanent knot

Wed, 02 Aug 2023 13:00:00 -0400

A Halacha about Shema

Tue, 01 Aug 2023 14:00:00 -0400

316-22b-24a

Mon, 31 Jul 2023 12:00:00 -0400

More Shabbos Goodies

Sun, 30 Jul 2023 16:00:00 -0400

316-19-20

Fri, 28 Jul 2023 11:00:00 -0400

Can one kill an animal that is threatening to harm him

Wed, 26 Jul 2023 11:00:00 -0400

What’s the issue with causing something to bleed on Shabbos?

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 10:00:00 -0400

Is it ok to kill a bug on Shabbos? What if it’s bugging you?

Mon, 24 Jul 2023 13:00:00 -0400

Oh Deer

Sun, 23 Jul 2023 12:00:00 -0400

If a deer comes into your home can you close the door? Can two people close it together?

Fri, 21 Jul 2023 13:00:00 -0400

Are you allowed to close the window if flies are in between the window and the screen?

Thu, 20 Jul 2023 10:00:00 -0400

Is it permissible to trap a mosquito, wasp, fly?

Wed, 19 Jul 2023 12:00:00 -0400

What kind of “trapping” is allowed? What it says about an individual who hunts with dogs

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Why is trapping forbidden on Shabbos? When is one exempt but still it’s forbidden rabbinically?

Mon, 17 Jul 2023 13:00:00 -0400

On top of

Sun, 16 Jul 2023 11:00:00 -0400

Designating “a stone to be eaten” doesn’t work! Container under and over Muktzah objects

Fri, 14 Jul 2023 13:00:00 -0400

Can something start of as Muktzah and become non-Muktzah??

Thu, 13 Jul 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Items that are Muktzah during twilight and therefore “set “aside” for the rest of Shabbos

Wed, 12 Jul 2023 13:00:00 -0400

Fruits out to dry

Tue, 11 Jul 2023 10:00:00 -0400

About “muktzah because it is repulsive”, can food be Muktzah?

Mon, 10 Jul 2023 13:00:00 -0400

When a base remains forbidden even after Muktzah item is removed, what to do if forbidden items were randomly placed on permitted ones, placing Muktzah on someone else’s things

Sun, 09 Jul 2023 14:00:00 -0400

If you put a Muktzah item on something non-Muktzah, on purpose

Fri, 07 Jul 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Stones on Barrels, coins on pillows

Thu, 06 Jul 2023 13:00:00 -0400

Tzion BeMishpat Tipadeh - intro part 1

Wed, 05 Jul 2023 12:00:00 -0400

May a basket with fruit and a stone inside be moved on Shabbos?

Wed, 05 Jul 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Base Basics

Tue, 04 Jul 2023 13:00:00 -0400

May a father lift up a child holding a rock in his hand? What if he is holding money?

Mon, 03 Jul 2023 14:00:00 -0400

Remnants of mats, size, poor, rich, location

Fri, 30 Jun 2023 10:00:00 -0400

Broken and new needles, worn out mats..

Thu, 29 Jun 2023 10:00:00 -0400

Can you use a needle to remove a thorn?

Wed, 28 Jun 2023 13:00:00 -0400

Can you move a detached door of a home? Wut about your of an in-ground storage unit?

Tue, 27 Jun 2023 13:00:00 -0400

Wicks ‘n Doors

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 13:00:00 -0400

Who decides if something is “set aside” (Muktzah)? If something is useful does that mean it isn’t Muktzah?

Sun, 25 Jun 2023 13:00:00 -0400

Broken stuff. Can you move broken glass on Shabbos?

Fri, 23 Jun 2023 12:00:00 -0400

What is Nolad? When Yom Yom is more strict than Shabbos!

Thu, 22 Jun 2023 10:00:00 -0400

Mortar and Corpses

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 11:00:00 -0400

Tefillen and Musical Instruments on Shabbos

Tue, 20 Jun 2023 14:00:00 -0400

What MAY be moved on Shabbos even for no reason at all

Mon, 19 Jun 2023 13:00:00 -0400

Can you move a cup or bowl on Shabbos for NO REASON? What’s the logic?

Sun, 18 Jun 2023 21:00:00 -0400

Can one benefit from something that is Muktzah? Is there any way to move an item that is Muktzah on Shabbos?

Fri, 16 Jun 2023 12:00:00 -0400

the rule once your holding a Muktzah item about putting it down

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 11:00:00 -0400

Five kinds of Muktzah they can’t be moved. Is there any limit to the size of a Keli? When can our move a hatchet or a hammer?

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 15:00:00 -0400

Food that’s Muktzah?

Tue, 13 Jun 2023 10:00:00 -0400

May items that aren’t Keilim be moved? What are example of such things?

Mon, 12 Jun 2023 11:00:00 -0400

Is paper Muktzah? How many kinds of Muktzah are there (so far)?

Sun, 11 Jun 2023 16:00:00 -0400

Is a Mohels knife Muktzah on Shabbos? If a knife that is forbidden to be used is in a sheath with permitted knives what’s the halacha?

Fri, 09 Jun 2023 16:00:00 -0400

Can one move a Keli (implement) that is used to do a forbidden activity on Shabbos?

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 14:00:00 -0400

Is merchandise muktzah? Why? Can one’s thoughts change the status of something Muktzah?

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Other reasons for the institution of Mikvah and what is Keli?

Tue, 06 Jun 2023 11:00:00 -0400

Beginning the Laws of Muktzah on Shabbos! First reason for this institution explained

Mon, 05 Jun 2023 15:00:00 -0400

Why don’t we repeat Amidah at Maariv? Why can’t Kaddish be said without a minyan? The hint in the word צדיק

Tue, 30 May 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Laws of Kaddish - how many should be said daily? When? Why?

Mon, 29 May 2023 15:00:00 -0400

Laws of Isru Chag (TODAY!)

Sun, 28 May 2023 13:00:00 -0400

Birchas Hanehenin Introduction

Thu, 25 May 2023 13:00:00 -0400

What about at Mt. Sinai on the days leading up to Matan Torah & the omission of Tachnun

Wed, 24 May 2023 13:00:00 -0400

Isru Chag

Tue, 23 May 2023 14:00:00 -0400

Fasting and Shavuos - part 2

Mon, 22 May 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Is a fast allowed on Shavuos?

Sun, 21 May 2023 13:00:00 -0400

Dairy continued

Fri, 19 May 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Shavuos - Oh Dairy!

Thu, 18 May 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Reading the Book of Ruth on Shavuos and Spreading Grasses in the Synagogue

Wed, 17 May 2023 11:00:00 -0400

More on the two niggunim used for the reading of the Ten Commandments

Tue, 16 May 2023 11:00:00 -0400

The two of ways of Reading the 10 commandments

Mon, 15 May 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Haftorah facts and Akdumos

Sun, 14 May 2023 13:00:00 -0400

Torah & Haftorah Readings for Shavuos and their reasons for being read

Fri, 12 May 2023 10:00:00 -0400

Some rules about staying up all night

Thu, 11 May 2023 10:00:00 -0400

Why you can’t daven Maariv early on the first night of Shavuos. Why we stay awake all night

Wed, 10 May 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Shavuos Halachot

Tue, 09 May 2023 11:00:00 -0400

Laws of Shavuos continued

Mon, 08 May 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Beginning the Laws of Shavuos!

Sun, 07 May 2023 15:00:00 -0400

What should one refrain from doing after dark before counting the Omer?

Fri, 05 May 2023 11:00:00 -0400

Not to form different groups, when haircuts ARE allowed

Thu, 04 May 2023 12:00:00 -0400

More on when to keep the rules of the Omer

Wed, 03 May 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Following local practice

Tue, 02 May 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Opinions about when mourning applies during the Omer

Mon, 01 May 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Haircuts on Lag Baomer?

Sun, 30 Apr 2023 13:00:00 -0400

What happens if someone gets married during the Omer? Is there anyone that is permitted to get married during the Omer? What is the custom?

Fri, 28 Apr 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Customs of the Omer because of the passing of 24,000 students of Rabbi Akiva

Thu, 27 Apr 2023 13:00:00 -0400

More Omer laws

Wed, 26 Apr 2023 15:00:00 -0400

Can you count the omer during dusk?

Tue, 25 Apr 2023 12:00:00 -0400

What’s the best language to count the Omer in? Why do we mention the restoration of the Beis Hamikdosh afterwards?

Mon, 24 Apr 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Other ways to count that still count :-)

Sun, 23 Apr 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Various opinions of how to correctly count the Omer

Fri, 21 Apr 2023 13:00:00 -0400

Counting the days and the weeks too

Thu, 20 Apr 2023 15:00:00 -0400

How do we know exactly when to begin counting the Omer? Why should one count at night?

Wed, 19 Apr 2023 10:00:00 -0400

Omer laws continue!

Tue, 18 Apr 2023 13:00:00 -0400

Laws of the Omer

Mon, 17 Apr 2023 10:00:00 -0400

Laws of the Omer continued

Sun, 16 Apr 2023 11:00:00 -0400

Beginning the Laws of counting the Omer

Fri, 14 Apr 2023 14:00:00 -0400

Tefillen on Chol Hamoed?

Tue, 11 Apr 2023 11:00:00 -0400

Why don’t we say complete Hallel during the final 6 days of Pesach?

Mon, 10 Apr 2023 13:00:00 -0400

Pesach

Sun, 09 Apr 2023 13:00:00 -0400

Happy Pesach!

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Search and Rescue

Tue, 04 Apr 2023 11:00:00 -0400

Rules applying from 1/2 hour before the stars emerge, why search for chametz must be a (certain) nightfall

Mon, 03 Apr 2023 11:00:00 -0400

Timing is everything

Sun, 02 Apr 2023 11:00:00 -0400

Why the time to get rid of chametz is earlier than the afternoon of Erev Pesach

Fri, 31 Mar 2023 14:00:00 -0400

Two reasons for searching and obliterating chametz

Thu, 30 Mar 2023 16:00:00 -0400

More on chametz!

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Chametz Search

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0400

What is the source for chametz being forbidden even before Pesach starts?!

Tue, 28 Mar 2023 13:00:00 -0400

End of the laws or Shabbos Hagadol

Mon, 27 Mar 2023 10:00:00 -0400

More Big Stuff

Sun, 26 Mar 2023 14:00:00 -0400

Shabbos Hagadol!

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0400

May one fast one Isru Chag? Plus: an interesting custom

Thu, 23 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Why Mizmor Lesodah is omitted, saying the Nasi, Erev Pesach, Isru Chag

Wed, 22 Mar 2023 11:00:00 -0400

Non-Fast Exclusions

Tue, 21 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0400

429- Halacha tes

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Nissan - no fasting! Except?

Sun, 19 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Maos Chittim - “Wheat Fund”

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 13:00:00 -0400

Laws of Pesach continued

Thu, 16 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Laws of Pesach - 8 Mitzvos of Passover

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0400

131 addendum

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 13:00:00 -0400

End of Siman 131

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 13:00:00 -0400

More on Hallel and Tachnun

Mon, 13 Mar 2023 13:00:00 -0400

The difference between Tachnun and Hallel, why chabadniks always daven in order of the prayers

Sun, 12 Mar 2023 13:00:00 -0400

When tachnun is NOT said

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0500

When is the custom not to cover our faces during Tachnun? Why not?

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 13:00:00 -0500

What is the reason for saying Vaanachnu Lo Neida

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 13:00:00 -0500

Which direction to lean during tachnun, why a bare arm may not be used, what a leftie does

Mon, 06 Mar 2023 13:00:00 -0500

The Priestly Blessing by the Shliach Tzibbur

Sun, 05 Mar 2023 15:00:00 -0500

Laws if Tachnun part one

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 11:00:00 -0500

Ken Yehi Ratzon or Amen? Sim Shalom or Shalom Rav?

Thu, 02 Mar 2023 13:00:00 -0500

All about Modim Derabannan (the Modim of the Rabbis)

Wed, 01 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0500

May one speak or study during Kedusha? Why do we raise ourselves on tiptoe when saying Kadosh Kadosh Kadosh? What does do many do? Why?

Tue, 28 Feb 2023 11:00:00 -0500

Is it ok to say Kedusha with the Shliach Tzibbur

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 15:00:00 -0500

Why does the word (אמן( Amen stand for? How does this inform on the way it should be said? Does the When should the Shliach Tzibbur listen to an erroneous “lengthener”? Why?

Sun, 26 Feb 2023 13:00:00 -0500

Does one have to hear a blessing in order to say Amen?

Fri, 24 Feb 2023 12:00:00 -0500

Snatched, clipped, and orphaned amens

Thu, 23 Feb 2023 13:00:00 -0500

Harsh stuff, don’t do it!

Wed, 22 Feb 2023 13:00:00 -0500

Should one stand while the Shliach Tzibbur repeats Shemona Esra? What is the meaning of Baruch Hu Ubaruch Shemo? When DON’T we say it? Why not?

Tue, 21 Feb 2023 13:00:00 -0500

Pay attention!!!

Mon, 20 Feb 2023 11:00:00 -0500

Why a rabbinic enactment persists even if reason is no longer extant, is saying every word of Amidah considered Davening at length? What’s the ramification of the answer?

Sun, 19 Feb 2023 13:00:00 -0500

On repeat

Thu, 16 Feb 2023 12:00:00 -0500

How to fulfill one’s obligation via the Shliach Tzibbur, why one should not respond Baruch Hu Uvaruch Shemoi when discharging tiger obligation by listening to a Bracha, what happens if one said it

Wed, 15 Feb 2023 11:00:00 -0500

A lot you may not realize about the repetition of the Amidah

Tue, 14 Feb 2023 12:00:00 -0500

Does the Shliach Tzibbur need to take three steps back after repeating the Amidah? What about if it’s doubling as his private Shemona Esra too? Does he say Yihiyu Leratzon?

Mon, 13 Feb 2023 10:00:00 -0500

3 or 6 steps? How terrible is it if someone passes in front of you after taking three steps back? Which foot should you step back with first? What size steps?

Sun, 12 Feb 2023 15:00:00 -0500

Why taking more than three steps back after Amidah smacks of deceit, when to return to one’s place

Fri, 10 Feb 2023 15:00:00 -0500

How to “bow out” of Shemona Esra 😁

Thu, 09 Feb 2023 13:00:00 -0500

More Elokai Netzor rules, the four requests making one worthy to receive the Divine Presence, Elokai ad shelo Notzarti

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 11:00:00 -0500

Can you answer Kaddish while in middle of Elokai Neshama? Can you talk?

Tue, 07 Feb 2023 10:00:00 -0500

Shemona Esra “Add-on”

Mon, 06 Feb 2023 11:00:00 -0500

Who are the Ishai Yisroel (fire-offerings of Israel)? What happens to non-bowers?

Sun, 05 Feb 2023 14:00:00 -0500

Aneinu make-up options

Fri, 03 Feb 2023 10:00:00 -0500

What to do if you skip or make an error in if the 13 middle blessings of Shemona Esra. Why order is important.

Thu, 02 Feb 2023 15:00:00 -0500

Back to regular shiur tomorrow IYH

Wed, 01 Feb 2023 23:00:00 -0500

How would you title today’s shiur?

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 13:00:00 -0500

May one personalize Davening?

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 12:00:00 -0500

The significance of the 11th, 12th, and 13th blessings of the Amidah

Sun, 29 Jan 2023 13:00:00 -0500

When to rain it in

Fri, 27 Jan 2023 12:00:00 -0500

Does The timing for praying for rain depend on local agricultural need?

Thu, 26 Jan 2023 13:00:00 -0500

What is the fall equinox? Should those outside of Israel pray for rain at the same or a different time?

Wed, 25 Jan 2023 12:00:00 -0500

When to begin requesting rain in Eretz Yisroel, why it’s delayed, what about those in the Diaspora?

Tue, 24 Jan 2023 12:00:00 -0500

What does Atah Chonen mean? Why is first amongst the intermediate blessings? What are the rules of the blessing Refaeinu (Heal us)?

Mon, 23 Jan 2023 13:00:00 -0500

Pray-err

Sun, 22 Jan 2023 13:00:00 -0500

Missed it? You can fix it!

Fri, 20 Jan 2023 12:00:00 -0500

If you need rain in the summer can you mention it in prayer? What happens if I can omitted the mention of rain?

Thu, 19 Jan 2023 13:00:00 -0500

When rain is a curse - how to convert it to a blessing

Wed, 18 Jan 2023 12:00:00 -0500

Pray your dews!

Tue, 17 Jan 2023 12:00:00 -0500

What to do about dew

Mon, 16 Jan 2023 15:00:00 -0500

Why we wait until after Sukkos is over to mention rain, why we wait until mussaf of shemini atzeres, what an individual should do when not praying with a minyan

Sun, 15 Jan 2023 14:00:00 -0500

How to view Hashem’s Mitzvos

Fri, 13 Jan 2023 12:00:00 -0500

Is it ok to call Almighty G-d Kind? Wise?

Thu, 12 Jan 2023 12:00:00 -0500

What to do if a non-Jew approaches you with a cross when your about to bow in prayer? What about if it occurs in private? May one add praises Of HaShem in Davening?

Wed, 11 Jan 2023 12:00:00 -0500

How low should one bow?

Tue, 10 Jan 2023 12:00:00 -0500

Can you bow just because your “feeling it”? Should we bow during Aleinu? Why is that different than other parts of prayer that mention prostration?

Mon, 09 Jan 2023 12:00:00 -0500

Should one bow whenever one uses an expression of gratitude? What about an expression of praise?

Sun, 08 Jan 2023 16:00:00 -0500

When is linking gaal yisroel to Shemona Esra more important than Davening with a minyan? Who instituted the blessings of the Amidah? How was it arranged?

Fri, 06 Jan 2023 12:00:00 -0500

Prayer upon entering and leaving a House of Study, why it generally is not said nowadays

Wed, 04 Jan 2023 08:00:00 -0500

Getting a blessing from spiritual leaders before a journey, proper and improper blessing, the mitzvah to learn on the road

Tue, 03 Jan 2023 13:00:00 -0500

Why is it desirable to recite the Traveler’s Prayer right after another Bracha? Did the Rebbe do this? If Tefillas Haderech means the prayer of the road why do we say it on an airplane?!

Mon, 02 Jan 2023 12:00:00 -0500

The Rebbes Rashabs Tefillas Haderech, at what point is the Traveler’s Prayer said, why it doesn’t begin with Baruch Atah

Sun, 01 Jan 2023 13:00:00 -0500

Tefillas Haderech “Travelers Prayer” and guidance from the Rebbeim about protection whilst traveling

Fri, 30 Dec 2022 12:00:00 -0500

May an employee daven the full Shemona Esra?

Thu, 29 Dec 2022 12:00:00 -0500

The mini Amidah

Wed, 28 Dec 2022 12:00:00 -0500

Minyan quandaries, Modim vs Kedusha

Tue, 27 Dec 2022 11:00:00 -0500

The late-arrival timing Shemona Esra with the Shliach, when it’s best to daven separately and when together, what the Arizal would do

Mon, 26 Dec 2022 13:00:00 -0500

The power of Amen to Shomea Tefillah! Joining for Modim and Aleinu

Sun, 25 Dec 2022 15:00:00 -0500

Make sure you catch Kedusha and Kaddish!

Fri, 23 Dec 2022 13:00:00 -0500

More good stuff!

Thu, 22 Dec 2022 14:00:00 -0500

Unusual laws of compensation

Wed, 21 Dec 2022 13:00:00 -0500

A situation when someone should daven Mincha after Davening Maariv! Compensating on Shabbos for a missed weekday Shemona Esra and Erev Rosh Chodesh on Rosh Chodesh

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 13:00:00 -0500

May one make up for a prayer missed on purpose? May a person get involved in business deal once the time of tefillah arrives? Is a drunk person considered one who acted brazenly for missing Davening?

Mon, 19 Dec 2022 16:00:00 -0500

More on Compensation Prayers

Sun, 18 Dec 2022 13:00:00 -0500

Why the Zohar says not to say Ashrei at night, Kabbalistic reasons for not saying Tehillim at night, exceptions. Can a shliach Tzibbur make up a missed prayer with his repetition of Amidah? Can one make up for shachris by Davening Maariv twice?

Fri, 16 Dec 2022 12:00:00 -0500

Why is one allowed to compensate for a missed Mincha by praying the Evening Amidah twice? If one missed the evening Amidah and prays the morning Amidah twice, May he eat before the second compensatory Shemona Esra?

Thu, 15 Dec 2022 13:00:00 -0500

What to do if one missed a prayer. What is first the make-up Shemona Esra or the one required immediately? Why? Does intent matter?

Wed, 14 Dec 2022 15:00:00 -0500

1/2 free-will, 1/2 obligatory? What does adding something new to Amidah mean? When is it inappropriate to pray a voluntary prayer? Why?

Tue, 13 Dec 2022 14:00:00 -0500

The Freewill Offering Amidah in case of doubt. Why not on Shabbos and Yom Tov.

Mon, 12 Dec 2022 12:00:00 -0500

Training kids to say Shema, if Torah study is interrupted to say Shema

Sun, 11 Dec 2022 13:00:00 -0500

Are women obligated to pray? Part 2

Fri, 09 Dec 2022 12:00:00 -0500

Are women obligated to daven? Part 1

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 13:00:00 -0500

May one answer Kedusha during Shemona esra? Accept an Aliyah?

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 14:00:00 -0500

Is it all or nothing? When may one continue Davening Shemona Esra after having spoken?

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 12:00:00 -0500

A scorpion attack! When to do after having had to interrupt.

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 12:00:00 -0500

Under what circumstances is it permitted to talk during Shemona Esra? When is it preferable to move from one’s place rather than to talk?

Sun, 04 Dec 2022 14:00:00 -0500

What we do nowadays when needing to pass gas during Amidah and why. Why it’s a good omen to sneeze during Amidah

Fri, 02 Dec 2022 13:00:00 -0500

The laws of passing in front a person Davening Shemona esra. May one step back into the space of one praying behind him? What to do if one passes gas during Amidah

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 13:00:00 -0500

May one sit within four cubits of one praying the Amidah? What’s the law if one was already sitting and someone began Davening next to him?

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 12:00:00 -0500

If one can read hebrew but doesn’t understand it, should they still pray in hebrew?

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 12:00:00 -0500

If one whispers Shemona Esra so quietly that even he can’t hear, does it count? May one daven in any language? Why is the law different when praying alone?

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 14:00:00 -0500

Do the words of Amidah have to be said audibly? What’s considered too low and what too loud? Why? When May one pray aloud? Why?

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 12:00:00 -0500

During what part of Shemona Esra is concentration an indispensable requirement? What should one train themselves to do throughout all the blessings? Why?

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 12:00:00 -0500

Tips to offset the affect of the wine. Our wines. Looking over unusual prayers.

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 11:00:00 -0500

Can you daven if your tipsy? Intoxicated? When does it count? Can you say blessings?

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 11:00:00 -0500

The ways in which our prayers must mimic the sacrifices. Is it good to expect your prayers to be answered because you concentrated well?

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 12:00:00 -0500

What to ponder before prayer. Why can’t you kiss your young children in Shul? Prayer in place with a disturbance. How to make sure you don’t view prayer as a burden to dispense with.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 12:00:00 -0500

Why is it so important to think about what you’re saying when Davening? What mental picture should one create? Why are your thoughts so important?

Sun, 20 Nov 2022 13:00:00 -0500

Avoiding distractions during Davening

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 13:00:00 -0500

One should one do if one must yawn during Shemona Esra? What does it say about one who burbs intentionally?

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 12:00:00 -0500

Concentration during Shemona Esra. What items are forbidden to held

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 12:00:00 -0500

Three steps before Amidah. Should one look upward during Amidah? Before? How should one hold one’s hands during Shemona Esra? Why?

Mon, 14 Nov 2022 11:00:00 -0500

Is it ok to pray in the presence of idolatrous images? Why do we pray Amidah with our feet together? If you didn’t, does it count?

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 13:00:00 -0500

Can an elderly person daven Shemona Esra while sitting? A sick person while lying down? Why can’t one lean on something during Shemona Esra?

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 13:00:00 -0500

Can you daven Shemona Esra sitting down while on a journey? What are the options? What’s the best course of action?

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 12:00:00 -0500

Laws of Davening on the road

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 12:00:00 -0500

Facing South or North to gain wisdom or wealth! What to do while Davening in a minyan? Why one Sage faced West. Is any direction ok? What if one started and was not facing East?

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 12:00:00 -0500

Latitude and Longitude

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 13:00:00 -0500

Why is it forbidden to stand on the site of the Holy Temple even today? Does a synagogue have to face Jerusalem?

Sun, 06 Nov 2022 12:00:00 -0500

What direction to face when Davening Amidah; outside of Israel, in Israel, in Jerusalem, opposite the site of the Holy of Holies. The reason and source.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 13:00:00 -0400

If one is involved in Tzarchei Tzibur (communal needs), does he need to stop his activities to pray? If he missed a prayer due to his involvement must he compensate for it?

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 17:00:00 -0400

What is the meaning of “Kovid Rosh”? What is the correct frame of mind to be in for prayer? Why? What form of study is appropriate before Davening?

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 15:00:00 -0400

What is one required to do before and after Davening? Why? Why is it proper to look into a Prayer Book even if one knows the prayers by heart?

Sun, 30 Oct 2022 18:00:00 -0400

Does one need to wash with water before studying Torah?

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 13:00:00 -0400

Have far do you have to go in search of water to wash for prayer?

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:00:00 -0400

What should one do if one feels the need to go the restroom during Shema?

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Returning to section 92: “relieving oneself and washing before Prayer”

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 14:00:00 -0400

Siman Hey - Halacha Gimmel

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 15:00:00 -0400

Section 5 - Halacha 3

Sun, 23 Oct 2022 13:00:00 -0400

Hashkamos Haboker

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 16:00:00 -0400

May one take a drink outside of the Sukkah? Even wine?

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 12:00:00 -0400

More Sukkah Laws

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 10:00:00 -0400

Should one sleep in the Sukkah?

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 10:00:00 -0400

Should one study in the Sukkah? What about prayers? Snacks?

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 10:00:00 -0400

Laws of Dwelling in the Sukkah

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 11:00:00 -0400

The requirement to appease one another on Erev Yom Kippur

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 13:00:00 -0400

What to do with chickens used for Kaparas. Giving Tzedakah on Erev Yom Kippur, and more..

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Are there alternatives to using chickens for Kaparas? What isn’t allowed to be used? Why? Do the chickens needs to be white? Does everyone neee their own chicken?

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 11:00:00 -0400

Is Avinu Malkeinu said on Erev Yom Kippur? The custom of Kaparos; best day and time to do it.

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 10:00:00 -0400

Erev Yom Kippur

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 10:00:00 -0400

Beginning the Laws of Yom Kippur

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 11:00:00 -0400

How important is intent when doing a Mitzvah?

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 11:00:00 -0400

Can a man blow the shofar for a women? Can women say a Bracha on the mitzvah of Shofar?

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Does a blind man need to hear the shofar? One is possibly male, possibly female?

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 13:00:00 -0400

What to do if a child blows the Shofar on Shabbos. Who is exempt from Shofar. Can one mute blow for others? May a deaf person blow for others?

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 15:00:00 -0400

Why isn’t the Shofar blown on Shabbos?

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 13:00:00 -0400

The Time of the Sounding of the Shofar

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 12:00:00 -0400

What is the minimum size of a Shofar? May one file down the shofar till it’s very thin?

Sun, 18 Sep 2022 15:00:00 -0400

More Laws about a cracked Shofar

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 17:00:00 -0400

The laws of a Shofar used for idolatry and a cracked Shofar

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 13:00:00 -0400

May one use a shofar from a non-kosher animal? May one fulfill the mitzvah with a stolen shofar? Can we one borrow a shofar without asking?

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 10:00:00 -0400

May one be paid to be the Shofar blower? Why is a curved shofar preferred? Why is a rams horn preferred? What does Shofar mean?

Tue, 13 Sep 2022 12:00:00 -0400

585-7

Mon, 12 Sep 2022 13:00:00 -0400

587-7-10

Mon, 12 Sep 2022 13:00:00 -0400

Should the listener to the Shofar blasts say Shehecheyanu? If one isn’t sure if they heard shofar on the First Day of Rosh Hashanah should they repeat the blessing? Why should the shofar be blown on the right side of the mouth?

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 11:00:00 -0400

Where should the Shofar be blown from in the Shul? Who should blow it? What is the wording of the blessing? Why is it worded that way?

Fri, 09 Sep 2022 13:00:00 -0400

Who should be given Aliyos on Rosh Hashanah? When to do a Bris on Rosh Hashanah. Is standing imperative during the Shofar blowing?

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 11:00:00 -0400

Why “pardon” comes before “forgive”, why Avinu Malkeinu isn’t said in Shabbos, don’t daven too long on Rosh Hashanah!? Torah Readings for Rosh Hashanah

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 12:00:00 -0400

All about Tashlich, Sleeping on Rosh Hashanah? What to use your time for. Hallel on RH or not?

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:00:00 -0400

Dipping Challah in honey, eating heads of animals, foods NOT to eat, going to a river

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 17:00:00 -0400

When to eat the Apple on the First Night of Rosh Hashanah, what we do on the Second Night. Why we eat fish. If the request is made before or after one begins eating and why.

Sun, 04 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0400

When do we say Leaila uleaila in Kaddish? What is the special Rosh Hashanah greeting and when is it said?

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 15:00:00 -0400

Is Rosh Hashanah a Happy Day?

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 13:00:00 -0400

Additions to Shemona Esra during the 10 days of Teshuva

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 13:00:00 -0400

Is there any use in saying Hamelech Hakadosh 90 times in a row? Shabbos Shuva, Stooping during Shemona Esra

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 15:00:00 -0400

Laws of Rosh Hashanah - what do it if one errs

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 11:00:00 -0400

Beginning the Laws of Rosh Hashanah - Hamelech Hakadosh

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 13:00:00 -0400

Is one required to wash their hands before studying Torah? Does one need to wash after scratching their head? Why do we give charity before prayer?

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 13:00:00 -0400

How extensively must one search for water to wash before prayer?

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 11:00:00 -0400

Is Baal Tishaktzu Biblical or Rabbinic? What’s the ramification? One should one do before starting to pray?

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 16:00:00 -0400

If you gotta go, you gotta go, and when you don’t gotta go!

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 14:00:00 -0400

Why did the Sages and their students wear a Talis during prayer? Why one should wear a hat and jacket during prayer and Grace. When is it inappropriate to interlock ones fingers? Why?

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 12:00:00 -0400

All about wearing a Yamulka (or another head covering). May one ever use his hand as a head-covering? May one pray in slippers or Sandels

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 14:00:00 -0400

Can a person daven Shemona Esra without a shirt on? Is wearing a Gartel a requirement or is it a custom for some?

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Can a person who suffers from hemorrhoids daven? Can one daven in a garbage dump? Human feces or dog feces, what should you do?

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Can one say Shema with semen on their skin? Can one say Asher Yatzer before washing hands? Can Shema be said near a child with a dirty diaper?

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 16:00:00 -0400

What to do if one happens upon human feces. May one think words of Torah in view of human waste?

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 10:00:00 -0400

What to do if one needs to say Shema and there are human feces present

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 17:00:00 -0400

If one closes their eyes in the presence of nakedness, can they say Shema? May one think of words of Torah whilst naked?

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 13:00:00 -0400

Can one recite Shema in front of an animal? What about a baby? Why doesn’t a baby need to be covered at a Bris? Can one turn away from the nakedness?

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Why is a married women’s exposed hair considered “nakedness”? Does this apply to non-Jews? Can a women use her own hair to make a wig? Can one say Shema if his wife is singing? What if it’s playing on Spotify?

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 11:00:00 -0400

If a women’s lower leg is exposed, can a man say Shema in front of her? Can unclothed women say Shema? Can a man say Shema in front of a women wearing see-through clothing?

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 11:00:00 -0400

Can one day Shema without a shirt on? What about Shemona Esra? May Shema be said in view of an exposed part of an ordinarily covered of a women’s body?

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 11:00:00 -0400

Can you make a bracha in the swimming pool? Does hugging yourself count as a covering? How are women allowed to make a bracha before immersion in the mikvah?

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 12:00:00 -0400

You gotta get “good coverage” to say Shema

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 11:00:00 -0400

The prohibition of saying Shema, Shemona Esra, or words of Torah in view of nakedness

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 10:00:00 -0400

Does a Groom need to say Shema? What is the law nowadays and why? Does a communal activist have to say Shema while involved in pressing matters? What is the law in our era?

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 11:00:00 -0400

Do women need to say Shema? Do they need to recall the Exodus daily? Do minors need to say Shema? Does a father need to train his child to say it? From what age?

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 12:00:00 -0400

A Hoiche Kedusha. When does one repeat the entire shemona esra out loud and when the one only say till after HaKayl Hakadosh out loud, why?

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Saying Barchu after the last Kaddish for someone who missed it. Why it isn’t done in Shabbos and Yom Tov.

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 13:00:00 -0400

Is Poreis Al Shema practiced during Maariv? Should one say “Barchu” out loud even without saying Kaddish? Can one be Poreis Al Shema just for his own sake?

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 10:00:00 -0400

Another view of the meaning of “Poreis Al Shema”, what is done nowadays

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 13:00:00 -0400

What does Poreis Al Shema mean? Things you must know when doing a “Hoyche Kedusha”

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Who is Rabbi Elazar Kallir? What do Krovetz stand for?

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Are you allowed to look into a Sefer during the blessings of Shema?

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 12:00:00 -0400

If you are unsure if you second the second paragraph must it be repeated? Why? Is it ok to recite Piyutim (hymns) during the blessings of Shema?

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 14:00:00 -0400

Which parts of Shema must be said if one is unsure if one said Shema or not. How can one fulfill the obligation to recall Exodus from Egypt daily?

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 12:00:00 -0400

How important is it to say Emes Veyatziv and Emes Veemunah? What are they about?

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 12:00:00 -0400

What you should do if you’ve almost reached Shemona Esra and the Shliach Tzibbur is ready to repeat it. Is it better to daven with a minyan without tefillen or wait till you get tefillen and then daven? Why?

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 14:00:00 -0400

Should one day Amen after the Shliach Tzibbur says “Gaal Yisroel”? Should the Shliach end off the Bracha in a whisper or out loud? What is Chabad custom?

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 13:00:00 -0400

What does Bein Haprakim mean? Can one ask the Gabai to make a mi Shebayrach during Shema?

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 13:00:00 -0400

Responding to blessings over an Aliyah during Shema. May a Kohen accept an Aliyah during Shema? How about an Israelite?

Sun, 17 Jul 2022 14:00:00 -0400

Why some responses are allowed during Krias Shema and others aren’t

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Answering Kaddish, Kedusha and Barchu during Shema. Should one put on Tallis or tefillen during Shema?

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Responding to or Greetings others during Shema

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Saying Shema with the Minyan. What do if one is not allowed to make an interruption. What other prayers should be said with a Minyan?

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 12:00:00 -0400

What happens if someone paused in middle of Shema? Does it matter if it was preventable or not?

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 11:00:00 -0400

What do you do if you spaced out during Shema and you’re unsure where you’re up to?

Sun, 10 Jul 2022 15:00:00 -0400

May one make gestures during Shema? May one work while saying Shema?

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Should a person we awakened to say Shema? How awake do they gotta be? Are winks, lip motions, or finger pointing, allowed during Shema?

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Should a person stop walking to say Shema? Why? Does the driver of a car need to stop to say Shema? What about a passenger?

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 11:00:00 -0400

Are there any positions in which Shema may NOT be said? When does “When you lie down and when you get up” mean? What harsh words are used for someone who stands up to say Shema? Why?

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 13:00:00 -0400

Must one say the words of Shema? If one whispers them, does it count? When SHOULD think them and not say them? Why?

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 13:00:00 -0400

When should one touch their tefillen and tzitzis? Should Shema be said aloud? Can Shema be said in any language? Can one make up their own translation?

Sun, 03 Jul 2022 13:00:00 -0400

If it’s important to articulate words correctly during all prayers and when reading the Torah, why then are these laws related specifically in reference to Shema?

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Take Pause.

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 13:00:00 -0400

Is it ok to say Amen (V)Amen? Two reasons why Baruch Shem is said in a whisper

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 12:00:00 -0400

The issue of saying Shema, Shema. When it is ok to repeat Shema. Why saying HaShem Hu HaElokim seven times on Yom Kippur is fine.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 12:00:00 -0400

What prolonging the Daled really means

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 14:00:00 -0400

Why is Shema said out loud? Why do we cover our eyes? Which hand is used? What’s the reward for prolonging the Daled?

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 11:00:00 -0400

How is it ok for the Shliach Tzibbur to say Emes twice? How can a person Davening alone reach 248 words? Interesting Gematrias!

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Saying Shema with awe, fear, trembling, and quaking. Like a new proclamation. 245 words, how to reach 248. Why that matters.

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Shema Yisroel - Accepting the Yoke of the Kingdom of Heaven. Is concentration necessary for Baruch Shem?

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Does concentration matter when doing Mitzvos? Why is it critical when saying Shema and Shemona Esra?

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Remembering Giving of the Torah, Amalek attack, Miriam’s punishment, Golden Calf, Shabbos. Allusions in Ahavas Olam (Ahava Raba)

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 13:00:00 -0400

Ahava Raba or Ahavas Olam? Are the blessings of Shema indispensable?

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 11:00:00 -0400

The erring chazzon. What is the Blessing Yotzer Ohr about? Is it appropriate to say Ohr Chodosh in Yotzer?

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 12:00:00 -0400

How to ensure you are “Amenable”. Amen after Habocher BeAmoi Yisroel? Chabad Custom?

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 11:00:00 -0400

Correct Wording, comparing Yotzar and Shemona Esra

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 14:00:00 -0400

How is someone davening alone allowed to say Kedusha in the blessing Yotzer and Uva LeTzion?!

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 13:00:00 -0400

Which verse hints to the Seven Blessings of Shema said altogether daily? What else does it hint to?

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 13:00:00 -0400

Whose reward is greater? One who studies Torah or one who says Shema on time?

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Discussion about when it is or isn’t appropriate to say Shema after dawn before sunrise

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Why should Shema be said wearing Tzitzis and Tefillen? Why is it better to say it with a Minyan? When can a person say Shema after dawn?

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 13:00:00 -0400

What is Vasikin? What if it is difficult to time your Shema & Shemona Esra so precisely?

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 11:00:00 -0400

What constitutes the Biblical obligation of the morning and evening Shema?

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 12:00:00 -0400

What is the earliest time one can recite Shema? What is the preferred time? What is the latest time? Why?

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Beginning the Laws of Krias Shema

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 11:00:00 -0400

No Tachnun from Rosh Chodesh Sivan until when?? Why?

Tue, 31 May 2022 10:00:00 -0400

How the practice of offer Burnt Offerings after Shavuos developed and ramifications to this very day.

Mon, 30 May 2022 12:00:00 -0400

The special rejoicing of Shavuos. The festive nature of the day after Shavuos.

Sun, 29 May 2022 15:00:00 -0400

What is Nat Bar Nat? Can one smell spices during Davening?

Fri, 27 May 2022 10:00:00 -0400

Meat on Shabbos! Caution!

Thu, 26 May 2022 10:00:00 -0400

Does Chabad read Ruth on Shavuos? How is the story of Ruth connected to Shavuos? Why do some have a custom to place grass and trees in Shul & at home?

Wed, 25 May 2022 10:00:00 -0400

The Second Melody. Which melody is used on Shavuos? Which melody is used when we read 10 commandments in the Parsha?

Tue, 24 May 2022 12:00:00 -0400

The second Nigun of the 10 Commandments, the rationale for the two melodies.

Mon, 23 May 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Did the Lubavitcher Rebbe say Akdamus? Is it in the Siddur? Do Chabadniks say it? What is the first Niggun of the 10 Commandments?

Sun, 22 May 2022 13:00:00 -0400

What we read from the Torah on Shavuos and why. Why we read about Yechezkel’s vision of the Divine chariot. Who should read the Haftorah. To stand or to sit.

Fri, 20 May 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Are blessings said over hand washing, Tzitzis, and Torah study of one remained awake all night?

Thu, 19 May 2022 11:00:00 -0400

Why can’t you daven maariv early on Shavuos? What subjects should be studies on Shavuos night? Are marital relations allowed?

Wed, 18 May 2022 12:00:00 -0400

How many days after leaving Egypt did the Jews receive the Torah?

Tue, 17 May 2022 10:00:00 -0400

Do Shavuos and the 50th Day of the Omer always coincide? Was this always the case?

Mon, 16 May 2022 10:00:00 -0400

May work be performed after dark before counting the Omer? What about women? How do the Sages refer to Shavuos?

Sun, 15 May 2022 13:00:00 -0400

In what way may a person obverse mourning throughout the Omer?

Fri, 13 May 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Why the why matters

Thu, 12 May 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Can a person decide to follow both views about when to mourn during the Omer?

Wed, 11 May 2022 11:00:00 -0400

More on when to mourn. The 3 days of Haggadah and when haircuts are allowed

Tue, 10 May 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Explaining the other view as to which 33 days to mourn the death of Rabbi Akiva’s students. Do we mourn on Lag BaOmer?

Mon, 09 May 2022 10:00:00 -0400

The case of the rash “Marrier”. The cut before the cut

Sun, 08 May 2022 14:00:00 -0400

Why is there a semi-mourning during the Omer? Is marriage allowed? Engagements? Haircuts? Dancing? Music? Clothes Shopping?

Fri, 06 May 2022 12:00:00 -0400

It a person hears someone count the Omer during twilight can he count that night with a Bracha?

Thu, 05 May 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Counting the Omer during Bein Hashmashos (dusk)

Wed, 04 May 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Can you count the Omer in any language? When is it better not to count in the (Biblical) Hebrew? Why?

Tue, 03 May 2022 13:00:00 -0400

If someone left out the word “Hayom” -“Today” does it count?

Mon, 02 May 2022 11:00:00 -0400

If one counted ONLY weeks and not days does it “count”? If one just counted days and not weeks what should one do nowadays? Why?

Sun, 01 May 2022 13:00:00 -0400

According to the Torah, do Days and Weeks have to be counted? Does this to each of the 49 days of the Omer? When is a re-count necessary?

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Why the first (and all other) Counting(s) of the Omer should be done at night?

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Disproving the Sadducees about when to start counting the Omer

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0400

Should women count the Omer? May they say a blessing? Is counting the Omer in the absence of the Holy temple Biblical or Rabbinic?

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 11:00:00 -0400

Should women count the Omer? May they say a blessing? Is counting the Omer in the absence of the Shimy Temple Biblical or Rabbinic?

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 11:00:00 -0400

May one hear the blessing said by the Shliach Tzibbur for counting the Omer? May it still be said oneself?

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 12:00:00 -0400

The source for the Mitzvah of Counting the Omer. How we know that this is a personal obligation. If a person can appoint an agent to count on his behalf.

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 13:00:00 -0400

What is an Erev Tavshilin? How does this add honor to Yom Tov and to Shabbos?

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Tefillen on Chol Hamoed? Torah Readings for Chol Hamoed.

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 17:00:00 -0400

Why don’t we say full Hallel on Chol Hamoed Pesach but we do say it on Chol Hamoed Sukkos? Why isn’t it said on 7th Day of Pesach? What is half-Hallel? Is a Bracha said over half-Hallel?

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 12:00:00 -0400

The rules of Yaaleh Veyavo. How they differ on Chol Hamoed and Rosh Chodesh. Is Grace repeated?

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 16:00:00 -0400

How big does your Seder wine cup need to be?

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Which of the 4 cups should not be “re-drunk” if one failed to lean? Why? What is a solution that would allow one to drink those cups again in case one didn’t lean?

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 12:00:00 -0400

When during the Seder is one obligated to recline and why at those practices in particular

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Do women need to recline at the Seder? Who is not allowed to recline?

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Do we need to see ourselves as having personally left Egypt, or do we need to present ourselves as such? Should a poor person lean? Does a lefty also lean to the left? Why?

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Get that fancy (chametz-free of course) china on your Seder table! Leaning meaning.

Sun, 10 Apr 2022 13:00:00 -0400

Start your seder on time! Not too early and not too late!

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 13:00:00 -0400

What kind of Shiur (Torah Class) is allowed on the night of Bedikas Chametz (before the search)? Under what conditions may one study individually?

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 12:00:00 -0400

If one searches for chametz later then the appearance of the stars, has he violated the Sages’ ordinance? Daven Maariv or search, which comes first?

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 12:00:00 -0400

What happens if someone forgets to search for chametz on the night of the 14th of Nissan? Why does a person need to stop studying Torah in order to search for chametz? Why can’t he search afterwards? What comes first, Shema, or Bedikas Chametz?

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 13:00:00 -0400

What is forbidden to do beginning 1/2 hour before checking for chametz. Why?

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 13:00:00 -0400

What are the two reasons a person must search for, and remove all chametz? Why isn’t nullifying it enough?

Sun, 03 Apr 2022 12:00:00 -0400

When is one permitted to nullify chametz and when is that not an option? Why?

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 12:00:00 -0400

The Time for Bedikas Chametz. Why is chametz prohibited even BEFORE Pesach?!

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 13:00:00 -0400

The reason for the custom to read part of the Haggadah on Shabbos Hagadol. The special Haftorah read when Shabbos falls on Erev Pesach

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 13:00:00 -0400

What’s so Great about Shabbos Hagadol? What’s the reason the Tzemach Tzedek gives for the name Shabbos Hagadol? Why isn’t the miracle commemorated on the 10th of Nissan?

Tue, 29 Mar 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Why is fasting forbidden the day after Shavuos? The custom of taking some of the dough used for matzah and baking bread from it before Pesach.

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Why do we skip Psalm 100 during Davening? Do Kohanim & Leviim say the Nasi? Why should one go to Shul early on Erev Pesach? What’s Isru Chag?

Sun, 27 Mar 2022 14:00:00 -0400

Fast for disturbing dreams and make up fasts. Why some people fast on Rosh Chodesh Nissan. Psalm 20 & non-Tachnun-Days. Why Erev Pesach is a Yom Tov.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Why we don’t fast during the month of Nissan. Exceptions. Why we say the Nasi (Prince).

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Who are we obligated to help with their Passover needs? What prayers are omitted during the month of Nissan?

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Obligations of every Jew, obligations of Torah Leaders, the annual Pesach Tax

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 12:00:00 -0400

What we need to do starting 30 days before Pesach.

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 12:00:00 -0400

The Eight Mitzvos of Pesach

Sun, 20 Mar 2022 12:00:00 -0400

If a community davens too early, can they perform malacha afterwards? Maariv before Mincha??!

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 13:00:00 -0400

Does a visitor have to accept Shabbos when the town he’s visiting does? What happens if one davened too early?

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 12:00:00 -0400

The reason many women may light candles and make a Bracha in the dining room. Why unmarried girls light candles. May an individual accept Shabbos before the Community does? (Correct Audio)

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 12:00:00 -0400

The reason many women may light candles and make a Bracha in the dining room. Why unmarried girls light candles. May an individual accept Shabbos before the Community does?

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Prime location for Shabbos Candles. Guest Blessing.

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Why should long Shabbos candles be used? Where do the candles have to be lit? Is it ever permitted to move the lit candles?

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 13:00:00 -0400

Should a blind women light Shabbos candles?

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 12:00:00 -0500

What a women should do if she forgot to light Shabbos candles? Is the mitzvah to light or to derive satisfaction from the light? Can a women say a Bracha over a candle light by a non-Jew?

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 12:00:00 -0500

The case of a women lighting candles and the husband accepting Shabbos then but not her. Can a women ask a non-Jew to light for her?

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 12:00:00 -0500

If women are all eating together should they all light? What should business partners do when spending Shabbos in a hotel?

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 12:00:00 -0500

How a man must fulfill his obligation to light Shabbos candles when he’s away from home. Living at the in-laws, but traveling. A elderly parent.

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 14:00:00 -0500

Why women cover their hands after lighting. What single guys should do. Light where you eat or sleep?

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 11:00:00 -0500

What word is added to the candle lighting Bracha in Chabad custom? Is the Bracha said before or after lighting? Why? How can we say that HaShem commanded us for Rabbinic Mitzvos?

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 13:00:00 -0500

Another opinion of what constitutes the acceptance of Shabbos. Why a women should daven Mincha before lighting.

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 11:00:00 -0500

The earliest and latest times to light Shabbos candles. Does lighting candles constitute the acceptance of Shabbos? Can a women make a stipulation not to accept Shabbos when lighting? Can a women relight a candle that has gone out? Why can’t a women extin

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Are men obligated to light Shabbos candles? Why do women light them? When does a man light them? Should a man prepare the candles?

Mon, 28 Feb 2022 13:00:00 -0500

Should one beg for money to buy Shabbos candles? What’s more important, candles or bread? Kiddush or candles? Why?

Sun, 27 Feb 2022 15:00:00 -0500

The reward for having attractive Shabbos candles. What’s the minimum amount of candles that must be lit why? Different customary amounts. The penalty for failing to light Shabbos candles.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 13:00:00 -0500

Where should the lights be left on for Shabbos and why? Can electric lights serve this purpose?

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 13:00:00 -0500

What to do if you don’t have Shabbos clothing. Can one wear any weekday clothing on Shabbos? Why do we turn to the back of Shul at the end of Lecha Dodi? When should one change and bath? Best time for mikvah.

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 13:00:00 -0500

When to get rid of cobwebs, the basis for “Shabbos clothing”

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 10:00:00 -0500

Does Shabbos begin with Mizmor Shir or Barchu? Why should the table be set before Shabbos? Does this apply only to the Dining Room table?

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 12:00:00 -0500

What’s the earliest that one may accept Shabbos?

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 12:00:00 -0500

Tosefes Shabbos details

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 11:00:00 -0500

Proof that adding to the holiness of the day also applies every Shabbos and Yom Tov and not just on Yom Kippur. How much time is added

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 12:00:00 -0500

The Mandate of Tosefes Shabbos

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 11:00:00 -0500

It’s Shabbos for me but not Shabbos for you!

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Can one ask a non-Jew to turn on a light or light a Yahrtzeit candle during twilight? Can one establish a Erev Techumin?

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 14:00:00 -0500

Can utensils be immersed during Bein Hashmashos? Can tithes be taken or challah separated?

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 10:00:00 -0500

Is work permitted during Bein Hashmashos (dusk) according to the Torah?

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 13:00:00 -0500

Things a husband should (gently) remind his wife before Shabbos

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 11:00:00 -0500

What’s DeBaGa BaDaGa? Where nails may be cast and where they can’t

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 13:00:00 -0500

Are haircuts permitted on Rosh Chodesh?? Is an Upsherin held on Friday? Can one cut toenails and fingernails on the same day? May nails he cut on Thursday?

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 13:00:00 -0500

Sec 260 - Washing, Nail Trimming, Haircutting, in honor of Shabbos

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 14:00:00 -0500

Putting food near an oven, range, or hot plate

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 13:00:00 -0500

Explaining the lenient view about returning food to the stove or oven on Shabbos and what the Alter Rebbe nonetheless advises

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 12:00:00 -0500

Returning food to stove-tops and how cooked is cooked?

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 10:00:00 -0500

Issues of the crock-pot

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 10:00:00 -0500

More about Chazara

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 11:00:00 -0500

Returning food to the stovetop or crock-pot before or on Shabbos

Sun, 30 Jan 2022 13:00:00 -0500

The penalty for leavng partially cooked food on the stove on Shabbos? The different views of Maachol Ben Drusai

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 13:00:00 -0500

The issue of Hatmana “hiding”

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:00:00 -0500

You can always toss a raw piece of meat into the cholent right before Shabbos! Can a raw potato work?

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 13:00:00 -0500

May raw meat be placed in a modern oven right before Shabbos? Can it be placed in a crockpot? Why? What does “close to Shabbos” mean?

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 15:00:00 -0500

What is a Kufach? Can one leave food in an oven that is on? What are the potential issues that may arise?

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 15:00:00 -0500

A hot oven

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 13:00:00 -0500

Grufa and ketuma and how it applies today

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 10:00:00 -0500

When it is and isn’t permitted to place partially cooked food on an oven range before Shabbos

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 13:00:00 -0500

Wearing tefillen on Shabbos in a Public Domain?

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Wearing a pin on Shabbos

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 10:00:00 -0500

A Non Jewish Contractor

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 11:00:00 -0500

Doing business with gentiles on Shabbos?

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 13:00:00 -0500

Started a Malacha that will be completed by itself on Shabbos

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 12:00:00 -0500

Working late on Friday to pay for Shabbos supplies. Started a Malacha that will continue on its own on Shabbos

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 12:00:00 -0500

More about what kind of work is or isn’t allowed before Shabbos

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 11:00:00 -0500

Mincha Gedolah vs Mincha Gedolah insofar as working before Shabbos. What work is allowed?

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 11:00:00 -0500

What to do say when buying something for Shabbos. When to shop for Shabbos. What not to do before Shabbos.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 12:00:00 -0500

When to say when buying Shabbos supplies? Shop on Thursday or Friday? Tasting the Shabbos food on Frida. What work is forbidden before Shabbos?

Sun, 09 Jan 2022 14:00:00 -0500

How the Sages of Old prepared for Shabbos, Sharpening Knives in honor of Shabbos

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 13:00:00 -0500

What takes precedence Davening on time or preparing for Shabbos? What about Davening with a minyan? What does a wealthy person need to do to prepare for Shabbos? Why?

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 12:00:00 -0500

Sec 250 Preparations for the Shabbos Meals. Why should one prepare for Shabbos early Friday morning? Should one decrease in Torah Study on Friday? Why? When does this not apply?

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 13:00:00 -0500

The Erev Rosh Chodesh Fast, Fasts of Tzadikim and Yahrtzeits, Lubavitch custom

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 10:00:00 -0500

Can a Friday Fast extend into Shabbos?

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 10:00:00 -0500

Are you allowed to fast on Friday?

Sun, 02 Jan 2022 13:00:00 -0500

Can one eat food before bread in order to help get to 100 blessings a day?

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 11:00:00 -0500

May one eat anything before making Kiddush? What about about Kiddush before wading for bread?

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 12:00:00 -0500

Is one allowed to make a Pidyon Haben on Friday? Can one eat a meal close to Shabbos?

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 12:00:00 -0500

When is the best time to begin a Mitzvah Meal on Friday?

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 11:00:00 -0500

Why is traveling on Friday allowed nowadays? What should one do before arriving at their destination? What kind of meal is allowed on Friday? Why?

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 12:00:00 -0500

Sec. 249:3 Friday Travel Concerns

Sun, 26 Dec 2021 13:00:00 -0500

Section 249 - Laws of Erev Shabbos ; Can one travel on Friday?

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 12:00:00 -0500

Section 248:14 What to do if one is in an unsafe place?

Thu, 23 Dec 2021 12:00:00 -0500

Sec. 248:13b

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 11:00:00 -0500

Sec 248:12-13a - Is traveling for commercial activity a Mitzvah? Is Visiting Eretz Yisroel considered a Mitzvah?

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 12:00:00 -0500

Sec 248:10-11 How one can spend Shabbos on a ship when Friday is Yom Tov. The difference between a carriage and a ship

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 10:00:00 -0500

What does a person need to do to be allowed to enter a ship on Friday for the sake of mitzvah

Sun, 19 Dec 2021 13:00:00 -0500

The limits to traveling on a ship on Shabbos even for a mitzvah. Why swimming is forbidden

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 12:00:00 -0500

248:6-7 Does it matter who the passengers are on the ship?

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 13:00:00 -0500

Sec. 248-5b - Why a person can enter a ship three or more days before Shabbos

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 12:00:00 -0500

Sec. 248:4-5a - When one can be lenient with regard to ship or boat travel

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 13:00:00 -0500

Sec 248-3b

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 07:00:00 -0500

248:3a - The difference between a sea voyage and a river trip

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 14:00:00 -0500

243:1b-2 - When is it permitted to travel on a ship leaving on Friday

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 13:00:00 -0500

Section 248:1a - Setting Out on a Sea Voyage or Caravan in Regard to Shabbos

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 12:00:00 -0500

Shulchan Aruch Harav 243:3

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0500