• Orach Chaim 1321 Articles
  • Morning Conduct 210 Articles
    • Full Book 1 Article
      • Chapter 5: Netilas Yadayim after selected actions
    • Miscellaneous Topics 23 Articles
      • Does one answer Amen after hearing someone recite the blessing of Al Divrei Torah?
    • Chapter 1: Morning Conduct- Hashkamas Haboker 8 Articles
      • As Light as an eagle
    • Chapter 2-Restrictions prior to washing 7 Articles
      • 34 Practical Q&A on the restrictions applicable prior to the morning washing
    • Chapter 3: Netilas Yadayim Shacharis 25 Articles
      • 18. Washing hands and saying a blessing of Al Netilas Yadayim upon awakening in middle of the night
    • Chapter 4: Netilas Yadayim after selected actions 21 Articles
      •  Until where on the hand should one wash after using the bathroom?
    • Chapter 5: Laws of clothing and dress 36 Articles
      • Dress code 12 Articles
        • A Modest Haircut
      • Modesty laws 9 Articles
        • Attribute of modesty
      • Wearing a yarmulke 8 Articles
        • Children Wearing a Yarmulke
      • The laws of dressing 6 Articles
        • Laws of a lefty
      • From the Rav’s Desk: Order of drying self after shower
    • Chapter 6: Bathroom Laws 34 Articles
      • Asher Yatzar 7 Articles
        • Asher Yatzar-Concentration and meaning
      • Angels that escort one to the bathroom
    • Chapter 7: Birchas Hashachar 29 Articles
      • Al netilas yadayim
    • Chapter 8: Birchas Hatorah 26 Articles
      • An uneducated Jew saying Birchas Hatorah
    • Eating before Alos Hashachar
  • Tzitzis 116 Articles
    • Miscellaneous Articles on Laws of Tzitzis 30 Articles
      • Biblical number of required strings
    • Chapter 1: The general Laws 23 Articles
      • Entering Cemetery with Tzitzis
    • Chapter 2: The Blessing 18 Articles
      • Blessing for more than one Tallis
    • Chapter 3: The Laws of Tzitzis Strings 25 Articles
      • A single string tore-Is my Tzitzis still Kosher?
    • Chapter 4: Four Cornered Garment Obligated in Tzitzis 19 Articles
      • 13. The law of a torn Tallis – Its status of validity and laws of resewing
    • Tzitzis Checklist
  • Tefillin 122 Articles
    • Chapter 2: The order of wearing the Tefillin 1 Article
      • Where on the bicep is the Tefillin Shel Yad to be placed?
    • Misc Laws of Tefillin 105 Articles
      • Laws of writing for a Sofer 1 Article
        • The different styles of script used in Stam today-Kesav Beis Yosef, Arizal, Vallish-Source and background
      • Respecting the Tefillin 3 Articles
        • Acting with respect to one who is wearing Tefillin
      • How to wear the Tefillin 5 Articles
        • Answering Amen to Al Mitzvas Tefillin of an Ashkenazi
      • Midrash & Chassidus 2 Articles
        • Tefillin is the head of all Mitzvos
      • Kashrus of Tefillin 5 Articles
        • Hairs protruding from the Bayis of the Shel Rosh
      • General Laws 15 Articles
        • How is one who is left-handed to wear Tefillin of one who is right-handed [or vice versa], if his own Tefillin is not available?
      • When to wear the Tefillin 16 Articles
        • Davening and saying Shema with Tefillin
      • Davening with Tefillin 5 Articles
        • Davening without Tefillin if he will miss the Minyan or Zeman Tefila
      • Approximating the knot of the Yud to the Bayis
    • Laws of Tefillin by Chapter 11 Articles
      • Addendum: Mivtzah Tefillin
    • Summary of Shulchan Aruch-Michaber and Rama 2 Articles
      • Shulchan Aruch Michaber & Rama-Summary: Chapter 44: Sleeping with Tefillin
    • The Laws of Tefillin-Summary & Handbook Edition
  • Davening 395 Articles
    • Chapter 34: Tashlumin 1 Article
      • Davening Chazaras Hashtaz as Tashlumin
    • Chapter ?? : Ashreiy Uva Letziyon until the end of Shacharis 1 Article
      • The great Segula of reading Parshas Amaleik
    • Chapter 30: Birchas Kohanim-Nesias Kapayim 3 Articles
      • From where does the Chabad melody that is customarily sung by the priestly blessing, come from?
    • Chapter 13: Laws relating to a Minyan 1 Article
      • Children being counted as part of a Minyan
    • Chapter 7: Preparing for Davening 4 Articles
      • How to wash hands before Davening
    • Tefilas Haderech 1 Article
      • Should a Yeshiva Bochur or Seminary student who is living in a dorm recite Tefilas Haderech each morning until he returns Home?
    • Chapter 5: How to Pray; Kavana 4 Articles
      • 5. How loud to Daven – Minimum and Maximum volume
    • Attire for prayer 4 Articles
      • Chapter 9: Prayer Attire-Summary
    • Zeman Tefila 4 Articles
      • If one woke up in the morning with literally moments left prior to the end time of Shema, may one recite Kerias Shema prior to washing his hands?
    • Regulations before Davening 5 Articles
      • Eating and drinking before Davening
    • 0. Summary of Laws 53 Articles
      • Bathroom-Using the Bathroom before and during Davening, and the law if one Davened with a bathroom urge
    • Midrash & Chassidus 12 Articles
      • Businessmen can have a more intense prayer than even the Torah learner
    • Tzoa-Laws of feces, urine, & odors 5 Articles
      • Chapter 11: Tzoa-Davening and learning near feces and urine
    • Musaf 2 Articles
      • Are women obligated to Daven Musaf on Shabbos, Yom Tov, or Rosh Chodesh
    • The Mitzvah of Prayer 2 Articles
      • Is the Mitzvah to pray Biblical or Rabbinical
    • Answering Amen 7 Articles
      • Answering Amen to a Covid-19 Minyan which defies medical and Rabbinical directives
    • Kerias Shema 11 Articles
      • Answering Amen to Ahavas Olam
    • Kaddish 11 Articles
      • Answering Amen to Kaddish if not ending at same time
    • Kerias Shema Sheal Hamita 6 Articles
      • Birchas Hatorah prior to reciting the bedtime Shema if accidentally fell asleep
    • Hefsek-Making an interval 13 Articles
      • Announcing the page in the Siddur during Davening
    • Laws of Erva during Davening and learning 12 Articles
      • 1. The Laws of a Mechitza – Having a Divider between men and women Full Article
    • Maariv 6 Articles
      • Davening Maariv with a Minyan during Pelag Hamincha versus Davening in private after nightfall
    • Shemoneh Esrei 42 Articles
      • Accidentally said Morid Hageshem or Visein Tal Umatar Livracha after the first day of Pesach
    • Mincha 8 Articles
      • Davening Mincha after accepting Tosefes Shabbos
    • Men immersing in a mikveh 18 Articles
      • From the Rav’s Desk: Building a private Mikveh at home
    • Minyan 18 Articles
      • Announcing the page in the Siddur during Davening
    • Davening 30 Articles
      • Are children obligated to recite the Shema?
    • Pesukei Dezimra 16 Articles
      • Are women obligated to recite Pesukei Dezimra [i.e. Hodu-Yishtabach]?
    • Tachanun 22 Articles
      • 3. Tachanun on the day of a Bris
    • Beis Hakeneses 14 Articles
      • Bringing a baby with you to shul
    • Aleinu Leshabeiach
  • Kerias Hatorah 134 Articles
    • Chapter 1: The Mitzvah of Kerias Hatorah 1 Article
      • 10. Reading from the Sefer Torah not for the sake of Kerias Hatorah
    • Misc articles on Kerias Hatorah 112 Articles
      • 2. Aliyah on Shabbos before the Bris
    • Chapter 1: The Mitzvah of Kerias Hatorah & its general laws
  • Birchas Hanehnin 321 Articles
    • Chapter 14: The Blessing on Ground foods 1 Article
      • Bracha on ground products – Dips, Tehini, Humus, Chips, apple sauce, peanut butter, fruit leather, mashed potatos and avocado, Bamba
    • Chapter 13: The blessing of Shehakol - Drinks 5 Articles
      • 1. General rules of Shehakol
    • Chapter 11: Bracha on Legumes 2 Articles
      • Bracha on Rice or Millet
    • Chapter 10: Mezonos - Blessing over five grain non-bread products 7 Articles
      • 10. Bracha on Flour drinks – Drinks that contain flour, protein shakes, smoothies
    • Chapter 9: Mezonos bread 8 Articles
      • 3. The Bracha on Lachmaniyos – Thin baked product from batter [i.e. Baked Crepe ]
    • Chapter 4: Being Yotzei a blessing with others 7 Articles
      • Being Yotzei Birchas Hanehnin with another persons blessings
    • Chapter 7: General Laws of Bracha Rishona 39 Articles
      • A blessing over a food covers all of the food on the table of that same blessing
    • Chapter 15: The Bracha on wine 6 Articles
      • 1. The blessing on wine
    • Chapter 12: Haeitz and Ha'adama and Fruits and Vegetables 28 Articles
      • 10. Fruit that is not fully ripe – Which Bracha is recited; Haeitz, Ha’adama, Shehakol, or no blessing
    • Chassidus 1 Article
      • Drawing Soveiv to Mimalei – Purpose of Blessing
    • Chapter 8 Hamotzi bread 21 Articles
      • 10. Ezekiel – Sprout bread: The before and after blessing
    • Birchas Hamazon 28 Articles
      •  Is one to say Yaaleh Veyavo if he began the meal on Rosh Chodesh but is reciting Birchas Hamazon on Motzei Rosh Chodesh
    • Miscellaneous blessings 18 Articles
      • Accidentally ate a new fruit without saying Shehechiyanu-May Shehechiyanu still be said?
    • Mayim Achronim 14 Articles
      • Blessing for Mayim Achronim
    • Answering Amen 6 Articles
      • Answering Amen is in one aspect even greater than saying the blessing
    • Blessing over particular foods 10 Articles
      • Blessing on coated peanuts
    • Besamim/Spices 6 Articles
      • From the Rav’s Desk: Is a blessing said when smelling honey
    • Bracha Achrona 12 Articles
      • 5. The Blessing of Hagafen over wine exempting the blessing of other liquids
    • Netilas Yadayim 22 Articles
      • Can a gentile pour or prepare the water for Netilas Yadayim?
    • Hamotzi products 4 Articles
      • 14. The blessing on Matzah
    • Thunder and lightning 1 Article
      • How often is the blessing over thunder and lightning to be recited during a storm?
    • Bracha Rishona 20 Articles
      • 10. Ezekiel – Sprout bread: The before and after blessing
    • Are the recital of blessings Biblical or Rabbinical?
  • Chinuch of children 26 Articles
    • Are children to be educated to wash their hands after doing the actions that require washing by an adult
  • Zmanim 6 Articles
    • 3. When does the fast end?
  • Miscellaneous Topics in Orach Chaim 10 Articles
    • Anger Management-The Torah’s view and advice
  • Shiurim-Kezayis, Revi'is etc 6 Articles
    • Did the Beitzim/Eggs become smaller-The famous debate of the Poskim
• From the Rav's Desk 5 Articles
  • Do brick posts by a yard entrance serve as a Tzuras Pesach to allow one to carry on Shabbos?
• Shabbos 943 Articles
  • Chassidus on Shabbos 6 Articles
    • Guarding the Shabbos from forces of evil
  • Summaries of Hilchos Shabbos 3 Articles
    • Chapter 41: The Shabbos Davening
  • Translations of Shulchan Aruch Harav 31 Articles
    • Chapter 253
  • Melacha 624 Articles
    • The Shabbos Kitchen 22 Articles
      • Borer-What is the definition of a “mixture” to which the regulations of Borer apply
    • Shabbos-Volume 1 159 Articles
      • Shehiyah 17 Articles
        • Chapter 1: The laws of leaving a pot of food on the fire into Shabbos
      • Chazara 27 Articles
        • 0. Introduction on Laws of Chazara
      • Hatmanah-Insulating 29 Articles
        • Chapter 1: Insulating on Erev Shabbos-Insulation which increases heat 17 Articles
          • 1. The Mitzvah to eat hot food on Shabbos
        • Chapter 2: Insulating food on Shabbos-Insulation which does not add heat 11 Articles
          • 1. Insulating food on Shabbos itself
        • Using a thermos on Shabbos?
      • Bishul-Cooking 52 Articles
        • Misc Articles on Cooking 19 Articles
          • Cooking/Bishul
        • Chapter 1: The Cooking Prohibition 23 Articles
          • 0. Introduction to Laws of Cooking
        • Chapter 2: The law of food which one transgressed a prohibition with on Shabbos 10 Articles
          • 1. The intentional transgressor
      • Muktzka 37 Articles
        • Misc article on Muktzah 13 Articles
          • Are Avocado pits Muktzah on Shabbos? Can they be used to prevent browning?
        • Chapter 1: Compilation of Halachas & Summaries 21 Articles
          • 0. Introduction to the Laws of Muktzah
        • Chapter 2: Using Muktzah materials to clean oneself from a bowel movement
    • Shabbos-Volume 2 201 Articles
      • Boneh Vesoser: Laws of building, destroying, assembling and disassembling 48 Articles
        • Misc Articles on Building & Destroying 12 Articles
          • Attaching climbing scaffold on Shabbos
        • Chapter 1: Makeh Bepatish-Tikkun Keli: Fixing or building an item on Shabbos 14 Articles
          • 1. The definition of the prohibition
        • Chapter 2: The building and destroying prohibition 16 Articles
          • 1. The general rules of the prohibition
        • Chapter 3: Laws which relate to inserting or removing windows 6 Articles
          • 1. Inserting a shutter, windowpane or screen into a window
      • Michateich & Koreia: Cutting and Tearing 10 Articles
        • Misc Articles on Cutting & Tearing 3 Articles
          • Cutting an item on Shabbos [i.e. paper towel, toilet paper, tablecloth] to a larger than desired size
        • Cases of tearing which do not contain any prohibition
      • Mimacheik/Smearing 11 Articles
        • Misc Articles on Smearing 4 Articles
          • Bar of Soap
        • 1. The General Law
      • Making an Ohel 11 Articles
        • Misc Articles on Ohel 4 Articles
          • May one open or close a folding table or folding chair on Shabbos?
        • 0. Introduction to Laws of Ohel
      • Trapping and Killing animals 3 Articles
        • Chapter 1: The laws of Trapping creatures on Shabbos
      • Tying and Untying Knots 18 Articles
        • Misc articles on Tying and Untying 9 Articles
          • A professional knot
        • 0. Introduction to Tying and Untying
      • Borer 36 Articles
        • Misc articles on Borer 13 Articles
          • Borer restriction applicable to cutlery and eating utensils
        • Chapter 1: The general laws of Borer 12 Articles
          • 0. Introduction to Laws of Borer
        • Chapter 2: The laws of Mifarek and peeling fruits and vegetables 3 Articles
          • 0. Introduction to laws of Mifarek
        • Chapter 3: Miraked-Filtering wine, water and other liquids on Shabbos 8 Articles
          • 0. Introduction to laws of Miraked
      • Zoreh/Winnowing 1 Article
        • 1. Scattering items by throwing them into the wind
      • Mifareik-Squeezing liquids 19 Articles
        • Misc Articles on squeezing liquids 6 Articles
          • Breast feeding on Shabbos-May a woman pump milk to bottle feed her baby if she can’t breast-feed him
        • Chapter 1: The laws of squeezing juice from fruits/vegetables 10 Articles
          • 0. Introduction to Squeezing juice from Fruits/Vegetables
        • Chapter 2: Squeezing liquid from cloths 3 Articles
          • 1. Squeezing cloths that have become wet
      • Nolad 12 Articles
        • Misc Articles on Nolad 7 Articles
          • From the Rav’s Desk: Placing an ice cube in hot soup or tea on Shabbos?
        • 1. Crushing and breaking ice/snow with one’s body
      • Molid Reiach 2 Articles
        • 1. Molid Reiach-The laws of placing perfume and the like onto objects/clothing and one’s skin
      • Prohibition of Dyeing 8 Articles
        • Misc Articles on Dyeing 3 Articles
          • Making Dye
        • 1. The Prohibition of dyeing clothing and other objects
      • Tanning skins and Salting foods 6 Articles
        • Misc Articles on Tanning and Salting 3 Articles
          • Introduction
        • 1. The Biblical prohibition- Tanning and salting skins
      • Crushing, grinding, mashing and Cutting foods 5 Articles
        • Misc Articles of Crushing & Grinding 2 Articles
          • From the Rav’s Desk: Crushing Doritos into ones salad on Shabbos
        • 0. Introduction to Crushing and Grinding
      • Kneading 12 Articles
        • Misc Articles on Kneading 4 Articles
          • Making Tehina on Shabbos
        • 0. Introduction to the Laws of Kneading
    • Shabbos-Volume 3 200 Articles
      • Bathing, showering, and swimming 26 Articles
        • Misc Articles on Bathing, showering & swimming 6 Articles
          • Cold showers on Shabbos
        • 0. Introduction to Bathing, Showering, & Swimming
      • Oiling one’s skin and Oiling leather 4 Articles
        • 1. Smearing oil on the body on Shabbos for pleasure
      • Taking Medicine, Treating the sick, and applying First Aid 66 Articles
        • Chapter 1: The laws of one whose life is in danger 7 Articles
          • 1. The obligation to help save someone’s life even if it involves desecrating Shabbos
        • Chapter 2: Providing treatment to illnesses and ailments which are not deadly 10 Articles
          • 1. The law of one who has a limb that is in danger but is not in a life-threatening situation
        • Chapter 3: List of Medical symptoms and their respective laws regarding their treatment on Shabbos 11 Articles
          • 1. Eye care
        • Chapter 4: The law of a Yoledes/Women during and after childbirth 26 Articles
          • 1. Desecrating Shabbos on behalf of a Yoledes
        • Misc Articles on Medical care on Shabbos 11 Articles
          • Compilation-Killing and/or trapping stinging insects such as mosquitoes, bees, wasps, hornets and the like, on Shabbos:
        • Chapter 5: Laws relating to a fire on Shabbos
      • Shearing-Removing Hair, Skin and Nails 7 Articles
        • Misc Articles on Shearing 6 Articles
          • Blisters
        • Gozeiz-Shearing
      • Writing and Erasing 5 Articles
        • Eating foods on Shabbos that contain engraved letters or pictures [biscuits; bread; chocolate]
      • Meameir- Gathering Scattered items: 4 Articles
        • Misc articles of Meameir 3 Articles
          • Gathering Fuit
        • The laws of Meameir
      • Sewing, Gluing and Taping 10 Articles
        • Misc articles of Sewing 9 Articles
          • From the Rav’s Desk: Using sticky notes as placeholders on Shabbos
        • The Laws of Sewing, Gluing and Taping items Together on Shabbos
      • Reading on shabbos 18 Articles
        • Business documents
      • Music; Noisemaking, Clapping and Dancing 10 Articles
        • Clapping, dancing and snapping
      • Home cleaning and decor 17 Articles
        • Air freshener
      • Games 3 Articles
        • May one blow bubbles on Shabbos?
      • Plants,Trees and Garden 22 Articles
        • Detached Vegetables
      • International Dateline, and Time zones 3 Articles
        • Japan and New Zealand
      • Cleaning, shining, and polishing shoes on Shabbos
    • From the Rav's Desk: Laws of Shabbos 44 Articles
      • Calling someone in America after Shabbos is over in Israel
    • Electricity 5 Articles
      • From the Rav’s Desk: Are the new Shabbos lamps really ok to use?
    • Charging money for lectures given on Shabbos
  • Amirah Lenachri-Gentile 7 Articles
    • Chapter 244-Having a gentile do work on one’s behalf on Shabbos
  • Candle Lighting-Hadlakas Neiros 25 Articles
    • ?האם מותר לגברים לעשות מלאכה אחרי זמן הדלקת נרות
  • Kiddush & The Shabbos Meals 53 Articles
    • “Iskafya” on Shabbos
  • Davening 30 Articles
    • Accidentally skipped the Mizmorim of Shabbos said before Baruch Sheamar
  • Erev Shabbos 93 Articles
    • Q&A 5 Articles
      • From the Rav’s Desk: Pesach Sheiyni on Erev Shabbos
    • Misc Articles on Erev Shabbos 41 Articles
      • Bathing on Erev Shabbos
    • Saying Shnayim Mikra 7 Articles
      • From the Rav’s Desk: How to do Shanyim Mikra when you are short on time
    • The Shabbos preparations 33 Articles
      • Accepting joyfully
    • Learning and doing other activities on Erev Shabbos 3 Articles
      • Doing work on Erev Shabbos and Erev Yom Tov
    • Chapter 1: The Shabbos preparations
  • Motzei Shabbos 66 Articles
    • The Leave of Shabbos 6 Articles
      • Baruch Hamavdil or Havdala before doing melacha
    • Melaveh Malka and Customs of Motzei Shabbos 16 Articles
      • Dealing with money
    • Laws and customs of havdala 41 Articles
      • An Avel
    • Maariv 4 Articles
      • Repeating Shemoneh Esrei if forgot to say Ata Chonantanu and did Melacha
    • From the Rav’s Desk: Haircut on Motzei Shabbos
  • Bikur Cholim on Shabbos
• Holidays 2114 Articles
  • Rosh Chodesh 95 Articles
    • Kiddush Hachodesh and the Jewish Calendar 15 Articles
      • Calculating the new moon and creating a calendar of months
    • Erev Rosh Chodesh 4 Articles
      • Shabbos Mivarchim
    • Holiday laws of Rosh Chodesh 14 Articles
      • Cutting hair and nails on Rosh Chodesh
    • Davening on Rosh Chodesh 31 Articles
      • After Musaf on Rosh Chodesh
    • Kiddush Levana 21 Articles
      • Are women to recite Kiddush Levana?
    • Announcing the Molad prior to Birchas Hachodesh
  • Laws of Yom Tov & Chol Hamoed 173 Articles
    • The Yom Tov Kitchen 60 Articles
      • 10. Squeezing on Yom Tov
    • General Yom Tov Laws 75 Articles
      • The Laws of Erev Yom Tov 19 Articles
        • 1. The mitzvah of Kavod and Oneg Yom Tov
      • Eruv Tavshilin 12 Articles
        • Eiruv Tavshilin
      • The forbidden labors on Yom Tov 17 Articles
        • 12. Preparing on the 1st day of Yom Tov on behalf of the 2nd day of Yom Tov or Shabbos
      • The meal and festivities 6 Articles
        • 1. Mitzvah of Eating on Yom Tov
      • The Prayers 6 Articles
        • From the Rav’s Desk: By what time should one Daven Musaf on Shabbos, Yom Tov and Rosh Chodesh
      • Aliya Laregel-Visiting the Temple on a festival
    • The laws of Chol Hamoed 35 Articles
      • Buying new sneakers on Chol Hamoed
    • Hilchos Yom Tov-Chapter 495-Video classes
  • Rosh Hashanah 275 Articles
    • Laws & Customs of RH- Complete chapters of Sefer 16 Articles
      • Chapter 1: The Month of Elul-Shaar Hachassidus
    • Chapter 1: The month of Elul-Shaar Hachassidus 2 Articles
      • 1. The Theme of the Month of Elul
    • Chapter 2: The Month of Elul-Shaar Halacha 30 Articles
      • Misc. Laws of Selichos 7 Articles
        • From the Rav’s Desk: Until what time may Selichos be recited?
      • Misc Articles on month of Elul 7 Articles
        • Chai Elul-The occurrences and Directives
      • 1. Elul Checklist and Summary
    • Chapter 3: Erev Rosh Hashanah 23 Articles
      • 0. Checklist and Summary for laws of Erev Rosh Hashanah
    • Chapter 4: Rosh Hashanah-Shaar Hachassidus 3 Articles
      • 1. The Theme of the Day of Rosh Hashanah
    • Chapter 5: The Prayers of Rosh Hashanah and Aseres Yimei Teshuvah 50 Articles
      • Misc Articles of Prayers on RH 21 Articles
        • Adding minutes to Rosh Hashanah
      • 0. Introduction to the Prayers of Rosh Hashanah
    • Chapter 6: The Rosh Hashanah meals 19 Articles
      • Misc Articles RH meals 7 Articles
        • Eating cookies, cake, and chocolate that contains nuts during Rosh Hashanah
      • 1. Mitzvah to eat on Rosh Hashanah
    • Chapter 7: Understanding the two days of Rosh Hashanah 3 Articles
      • 1. Understanding why two days is kept even in Eretz Yisrael
    • Chapter 8: The Mitzvah of Shofar 7 Articles
      • Misc Articles on Laws of Shofar 6 Articles
        • Mivtza Shofar laws and guidelines with Covid-19 added laws
      • Chapter 8: The Mitzvah of Shofar-Introduction
    • Chapter 9: The laws of a Kosher Shofar 21 Articles
      • 1. Which animal horns may be used for blowing Shofar on Rosh Hashanah?
    • Chapter 10: The blowing of the Shofar 25 Articles
      • 1. Who is obligated to hear Shofar?
    • Chapter 11: The blows and sounds 14 Articles
      • 1. The amount of blows needed to be heard
    • Chapter 12: The Shofar blowing in the Musaf Prayer 17 Articles
      • 1. Introduction to Shofar Blowing in Musaf
    • Chapter 13: Blowing Shofar on Mivtzayim 15 Articles
      • 0. Knowing the Halachos
    • Chapter 14: Aseres Yimei Teshuvah 7 Articles
      • 1. Introspection
    • Chapter 15: The fast of Gedalia 12 Articles
      • 1. Tzom Gedalia
    • Rosh Hashanah Summary 9 Articles
      • 0. Checklist and Summary for laws of Erev Rosh Hashanah
    • Audio Shiur-The laws of Rosh Hashanah
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    • Laws & Customs of YK- Complete Sefer 8 Articles
      • Chapter 1: Aseres Yimei Teshuvah/The 10 days of Repentance
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      • 0. Chassidus on Yom Kippur-Full Article
    • Erev Yom Kippur 67 Articles
      • Kaparos 38 Articles
        • 0. Kaparos-Laws & Customs Full Article
      • Adding on to Holiness
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      • 100 blessings on Yom Kippur
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      • Birchas Habanim on Yom Kippur
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      • Checklist For Yom Kippur Day
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      • Building the Sukkah
    • Chapter 44: The High Holiday Davening
  • Sukkos 237 Articles
    • Hoshana Raba 4 Articles
      • Marital relations on Hoshana Raba
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      • Daled Minim-A Mitzvah of Unity
    • Complete Sukkos Sefer 19 Articles
      • Laws of Sukkos-Chapter 1: Building the Sukkah
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      • Laws of Dwelling in the Sukkah 33 Articles
        • Are northern Israel residents obligated in the mitzvah of Sukkah if they cannot build their Sukkah within 30 seconds from a protected space in the event of a siren
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        • The Sechach 2 Articles
          • Is dry Sechach Kosher?
        • 13. Benefiting from the Sukkah & making use of its Sechach or Walls:
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    • Laws of Daled Minim 81 Articles
      • The Lulav 15 Articles
        • A bent Lulav
      • The Esrog 23 Articles
        • Calabria
      • General laws 24 Articles
        • Binding the Lulav
      • Hadassim 7 Articles
        • Dryness
      • Aravos 6 Articles
        • Dryness
      • Chassidus
    • Simchas Torah 4 Articles
      • Aliyah of Kol Hanearim
    • 12. Preparing on the 1st day of Yom Tov on behalf of the 2nd day of Yom Tov or Shabbos
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    • Laws of Chanukah by Chapter 11 Articles
      • Chanukah Halacha-Chapter 1: General Laws and Customs of the Festival
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      • Chassidic story & lesson for Parshas Vayeishev: A dilemma in “Kiruv”; compromise on Jewish law or face limited success and influence 
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      • Segulos on Chanukah
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      • Al Hanissim on Chanukah
    • Laws and Customs of Festival 12 Articles
      • Aveilus on Chanukah
    • Laws of Candle Lighting 77 Articles
      • Appointing an emissary to light
    • From the Rav’s Desk: If a guest is eating by one host and sleeping by another, where is he to light the Chanukah candles?
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    • From the Rav’s Desk: Learning Torah when Nittel falls on Friday night
  • Tu Beshvat 4 Articles
    • From the Rav’s Desk: Saying Chamisha Asar Beshvat versus Tu Beshvat
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    • Shaar Hamidrash 37 Articles
      • Midrash and Q&A on Megillah 32 Articles
        • Achashveirosh’s reign
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      • Are women obligated to hear Parshas Parah?
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      • Accidentally ate on Taanis Esther Nidche
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      • 5. Purim Meshulash – Laws for Jerusalem, Safek cities, and ramifications for Diaspora
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      • A Kosher Megillah
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      • 6. The law of Pores Mapa Umikadesh for Purim hat falls on Erev Shabbos
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    • Complete Sefer- Full Chapters 19 Articles
      • Chapter 1: The month of Nissan
    • Chapter 1: The Month of Nissan 27 Articles
      • Shabbos Hagadol 6 Articles
        • 11. Shabbos Hagadol – Background, Laws & Customs, Haftorah, Rabbis’s Speech, Avadim Hayinu, Vihi Noam
      • 0. The laws of Pesach – Summary & Review – Part 1 – Thirty days before Pesach
    • Chapter 2: The Chametz related commands & prohibitions 59 Articles
      • 0. Introduction to the Chametz prohibition and its spiritual meaning
    • Chapter 3: Cleaning for Pesach-Where does one have to clean and check for Chametz? 30 Articles
      • Areas sold to gentile-Must one do Bedikas Chametz
    • Chapter 4: Bedikas Chametz 25 Articles
      • 6. Biur Chametz – The Mitzvah to destroy the Chametz – When and How
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      • Appointing the Rav to sell one’s Chametz-Q&A
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      • Chametz laundry starch
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      • Eating garlic on Pesach
    • Chapter 8: Matzah 23 Articles
      • 14. The blessing on Matzah
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      • Bedikas Chametz towards Chametz vessels
    • Chapter 10: Erev Pesach 27 Articles
      • 3b. Sof Zman Achilas Chametz-When does it become prohibited to eat Chametz?
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      • 0. Erev Pesach falls on Shabbos [In three formats!] – PDF, Checklist, Summary, & Entire Chapter of Laws
    • The Laws and Customs of the Pesach Seder 130 Articles
      • Chapter 3: General laws of the Seder 18 Articles
        • 1. The law of eating Matzah, Maror and the four cups, and the Mitzvah of Sippur Yetzias Mitzrayim:
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        • 0. General directives of the Seder
      • Chapter 2: Insights on the Haggadah & Exodus 10 Articles
        • 1. Purpose of Pesach:
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        • Chapter 1: The story of the exodus
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        • Matzah 4 Articles
          • How is one to eat matzoh if he does not have teeth or dentures?
        • 1. The Mitzvah of Sippur Yetzias Mitzrayim
      • Chapter 4: The Pesach Seder 29 Articles
        • 0. Introduction to The Seder
      • Chapter 1: The story of the exodus 40 Articles
        • 1. The Jewish people having many children in Egypt
      • Misc articles on the Pesach Seder 12 Articles
        • By what time must one eat the Matzah during the Seder?
      • Chapter 1: The Mitzvos of the Seder
    • Chapter 14: The Pesach Davening and schedule 10 Articles
      • Accidentally said Morid Hageshem or Visein Tal Umatar Livracha after the first day of Pesach
    • Chapter 15: Chol Hamoed Pesach 9 Articles
      • 10. What to do with a gentile’s Chametz that entered one’s home on Pesach?
    • Chapter 16: Shevi’i & Acharon Shel Pesach 13 Articles
      • Acharon Shel Pesach in the Diaspora
    • Chapter 17: After Pesach 24 Articles
      • 16. Buying Chametz from a store after Pesach
    • Miscellaneous 2 Articles
      • Pesach in the hospital for Yoledes
    • Pesach Sacrifice 15 Articles
      • How to eat the Karban Pesach
    • Pesach Sheiyni 5 Articles
      • Eating Matzah
    • A Chasidic Discourse on the Pesach Holiday
  • Sefiras Haomer 112 Articles
    • Laws of counting the Omer 54 Articles
      • Appointing someone to count on one’s behalf
    • Mourning Laws 31 Articles
      • Buying a home, new item, and giving presents during Sefira
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      • Background of Pesach Sheiyni
    • Lag Baomer 21 Articles
      • Bar Yochaiy Melodies
    • A Chassidic Discourse-Usifartmen Lachem
  • Shavuos 74 Articles
    • Shaar Hachassidus 16 Articles
      • Classic Q&A on the Shavuos Holiday
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      • Crossing the International Dateline during Sefira
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        • Baking Challas for Shavuos
      • Charity Fund for Shavuos
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      • Maariv on Shavuos night
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      • 12. Preparing on the 1st day of Yom Tov on behalf of the 2nd day of Yom Tov or Shabbos
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    • Complete Sefer of The 3 Weeks 12 Articles
      • Chapter 1: The 17th of Tammuz
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      • Chapter 1: Maamar- Baseless hatred
    • Chapter 1: The 17th of Tammuz 15 Articles
      • 6. The Davening of the 17th of Tammuz 4 Articles
        • A. Selichos on fast day
      • 1-3: The fast of the 17th of Tammuz
    • Chapter 2: Mourning Customs of the Three weeks 32 Articles
      • 1. Weddings and Engagements during Three Weeks
    • Chapter 3: Mourning Customs of the nine days 59 Articles
      • Clothing related restrictions 11 Articles
        • Better to purchase a new article of clothing during the nine days or wash it if one ran out?
      • 0. Introduction to Laws of Nine days
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      • 1. Erev Shabbos Chazon
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      • 1. Learning Torah on Erev Tisha B’av
    • Chapter 6: Laws Applicable on Tishe Beav 40 Articles
      • 1. Laws of Fasting on Tisha B’av
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      • 1. Maariv on Tisha Beav
    • Chapter 8: Tisha B’av that falls on Sunday 16 Articles
      • 1. Exemptions for fasting on Tishe Beav Taanis Nidche
    • Chapter 9: After Tisha B'av 3 Articles
      • 1. Shabbos Nachamu
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      • 0. Zecher Lachurban-Commemorating the Destruction-Introduction
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      • In the future era, the firstborn’s will become the new Kohanim who will serve in the temple
    • Exploring the reason behind Jewish tragedy
  • Fast days 33 Articles
    • Laws of Tenth of Teves 10 Articles
      • 10th of Teves-Summary and Checklist of Halachos
    • 3. When does the fast end?
• Yoreh Deah 676 Articles
  • Gerus 1 Article
    • The minimum Jewish education required for Converts
  • Miscellaneous Topics in Yoreh Deah 4 Articles
    • A summary of the practical laws of Kileiy Zeraim/Hybrid planting of plants-PART 1
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    • Semicha Aid-Melicha 13 Articles
      • Biography of Poskim
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      • Biography of Poskim
    • Semicha Aid-Taaruvos 17 Articles
      • Biography of Poskim
  • Mezuzah 61 Articles
    • The Areas Obligated in Mezuzah 21 Articles
      • A roofless structure
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      • A Domed entrance
    • Borrowing a Mezuzah
  • Shemita 63 Articles
    • Chapter 1: General laws 8 Articles
      • 1. Introduction-The Torah verses relating to Shemita
    • Chapter 2: Laws of the land 8 Articles
      • 1. The Biblical Melachos
    • Chapter 3: Laws of the produce 14 Articles
      • 1. Laws relevant to Shemita produce
    • Chapter 4: The laws of Shemitas Kesafim and a Peruzbal 13 Articles
      • 0. Introduction to Peruzbal
    • Misc Articles 20 Articles
      • Disowning the Shemita produce of one’s land-Part 1
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    • Ayin Hara in Halacha
  • Tzedaka/Charity 53 Articles
    • Pidyon Shvuyin 23 Articles
      • 0. The Mitzvah of Pidyon Shvuyin [redeeming prisoners, captives], hostage deals, and its regulations in Halacha FULL ARTICLE
    • Avoiding and refusing acceptance of charity
  • Ribis-Interest 6 Articles
    • Bargains: Charging less money for immediate payment
  • Bris Mila 221 Articles
    • Chapter 1: Derush & Chassidus 9 Articles
      • 1. The Mitzvah of Mila in Scripture
    • Chapter 2: The general Mitzvah 17 Articles
      • 1. The Mitzvah of Mila
    • Chapter 3: The week before the Bris 18 Articles
      • 1. Shalom Zachar-The Laws & Customs
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      • 1. Fasting on the day of the Bris
    • Chapter 5: When to do the Bris 28 Articles
      • 1. Bris on the Eighth day
    • Chapter 6: The Mohel 13 Articles
      • 1. Who can be the Mohel
    • Chapter 7: The Sandek 17 Articles
      • 1. General details of the Sandek
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      • 1. Where the Mila to take place
    • Chapter 9: Seder Bris-The process of the Bris 32 Articles
      • 1. Minyan by Bris
    • Chapter 10: Circumcision hazards, restrictions & Segulos 15 Articles
      • 1. A Bris on a cloudy day
    • Chapter 11: Shabbos & Yom Tov Bris 12 Articles
      • 1. In what scenarios is a child to be circumcised on Shabbos and Yom Tov?
    • Chapter 12: Special occasions & Times of Year 14 Articles
      • 1. Bris Milah on a fast day
    • Chapter 13: Naming the child 1 Article
      • What should one do if one is asked to write the name of the child on a legal document prior to the naming taken place?
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      • Chapter 1: Derush & Chassidus
    • Checklist for Bris: Shalom Zachar, Aliya, Wacht Nacht, Bris, Kibbudim, Meal
  • Idolatry/Magic/Chukos Hagoyim/tattoos/Sculptures 57 Articles
    • Are all Jews killed because they are Jewish considered to have died Al Kiddush Hashem
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    • Doing Keriah by Kosel on day of Hachnasas Sefer Torah?
  • Men Shaving-Peiyos, beard, body 12 Articles
    • Cutting the Peiyos-What number haircut may one take in the area of his Peiyos?
  • Sefarim-Kedusha & Geniza 23 Articles
    • Geniza 3 Articles
      • From the Rav’s Desk: Geniza to Torah cassette tapes
    • Bayis Malei Sefarim-The positive command to purchase Torah Sefarim/Directives of Rebbe
  • Shatnez 1 Article
    • Linen spandex in wool pants/sweater
  • Pidyon Haben 24 Articles
    • 1. Checklist for Pidyon Haben
  • Vows/Swears/Hataras Nedarim 6 Articles
    • Hataras Nedarim
  • Illness/Medical ethics 12 Articles
    • Changing a name due to illness
  • Honoring Rabbanim/Teachers/Poskim 6 Articles
    • Calling Rabbis and Torah scholars by their first names
  • Kohanim 4 Articles
    • From the Rav’s Desk: Who should wash the hands of the Kohen by Nesias Kapayim?
  • Learning Torah 58 Articles
    • A Rasha cannot really internalize the revelation received by learning Torah
• Honoring parents, teachers, elderly 165 Articles
  • Laws of Kibbud Av Va'eim-Full Sefer 14 Articles
    • 0. Kibbud Av Va’eim-Introduction
  • General laws and info 25 Articles
    • A son who is very old, or a great scholar, or leader [i.e., Nassi or king]:
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    • Are Gentiles obligated to honor their parents
  • Whom to Honor 3 Articles
    • Children who do not get along with their parents
  • Honoring relatives other than parents 6 Articles
    • Honoring grandparents-Do the laws of Kibud Av Vaeim apply to one’s grandparents?
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    • Acts of service-Feeding, dressing, and doing other forms of service for one’s parents
  • Fearing one's parents 16 Articles
    • Accepting abuse from parent with silence
  • Listening to one's parents 12 Articles
    • Choosing a Shul to Daven-Who gets to decide the father or son?
  • Cursing, Shaming, Hitting, and medically treating parent 13 Articles
    • Giving medical treatments to a parent
  • Honoring one's parents after their death 7 Articles
    • Listening to the instructions and will of one’s parents after death
  • Rules for Parents 7 Articles
    • Admonishing one’s children
  • Honoring teachers, Rabbis, Torah scholars 7 Articles
    • Administer a medication or infusion to a parent through the use of a needle syringe
• Kashrus 234 Articles
  • Melicha salting the meat 2 Articles
    • Do Sephardim salt both sides of the chicken or meat when salting for blood as do Ashkenazim?
  • Arla 7 Articles
    • Arla by tree of gentile
  • Wine 5 Articles
    • From the Rav’s Desk: Pouring non-Mevushal wine into the cup of a Gentile or nonreligious Jew
  • Treifos 3 Articles
    • Do the laws of Treifos apply to fish? May one eat a fish which is not able to live due to an injury or defect?
  • Meat 3 Articles
    • From the Rav’s Desk: I ate an egg from a meat Cholent am I Fleishig?
  • Basar Bechalav 86 Articles
    • Chapter 2: Eating meat and milk on the same table 4 Articles
      • 1. Eating meat on the same table as one who is eating milk or vice versa:
    • Chapter 1: The General Laws-Cooking 16 Articles
      • 0. Introduction
    • Introduction 8 Articles
      • How was Avraham Avinu allowed to serve meat and milk to the travelers?
    • Selected Topics 44 Articles
      • Baked meat and dairy in the same oven simultaneously
    • Practical laws of Meat & Milk 13 Articles
      • Chapter 1: The General Laws-Cooking, Eating & Benefiting
    • The law if one used a non Ben Yomo dairy spoon for hot meat or vice versa
  • Bishul Yisrael 7 Articles
    • Bishul Akum by electric stove-Maid cooking in home
  • Blood 3 Articles
    • From the Rav’s Desk: Blood found in hard-boiled eggs
  • Bread 1 Article
    • Flour: Checking for insects
  • Business 4 Articles
    • May a Jew work for a gentile owned store, or company which sells non-Kosher products?
  • Chatzitzas on vessels during immersion 1 Article
    • Chatzitzas on vessels during immersion
  • Dairy 2 Articles
    • Human Breast milk: Kashrus; Weaning; and Pareve status
  • Eggs 2 Articles
    • May a child be trusted to check eggs for blood?
  • Fish and Meat/Dairy 16 Articles
    • Baking fish and meat in the same oven
  • Food and drink left under the bed 1 Article
    • The law of food that was placed under a bed
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    • Leaving a gentile or non-Frum Jew alone in one’s home and how it effects the Kashrus of one’s kitchen
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    • Doing Hafrashas Challah in a classroom with a blessing
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    • Does baby formula require a Hashgacha?
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    • Human blood-Kashrus status, law if fell in food, eating with bleeding gums
  • Juice without Hashgacha 1 Article
    • Juice without Hashgacha
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    • Corona Kashering-How to Kasher-How to do Haggalah-May one Kasher in a regular oven or over the stove top
  • Kitchen 2 Articles
    • Leaving a gentile or non-Frum Jew alone in one’s home and how it effects the Kashrus of one’s kitchen
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    • Medical treatment with non-Kosher foods
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    • From the Rav’s Desk: Tikkun for eating non-Kosher
  • Non-Kosher vessels 4 Articles
    • From the Rav’s Desk: Having a drink in a non-religious home using their cups
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    • Owning Non-Kosher food & the problem with leaving the Hafrashas Challah in ones freezer
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    • From the Rav’s Desk: Having a Gentile make a fruit shake with grapes
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    • From the Rav’s Desk: Reheating in Pareve oven a Pareve food that was originally cooked in meat oven
  • Pas Akum/Pas Yisrael 9 Articles
    • Food/bread cooked/baked by a non-religious Jew
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    • Must pet food be Kosher or require a Hashgacha?
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    • Baking fish and meat in the same oven
  • Shechita 3 Articles
    • From the Rav’s Desk: Eating by host who does not serve Lubavitch Shechita
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    • Removing stickers from vessels prior to immersion
  • Terumah and Maaser 14 Articles
    • Bikurim today
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    • Circumventing the need to Tovel-Giving the vessel to a gentile and then borrowing it back
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    • Flour: Checking for insects
  • Are Tums kosher without a kosher certification?
• Nida-Taharas Hamishpacha-Mikveh 166 Articles
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    • Chapter 8: Tevilas Ezra for a Baal Keri
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      • Protected: How to control and possibly ignore the lust
    • The intercourse 12 Articles
      • Beilas Mitzvah-The night of the wedding
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      • 41st day and 81st day after birth
    • Full Sefer: Kedushas Habayis 14 Articles
      • Protected: Chapter 2: The Frequency of Intimacy
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      • Protected: Chapter 2: The Frequency of Intimacy
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      • Every union creates new souls
    • Protected: A married woman covering her hair in the privacy of her home and during intimacy
  • Amount of Bedikos required during Shiva Nekiyim-Bedieved
• Aveilus/Mourning 307 Articles
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    • 1. Informing people that an invidual is ill
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    • 1. Goses – Nearing death
  • Chapter 3: Aninus-The laws of an Onen 25 Articles
    • 0. Introduction to Aninus:
  • Chapter 4: The Mitzvah to bury & Laws relating to the burial plot 14 Articles
    • 1. The Mitzvah to bury the dead, and the prohibition against desecration and benefit:
  • Chapter 5: The Taharah 20 Articles
    • 0. Chapter 5: The Taharah:
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    • 0. Chapter 6: The laws of Keriah and Baruch Dayan Haemes:
  • Chapter 7: Eulogy/Hesped: 6 Articles
    • 1. The law:
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    • 0. Chapter 8: Funeral & Burial
  • Chapter 9: Kohen attending a funeral or burial 4 Articles
    • 1. Background of laws of impurity:
  • Chapter 12: Who is obligated to mourn and be mourned 1 Article
    • Mourning customs kept by son or daughter in-law; grandchildren; grandparents and cousins upon passing of relative
  • Chapter 12: Who is obligated to mourn and be mourned-Shiva/Shloshim/Year 4 Articles
    • Does a child who became Bar/Bas Mitzvah in Shiva, Shloshim, 12 months of mourning need to keep the laws of Aveilus?
  • Chapter 15: The Shiva home 2 Articles
    • May one eat food in a Shiva home?
  • Chapter 18: The Prayers and blessings during Shiva 2 Articles
    • If the Avel during Shiva comes to Shul to Daven, is Tachanun to be recited?
  • Chapter 19: Mourning laws applicable during Shiva 1 Article
    • 18. Switching seats in Shul during Aveilus
  • Chapter 22: The Laws of Shloshim 4 Articles
    • 11. Cutting nails during Shloshim
  • Chapter 23: The year of Aveilus 1 Article
    • May one bathe for pleasure purposes during the 12 months of mourning for a parent [i.e. Jacuzzi/spa]?
  • Chapter 25: Davening during the year of Aveilus 1 Article
    • Avel Davening for the Amud – Chazan – within the 30 days or 12 months of mourning
  • Chapter 26: The laws of Kaddish 1 Article
    • May a daughter of the deceased recite Kaddish Yasom?
  • Chapter 27: Mourning laws applicable to Holidays 2 Articles
    • Mourning laws applicable to Sukkos – Onen, Shiva, Shloshim
  • Chapter 28: The Yahrzeit 20 Articles
    • 0. Checklist of laws & customs followed on a Yartzite
  • Chapter 29: Yizkor 3 Articles
    • Dmei Yizkor – Pledging charity for Yizkor
  • Chapter 31: The laws of a cemetery and its visitation 1 Article
    • Is it forbidden to visit a Kever of a Tzadik on Shabbos?
  • Introduction-The laws of Mourning 9 Articles
    • 0. Introduction-The laws of Mourning
  • Shiva 5 Articles
    • Having a Mechitza in a Shiva home
  • Shloshim 3 Articles
    • May an Avel during Shloshim or the year hold a baby?
  • Year of Mourning 3 Articles
    • May an Avel during Shloshim or the year hold a baby?
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    • Aveilus Summary: Chapter 5: The Taharah
  • Death 12 Articles
    • 1. Dealing with death
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    • Should an Avel lead the prayers also for Pesukei Dezimra?
  • Visiting a gravesite 36 Articles
    • Can you say Tehillim by the Ohel after nightfall?
  • Misc Articles on Aveilus/Mourning 67 Articles
    • 16. Mourner attending Pidyon Haben – Onen, Shiva, Shloshim, Year of Aveilus
  • 0. Introduction-The laws of Mourning
• Even Haezer 421 Articles
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    • Can a Get be sent to a woman via email?
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    • A pregnant woman being a Kvaterin by Bris and Shushvinin by wedding
  • Mechitza 21 Articles
    • 1. The Laws of a Mechitza – Having a Divider between men and women Full Article
  • Names 19 Articles
    • A Hebrew name is to come before the English name
  • Birth 86 Articles
    • A gentile midwife
  • Topics in Even Haezer 6 Articles
    • Castration & Sterilization to humans and animals
  • Marriage 116 Articles
    • Cherem Rabbeinu Gershom 6 Articles
      • Ashkenazim versus Sephardim in the ban of Rabbeinu Gershom
    • Yuchsin 1 Article
      • Jewish identity following maternal lineage
    • Pregnancy 5 Articles
      • Buying baby items prior to birth
    • Shalom Bayis 12 Articles
      • Does every person merit to marry thier Zivug Rishon, Bashert?
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      • 6. Wedding customs done in commemoration of the Churban
    • Kesuba 16 Articles
      • Child support-Until what age is one Halachically obligated to support his children?
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    • Adoption-One who raises an adopted child is considered to have birthed him
  • Tzenius 60 Articles
    • 1. The Laws of a Mechitza – Having a Divider between men and women Full Article
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    • Are gentiles prohibited from performing Zera Levatala?
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    • Children cross-dressing
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    • Baalah Bair-Yichud when the Husband is in city:
• Choshen Mishpat 190 Articles
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    • Does the law of Bar Metzra apply when selling a car?
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    • 0. Lo Sachmod – The prohibition against envy, jealousy, and coveting the item of another [Full Article]
  • Miscellaneous Topics in Choshen Mishpat 27 Articles
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      • First son inheriting double portion if born after girl
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  • Courts/Litigation 22 Articles
    • Buying alcohol or cigarettes for one who does not have ID or is under age
  • Business/Commerce 51 Articles
    • 0. Lo Sachmod – The prohibition against envy, jealousy, and coveting the item of another [Full Article]
  • Employment/Workers 10 Articles
    • How much money can one charge for a job if no price agreement was initially made?
  • Neighbors 11 Articles
    • Building partitions between neighbors
  • Damages/Injury 21 Articles
    • Avoiding fights in a community-Is there really such a thing as a Machlokes Lisheim Shamayim?
  • Lending/Borrowing 39 Articles
    • Shemitas Kesafim and Peruzbal 16 Articles
      • A valid court
    • Asking a borrower to return a lent item prior to the return date
  • Stealing 22 Articles
    • 0. Lo Sachmod – The prohibition against envy, jealousy, and coveting the item of another [Full Article]
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    • Entering another person’s property to retrieve an item that fell inside, such as a ball
  • Hating someone who offended you-When hate is wrong but not a crime
• Shemiras Hanefesh-Halachic Dangers 118 Articles
  • Chapter 7: Liquids forbidden due to Danger & Drinking Hazards 3 Articles
    • Not to drink cold water or jump in cold water when the body is overheated
  • Chapter 5: List of foods and their health status 1 Article
    • How to treat crumbs of bread – Destroying, belittling, throwing on floor
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    • Encyclopedia Letter H 1 Article
      • Building a house on new ground – Warning of Rav Yehuda Hachassid
    • Acting restrictions and laws
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    • Is it true that in today’s times demons no longer exist?
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• Miscellaneous topics 98 Articles
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    •  Coronavirus Shabbos Directives: Minyan, Mikveh & other directives
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    • Belief in Techiyas Hameisim based on scripture
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    • Direction upon sleeping
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    • Birthday Customs
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