Question: I have what many would consider an addiction to chocolate and I have chocolate every single day. The specific brand of chocolate that I eat all contain hazelnuts to some degree. In previous years from Rosh Hashanah until after Simchas Torah I would simply by the chocolate flavor that […]
My Esrog has a pimple-Is it Kosher?
Question: I bought myself a prepackaged Esrog yesterday and found it to have a really large pimple like bump towards its lower half. Other than that it is a beautiful, clean, and yellow expert which is large and properly shaped. Is my Esrog still kosher? Answer: Yes, your Esrog […]
From the Rav’s Desk: My Esrog has a pimple-Is it Kosher?
Question: I bought myself a prepackaged Esrog yesterday and found it to have a really large pimple like bump towards its lower half. Other than that it is a beautiful, clean, and yellow expert which is large and properly shaped. Is my Esrog still kosher? Answer: Yes, your Esrog […]
From the Rav’s Desk: Is Av Harachamim recited prior to Musaf on Shabbos Mevarchim Tishrei?
Question: Is Av Harachamim recited prior to Musaf on Shabbos Mevarchim Tishrei? On one hand we don’t actually recite the blessing over the new month and hence perhaps it should be recited as usual, although on the other hand it still is Shabbos Mevarchim and hence perhaps it should not […]
Is Av Harachamim recited prior to Musaf on Shabbos Mevarchim Tishrei?
Question: Is Av Harachamim recited prior to Musaf on Shabbos Mevarchim Tishrei? On one hand we don’t actually recite the blessing over the new month and hence perhaps it should be recited as usual, although on the other hand it still is Shabbos Mevarchim and hence perhaps it should not […]
1) Selichos-Part 2-Nussach, Minyan, Tallis, Chazan; 2) Shabbos Mevarchim Tishrei
Shabbos Mevarchim Tishrei:[1] No blessing before Musaf:[2] On the Shabbos before Rosh Hashanah we do not bless the coming month despite this being the custom on every Shabbos that precedes Rosh Chodesh.[3] Tehillim:[4] The entire book of Tehillim is recited before Shacharis just as on any other Shabbos Mevarchim. Av […]
Liability for leaving someone else’s food out of the fridge or freezer
Question: I made a huge order of meat and chicken for the holiday season which was unable to all fit into my freezer so I asked my next-door neighbor if I can put some of my meat into their freezer to which they complied. They even came over to my […]
From the Rav’s Desk: Liability for leaving someone else’s food out of the fridge or freezer
Question: I made a huge order of meat and chicken for the holiday season which was unable to all fit into my freezer so I asked my next-door neighbor if I can put some of my meat into their freezer to which they complied. They even came over to my […]
Selichos-Part 1-When, Concentration, & Language
Selichos: A. On which days is Selichos recited?[1] Ashkenazim:[2] Selichos is recited for a minimum of four days prior to Rosh Hashanah.[3] Selichos is said starting from the Sunday [Motzei Shabbos, immediately after midnight[4]], of the week of, or the week prior to Rosh Hashanah. Being we need to say […]
Mezuzah on Store or office-Is a storefront or office obligated to have a Mezuzah and is a blessing to be recited?
Mezuzah on Store or office-Is a storefront or office obligated to have a Mezuzah and is a blessing to be recited?[1] Stores that are found in the marketplace are exempt from requiring a Mezuzah to be placed on their doorpost.[2] Temporary stores-Pop up shops, flee market, fare:[3] According to all […]
