Matters of honor that one is obligated towards his parents:[1] Included in the mitzvah to honor one’s parents are matters relating to thought, speech, and action. The mitzvah of honor affects how one should think of one’s parents, how one should speak of one’s parents and to one’s parents, […]
Personally answering the door for your parent
Personally answering the door for your parent:[1] Rebbe Avahu stated: One should honor his parent as did my son Avimi. My son Avimi had five sons in the lifetime of his father, and nonetheless when his father Rebbe Avahu would come knocking on the door, he would personally run up […]
Shliach-Can the mitzvah of honoring one’s parents be fulfilled through an emissary?
Shliach-Can the mitzvah of honoring one’s parents be fulfilled through an emissary?[1] It is possible to fulfill the mitzvah of honoring one’s parents through hiring someone to do so on one’s behalf.[2] One may even hire a Gentile for this purpose.[3] Nonetheless, as is the general rule, it is a […]
From the Rav’s Desk: Is there any issue with making a Siyum Misechta by a wedding?
Question: Is there any issue with making a Siyum Misechta by a wedding? Answer: No, there is no issue and this is not considered to be mixing one joy with another joy. Sources: See Sheilas Rav [Rav Chaim Kanievsky] 1:8 p. 57; Keren Orah Moed Katan 8b
Is there any issue with making a Siyum Misechta by a wedding?
Question: Is there any issue with making a Siyum Misechta by a wedding? Answer: No, there is no issue and this is not considered to be mixing one joy with another joy. Sources: See Sheilas Rav [Rav Chaim Kanievsky] 1:8 p. 57; Keren Orah Moed Katan 8b Bookmark
Not to replicate the form of hands of the Kohanim by Nesias Kapayim
Not to replicate the form of hands of the Kohanim by Nesias Kapayim:[1] One is not to replicate the form of hands of the Kohanim which they make by Nesias Kapayim [with the fingers straight and facing up[2]], as doing so arouses the ten powers of the side of evil […]
Not to replicate the form of hands of the Kohanim by Nesias Kapayim
Not to replicate the form of hands of the Kohanim by Nesias Kapayim:[1] One is not to replicate the form of hands of the Kohanim which they make by Nesias Kapayim [with the fingers straight and facing up[2]], as doing so arouses the ten powers of the side of evil […]
From the Rav’s Desk: Does the presence of a mother break Yichud for her son and another woman
Question: I am a young Bochur and need to go to a private female practitioner who works from her home for a certain medical procedure. Is it Yichud for me to go if I visit her together with my mother? She is not married. Answer: This matter is disputed […]
Does the presence of a mother break Yichud for her son and another woman
Question: I am a young Bochur and need to go to a private female practitioner who works from her home for a certain medical procedure. Is it Yichud for me to go if I visit her together with my mother? She is not married. Answer: This matter is disputed […]
The Mitzvah of honoring one’s parents
The Mitzvah of honoring one’s parents:[1] Honoring one’s father and mother is a positive command in the Torah[2], and is listed as the fifth of the 10 Commandments. [The command of honoring one’s parents is listed by the Rambam as the 210th Command of the Torah.[3]] Not in front […]
