Washing dishes on Shabbos:[1] It is permitted to wash dishes on Shabbos, for the need of Shabbos, such as if there still remains one meal for which one will need to use the utensils for eating, in which case it is permitted to wash them. If however one will not […]
Kemios & amulets in Halacha and Kabbalah
Kemios & amulets in Halacha and Kabbalah: A. Background: Throughout Jewish history and Jewish literature the use of amulets, or Kemios, are discussed as a mystical and spiritual cure or protection against various issues and calamities.[1] The writing and production of such amulets had a fairly large market of consumers, with […]
Kemios & amulets in Halacha and Kabbalah
Kemios & amulets in Halacha and Kabbalah: A. Background: Throughout Jewish history and Jewish literature the use of amulets, or Kemios, are discussed as a mystical and spiritual cure or protection against various issues and calamities.[1] The writing and production of such amulets had a fairly large market of consumers, with […]
May one recite Tehillim at night during times of war, or for a sick person, or woman in labor?
Question: I would like to know if it is permitted during these times to recite Tehillim at night for the sake of all of the ill injured and captured citizens and soldiers? Answer: Those who are accustomed to not recite Tehillim during nighttime, and so is the Chabad custom, […]
From the Rav’s Desk: May one recite Tehillim at night during times of war, or for a sick person, or woman in labor?
Question: I would like to know if it is permitted during these times to recite Tehillim at night for the sake of all of the ill injured and captured citizens and soldiers? Answer: Those who are accustomed to not recite Tehillim during nighttime, and so is the Chabad custom, […]
Autopsy in Jewish law
Autopsy in Jewish law:[1] It is Biblically forbidden for an autopsy to be performed onto a Jewish body.[2] This applies even if the autopsy is desired to be performed for the sake of advancement of medical science, and for possible use in preventing future deaths.[3] One must thus do all […]
Autopsy in Jewish law
Autopsy in Jewish law:[1] It is Biblically forbidden for an autopsy to be performed onto a Jewish body.[2] This applies even if the autopsy is desired to be performed for the sake of advancement of medical science, and for possible use in preventing future deaths.[3] One must thus do all […]
Leaving Israel during times of War
Question: I am a Canadian citizen, and have the ability to receive a free flight from Israel for my family in order to escape the war. I would like to know what is the proper approach that I should follow? On the one hand, I and my family definitely would […]
From the Rav’s Desk: Leaving Israel during times of War
Question: I am a Canadian citizen, and have the ability to receive a free flight from Israel for my family in order to escape the war. I would like to know what is the proper approach that I should follow? On the one hand, I and my family definitely would […]
Having a drink before saying the morning blessings
Question: I always wondered if it is permitted for me to have a drink before I say the morning blessings. I’m not necessarily referring to having a coffee but rather to lets say have a drink of water or other beverage to quench my thirst and then say the blessing. […]
