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📄Daily Tanach – Hoshea Chapter 13: Self‑Destruction, Failed Kingship, and Inevitable Judgment
Subscribe to Receive PDF Daily Tanach – Hoshea Chapter 13: Self‑Destruction, Failed Kingship, and Inevitable Judgment From Reverence to Ruin (Verses 1–2) When Ephraim once spoke with humility, he was exalted in Israel. But when he turned to Baal, he spiritually “died.” Instead of stopping, Israel: Continued sinning Crafted idols […]
📖 Daily Rambam (1) Hilchos Teshuvah – Chapter 2: The Nature of Teshuvah and the Ways by Which It Is Achieved (Tuesday 6th Nissan)
Subscribe to Receive PDF Hilchos Teshuvah – Chapter 2: The Nature of Teshuvah and the Ways by Which It Is Achieved Halachah 1 — Complete Teshuvah Complete Teshuvah is achieved when a person encounters the same situation in which he previously sinned, has the ability and desire to sin again, and nevertheless […]
📚 Daf Yomi Summary – Menachos 72: The Harvesting of the Omer (Tuesday 6th Nissan)
Subscribe to Receive PDF Menachos 72 – Summary Harvesting Before the Omer Normally, harvesting grain is forbidden before the Omer offering is brought on the 16th of Nisan. The Mishnah teaches important exceptions: Harvesting is permitted before the Omer when done for a mitzvah, such as: Clearing space for a […]
✍️ From the Rav’s Desk: Does Baking Soda Need a Kosher‑for‑Pesach Hechsher?
Subscribe to Receive PDF Does Baking Soda Need a Kosher‑for‑Pesach Hechsher? Question Baking soda has a regular kosher hechsher, but it does not have a special kosher‑for‑Pesach certification. Can I still use it for Pesach? Answer Yes. 100% pure baking soda [in contrast to baking powder] has no concern […]
🔥Daily Chassidus: The mystical reason for why it is forbidden to eat before Davening
Subscribe to Receive PDF The mystical reason for why it is forbidden to eat before Davening: [1] It is stated in the Talmud and Poskim[2] that it is forbidden for one to eat prior to prayer. Mystically, the reason behind this prohibition is as follows: The entire purpose of eating […]
Draft Dodgers: On What Basis Is It Claimed to Be Permitted to Deceive Authorities in Order to Obtain an Army Exemption?
Draft Dodgers: On What Basis Is It Claimed to Be Permitted to Deceive Authorities in Order to Obtain an Army Exemption? Important Notice: This article is a theoretical halachic analysis of arguments that have been raised in rabbinic discourse. It is descriptive, not normative, does not address any specific […]
8. Lesafos Issur Beyadayaim – Assisting a child in transgressing a prohibition
Lesafos Issur Beyadayaim – Assisting a child in transgressing a prohibition:[1] Throughout this chapter, we have emphasized that the mitzvah of chinuch—educating a child to observe Torah and mitzvot and reprimanding a child who transgresses a prohibition—is, in general, a Rabbinic obligation. The sole Biblical obligation of education rests upon […]
8G. Giving a child an item with which he may commit a prohibition
Giving a child an item with which he may commit a prohibition:[1] Non-Kosher food: It is forbidden to give a child [of any age] non‑kosher food if there is a chance that he may come to eat.[2] [This applies even to food forbidden merely due to Rabbinic decree.[3]] Moreover, even […]
8F. Asking a gentile to feed a child non-Kosher food or have him perform another prohibition
Asking a gentile to feed a child non-Kosher food or have him perform another prohibition:[1] It is prohibited for any individual to instruct a non-Jew to provide a child with non-Kosher food [even if the prohibition is only Rabbinical[2]] or to transgress any other prohibition, even if the child is […]
8E. May one feed a child a Rabbinical Issur for the sake of educating him for a Mitzva?
May one feed a child a Rabbinical Issur for the sake of educating him for a Mitzva?[1] A Mitzvah that the child will fulfill as an adult: Any matter that serves the purpose of chinuch— for the purpose of educating a child to perform a mitzvah when he reaches bar […]
🗓️Luach Hayom – Today in Halacha & Jewish History: 5th Nissan
Subscribe to Receive PDF Table of Contents 📅 Today’s Yahrzeits 🕯️ Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heshel of Apt — author of Ohev Yisrael🕯️ Rabbi Shneur Zalman Fradkin of Lublin — author of Torat Chesed🕯️ Rabbi Malkiel Tzvi ben Rabbi Yonah HaLevi Tennenbaum of Lomza — author of Divrei Malkiel🕯️ Rabbi Tzvi […]
🔥Daily Tanya Chapter 38 Part 4: The advantage of Kavana over Maaseh (Monday 5th Nissan)
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📄Daily Tanach – Hoshea Chapter 12: Ephraim Chasing the Wind, and the Call to Return to G-d
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📖 Daily Rambam (1) Hilchos Teshuvah – Chapter 1: The Mitzvah of Repentance and Confession (Monday 5th Nissan)
Subscribe to Receive Daily PDF Hilchos Teshuvah – Chapter 1: The Mitzvah of Repentance and Confession Halachah 1 — The Mitzvah of Teshuvah and Verbal Confession When a person transgresses any mitzvah of the Torah—whether positive or negative, intentionally or unintentionally—repentance requires verbal confession before God. This confession is itself a positive […]
📚 Daf Yomi Summary – Menachos 71: The Harvesting of the Omer (Monday 5th Nissan)
Subscribe to Receive PDF Daf Yomi Summary – Menachos 71: The Harvesting of the Omer Menachot 71 (71a–71b) Harvesting Before the Omer for Non‑Food Purposes The Mishnah opens by teaching that although grain is generally forbidden to be harvested before the Omer, there are specific exceptions: Harvesting before the Omer […]
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✍️ From the Rav’s Desk: What Should One Do on Pesach With a Porcelain or Enamel Sink That Cannot Be Kashered?
Subscribe to Receive Daily PDF What Should One Do on Pesach With a Porcelain or Enamel Sink That Cannot Be Kashered? Question I recently moved into a new home, and the kitchen sinks are made of porcelain rather than stainless steel. As is well known, porcelain sinks cannot be kashered. […]
🔥Daily Chassidus: Does G-d truly not know whether to desire the actions of the righteous versus the actions of the wicked
Subscribe to Receive Daily PDF Does G-d truly not know whether to desire the actions of the righteous versus the actions of the wicked?[1] The Midrash Raba on Bereishis writes on the verse, “Vayehi Or/And there shall be light,” that “these are the actions of the righteous, although at this […]
Does Baking Soda Need a Kosher for Pesach Hechsher?
Does Baking Soda Need a Kosher‑for‑Pesach Hechsher? Question Baking soda has a regular kosher hechsher, but it does not have a special kosher‑for‑Pesach certification. Can I still use it for Pesach? Answer Yes. 100% pure baking soda [in contrast to baking powder] has no concern of chametz whatsoever and […]
Parshas Tzav – Parsha Halacha: The Issur of Eating Blood
Parsha Halacha One may not eat any blood of a bird or animal in any of the encampments. One who eats any of the blood receives the penalty of Kareis. Reasons why the Torah forbade blood: Blood contains the soul of the animal and by eating blood one incorporates within […]
Parshas Tzav – Chassidic story: From Blood Libel to Redemption – The Innkeeper Who Was Miraculously Saved by Rav Leib Ben Saras
Chassidic story From Blood Libel to Redemption – The Innkeeper Who Was Miraculously Saved by Rav Leib Ben Saras[1] In the Days of the Hidden Righteous In the elder days, when the hidden righteous still walked openly upon the roads, there lived the holy tzaddik Rebbe Leib ben Sarah, a man […]
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Parshas Tzav: 📖 Summary of Haftorah: Yirmiyahu 7:21-28 , 9:22-23
Haftorah 📖 Summary of Haftorah: Yirmiyahu 7:21-28[1], 9:22-23 Their terrible sins: (7:17-24) The prophet is shown the people’s idolatrous practices in Judah and Jerusalem. Entire families participate: children gather wood, fathers light the fire, and women prepare special dough to bake star‑shaped cakes for the “queen of heaven,” along with […]
8D. May a child be instructed to transgress a Rabbinical prohibition on behalf of an adult
May a child be instructed to transgress a Rabbinical prohibition on behalf of an adult:[1] Not for the sake of a Mitzva:[2] According to all opinions it is prohibited for any adult to instruct or even permit a child [of any age[3]] to violate even a Rabbinical prohibition solely for […]
🔥 Daily Chassidus: The superiority of femininity in the future
Subscribe to Receive PDF The superiority of femininity in the future Scripture states “Hakol Kol Yaakov/and the voice is the voice of Yaakov.” In today’s times, the voice comes from the man, from the aspect of masculinity. Man is the giver, the Mashpia, and the woman is the receiver, the […]
✍️ From the Rav’s Desk: How to wash hands in morning and for bread if medically forbidden
Subscribe to Receive PDF Washing Hands When Medically Prohibited Question I have a question regarding my daughter, who is under the age of Bas Mitzvah and is currently suffering from a medical skin condition (such as eczema). Her doctor has strictly forbidden her from getting her hands wet for several […]
⚖️ Daily Halacha: Mechiras Chametz – The laws of Pesach – Summary & Review – Part 10
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📚 Daf Yomi Summary – Menachot 70: The Five Species of Grain (Sunday 4th Nissan)
Subscribe to Receive PDF Daily Daf – Menachot 70 (70a–70b) Todays daf shifts from unresolved edge‑cases to classification and definition, asking which grains and growths are halachically significant for challah, chadash, tithes, and offerings, and how subsequent growth affects obligation. The Five Species of Grain The daf identifies the five grains […]
📖 Daily Rambam (1) Hilchos Avodat Kochavim – Chapter 12: Prohibited Grooming, Bodily Markings, and Pagan Mourning Practices (Sunday 4th Nissan)
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📄Daily Tanach – Hoshea Chapter 11: Divine Love, Human Rebellion, and the Turning Point of Compassion
Subscribe to Receive PDF Daily Tanach – Hoshea Chapter 11: Divine Love, Human Rebellion, and the Turning Point of Compassion Israel as God’s Beloved Child (Verses 1–2) Hashem opens by recalling Israel’s infancy: “When Israel was young, I loved him, and from Egypt I called My son.” This evokes the […]
📜Daily Chumash & Rashi Parshas Tzav – Rishon: Terumas Hadeshen and the Mincha offering (Sunday 4th nissan)
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🔥Daily Tanya Chapter 38 Part 3: The need of Dveikus, Kavana to attach to Hashem when doing Mitzvos and Davening (Sunday 4th Nissan)
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🗓️Luach Hayom – Today in Halacha & Jewish History: 4th Nissan
Subscribe to Receive PDF Table of Contents 📅 Today’s Yahrzeits 🕯️ Rabbi Aharon Shmuel Hirsch HaKohen of Ostraha — author of VeTzivah HaKohen 🕯️ Rabbi Yaakov Tzvi of Mecklenburg – author of HaKetav VeHaKabbalah, of blessed memory. 🕯️ Rabbi Yochanan Twersky of Rachmistrivka – son of the holy Rabbi Mordechai […]
📚 Daf Yomi Summary – Menachot 69a–69b: Shtei Halechem (Shabbos, 3rd Nissan)
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📖 Daily Rambam (1) Hilchos Avodat Kochavim – Chapter 11: Prohibited Imitation of Gentile Practices and the Rejection of Superstition and Occult Arts (Shabbos, 3rd Nissan)
Subscribe to Receive PDF Hilchos Avodat Kochavim –Chapter 11: Prohibited Imitation of Gentile Practices and the Rejection of Superstition and Occult Arts Halachah 1 — Not Imitating Gentile Statutes It is forbidden to follow gentile customs in dress, grooming, behavior, or architecture. Jews must remain distinct in appearance, conduct, ideals, and character. […]
📜Daily Chumash & Rashi Parshas Vayikra – Shevi: The Karban Asham (Shabbos, 3rd Nissan)
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🔥Daily Tanya Chapter 38 Part 2: The concealment of the G-dly energy is equal in both the body and soul (Shabbos 3rd Nissan)
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🗓️Luach Hayom – Today in Halacha & Jewish History: 3rd Nissan
Subscribe to Receive PDF Table of Contents 📅 Today in Jewish History 📅 A Day of Purification for All Israel In the year of the erection of the Mishkan, on this very day, the ashes of the Red Heifer were sprinkled for the first time upon the entire Jewish people, […]
Parshas Vayikra – Summary, Torah Or, Likkutei Sichos, Video Shiurim; Halachos
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🕯️Hilchos Shabbos Table Learning: Drying a Kiddush Cup on Shabbos
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📚 Daf Yomi Summary – Menachot 68a–68b: Chadash Laws (Friday, 2nd Nissan)
Subscribe to Receive PDF 📖 Daf Yomi Summary – Menachot 68a–68b: Chadash Laws Daily Daf – Menachot 68 (68a–68b) This daf continues the laws of chadash (new grain) and examines how the Torah and the Sages prevent accidental violations, comparing chadash to other Pesach‑related prohibitions and analyzing why safeguards differ from […]
📖 Daily Rambam (1) Hilchos Avodat Kochavim –Chapter 10: Covenants, Residence, and Social Relations with Idolaters (Friday, 2nd Nissan)
Subscribe to Receive PDF Chapter 10: Covenants, Residence, and Social Relations with Idolaters Halachah 1 — No Covenant or Mercy Toward Idolaters It is forbidden to make a covenant with idolaters that allows them to continue idol worship. hey must renounce idolatry or be opposed. One may not show mercy by […]
📜Daily Chumash & Rashi Vayikra – Shishi: The Chatas sin offering of an individual (Friday, 2nd Nissan)
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🔥Daily Tanya Chapter 38 Part 1: Speech versus thought of a Mitzvah (Friday, 2nd Nissan)
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🗓️ Luach Hayom – Today in Halacha & Jewish History: 2nd Nissan
Subscribe to Receive PDF Table of Contents 📅 Today in Jewish History 📅 Elazar ben Aharon HaKohen Burns the Parah Adumah[1]Elazar ben Aharon HaKohen burned the Parah Adumah in order to purify Bnei Yisrael from ritual impurity, preparing them to bring the Korban Pesach. This act of purification was essential […]
Falsifying Income Documents to Obtain a Mortgage – Geneivat Daʿat and Business Deception
Falsifying Income Documents to Obtain a Mortgage – Geneivat Daʿat and Business Deception The Question Is it permitted, according to Torah law, to falsify income documentation in order to obtain a mortgage from a bank—such as presenting oneself as receiving regular income from a business one does not actually work […]
8C. May Rabbinical prohibitions be fed or provided to a child if there is necessity to do so?
May Rabbinical prohibitions be fed or provided to a child?[1] If there is no reason or necessity:[2] If there is no necessity for the child to eat the forbidden food, or be provided with the prohibition, then it is forbidden [according to all opinions] to feed [or provide] him even […]
Daily Chassidus: Why the date of the holidays are dependent on the Jewish people’s sanctification of the New Month
Subscribe to Receive PDF Why the date of the holidays are dependent on the Jewish people’s sanctification:[1] In contrast to the Shabbos which is set to the seventh day of the week, the holidays are set according to the dates of the Jewish month. Now, while the dates themselves are […]
From the Ravs Desk: Flying from Israel to America on Friday When Shabbos Begins in Israel
Subscribe to Receive PDF Flying from Israel to America on Friday When Shabbos Begins in Israel Question Due to the current situation in Israel, flights are extremely limited. I have the opportunity to fly from Israel to Los Angeles on Friday, arriving in Los Angeles before Shabbos begins there, but […]
Daily Halacha: Birchas Ilanos: Laws, Customs, & Background
*The article below is an excerpt from the above Sefer *As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Buy in Paperback or Kindle Buy on Apple Books Buy on Website Hilchos Pesach Learning Course + Semicha Table of Contents Birchas Ilanos:[1] One who walks outside[2] in the month of […]
📚 Daf Yomi Summary – Menachos 67a–67b (Thursday, 1st Adar)
Subscribe to Receive PDF 📖 Daf Yomi Summary – Menachot 67a–67b Main Topic: Chadash and the Omer The daf continues the discussion of חדש (chadash) — grain from the new harvest that is forbidden to eat until the Korban Omer is brought on the 16th of Nisan. When Exactly […]
Daily Rambam (1) Hilchos Avodat Kochavim – Chapter 9: Commercial Relations with Idolaters and Prohibitions Related to Their Festivals and Worship (Thursday, 1st Nissan)
Subscribe to Receive PDF Hilchos Avodat Kochavim – Chapter 9: Commercial Relations with Idolaters and Prohibitions Related to Their Festivals and Worship Halachah 1 — Business Near Gentile Holidays It is forbidden to buy, sell, lend, borrow, repay loans, or accept payment from idolaters within three days before their festival (in […]
Daily Tanach – Hoshea Chapter 10: Prosperity Without God, False Confidence, and the Final Call to Repent
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Daily Chumash & Rashi Parshas Vayikra – Chamishi: The Chatas sin offering of a Kohen Moshiach (Thursday, 1st Nissan)
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Daily Tanya Chapter 37 Part 8: Only the study of Torah has ability to draw G-d below to be with the person (Thursday 1st Nissan)
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🗓️✨ Luach Hayom – Today in Halacha & Jewish History: 1st Nissan Rosh Chodesh
Subscribe to Receive PDF Table of Contents 📅 Today in Jewish History 📅 The Sixth Day of Creation and the Formation of Adam Harishon According to Rebbe Yehoshua (Year 0) The Talmud records a classic dispute (Rosh Hashanah 10–11) about when the world was created: Rabbi Eliezer holds that creation […]
Flying from Israel to America on Friday When Shabbos Begins in Israel
Flying from Israel to America on Friday When Shabbos Begins in Israel Question Due to the current situation in Israel, flights are extremely limited. I have the opportunity to fly from Israel to Los Angeles on Friday, arriving in Los Angeles before Shabbos begins there, but after Shabbos has already […]
Luach Hayom – Today in Halacha & Jewish History: 29th Adar – Erev Rosh Chodesh
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Daily Chassidus: The small Aleph of Vayikra versus the big Aleph of Adam
The small Aleph of Vayikra versus the big Aleph of Adam:[1] We find something very interesting in the beginning of the Parsha, that the word Vayikra is traditionally written with a small Aleph. This is in contrast to the book of Divrei Hayamim in which we find that the word […]
The small Aleph of Vayikra versus the big Aleph of Adam
The small Aleph of Vayikra versus the big Aleph of Adam:[1] We find something very interesting in the beginning of the Parsha, that the word Vayikra is traditionally written with a small Aleph. This is in contrast to the book of Divrei Hayamim in which we find that the word […]
From the Rav’s Desk: Germania Shel Edom: Did Chazal Foresee a World‑Threatening Power of Nazi Germany?
Germania Shel Edom: Did Chazal Foresee a World‑Threatening Power of Nazi Germany? Question I heard that there is a source in the Gemara which states that Germany has the power to destroy the world. I have always wondered—God forbid—what would have happened if Nazi Germany had won World War II. […]
Daily Halacha: Laws relevant to the month of Nissan (Wednesday, 29th Adar)
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📚 Daf Yomi Summary – Menachos 66a–66b (Wednesday, 29th Adar)
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Daily Rambam (1) Hilchos Avodat Kochavim – Chapter 8: Objects Worshiped Without Human Modification, and the Laws of Nullification (Bitul) of Idolatry (Wednesday, 29th Adar)
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Daily Tanach – Hoshea Chapter 9: The End of Joy, Exile from the Land, and the Withering of Israel
Subscribe to Receive PDF Daily Tanach – Hoshea Chapter 9: The End of Joy, Exile from the Land, and the Withering of Israel Forbidden Joy and the Loss of Blessing (Verses 1–2) Israel is commanded not to rejoice like the other nations, even at times of harvest and celebration. Their […]
Daily Chumash & Rashi Parshas Vayikra – Revi’i: The Shlomim sacrifice from cattle (Wednesday, 29th Adar)
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Daily Tanya Chapter 37 Part 7: The main purpose are the practical Mitzvos (Wednesday, 29th Adar)
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What Should One Do on Pesach With a Porcelain or Enamel Sink That Cannot Be Kashered?
What Should One Do on Pesach With a Porcelain or Enamel Sink That Cannot Be Kashered? Question I recently moved into a new home, and the kitchen sinks are made of porcelain rather than stainless steel. As is well known, porcelain sinks cannot be kashered. I have tried extensively […]
The Prohibition of Instructing a Minor to Transgress: Scope, Severity, and Halachic Basis
The Prohibition of Instructing a Minor to Transgress: Scope, Severity, and Halachic Basis Question I am seeking clarity regarding the parameters and severity of the prohibition against telling a child to perform an act that is prohibited for an adult—such as on Shabbos or with respect to any other prohibition […]
8B. The Issur in Telling a child to transgress a prohibition
Telling a child to transgress a prohibition:[1] It is [Biblically[2]] forbidden for any person to tell any child to eat non-Kosher food [or transgress Shabbos[3] or any other prohibition[4]], even if the child is completely below the age of understanding, [such as a mere one-day old infant]. It is forbidden […]
🗓️✨ Luach Hayom – Today in Halacha & Jewish History: 28th Adar
Today in Jewish History – 28th Adar[1] The Day the Decrees Were Annulled — A Festival in Megillat Ta’anit[2] Today is recorded as a festival day in Megillat Ta’anit (chapter 12), because joyful news reached the Jewish people that they would not be severed from the Torah. The ruling empire had […]
From The Rav’s Desk: The Definition of Matzah Ashirah and Whether One Can Fulfill the Mitzvah with Egg Matzah on the Night of Pesach
The Definition of Matzah Ashirah and Whether One Can Fulfill the Mitzvah with Egg Matzah on the Night of Pesach Question I was discussing with a friend whether one can fulfill the mitzvah of eating matzah on the night of the 15th of Nissan with egg matzah. I stated, in […]
Daily Halacha: Laws of Matzah – Summary – Part 2 – Matzah Ashira, Machine made, Kefulos and Nefuchos
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Daily Rambam (1) Hilchos Avodat Kochavim – Chapter 7: The Destruction of Idolatry and the Prohibition of Deriving Benefit from It (Tuesday, 28th Adar)
Hilchos Avodat Kochavim – Chapter 7: The Destruction of Idolatry and the Prohibition of Deriving Benefit from It Halachah 1 — Positive Command: Destroy Idolatry It is a positive commandment to destroy idols, their accessories, and all places of idolatrous worship. In Eretz Yisrael, one must actively pursue and eradicate idolatry; […]
Daily Tanach – Hoshea Chapter 8: Empty Cries, False Kings, and the Harvest of the Wind
Daily Tanach – Hoshea Chapter 8: Empty Cries, False Kings, and the Harvest of the Wind The Alarm of Imminent Judgment (Verse 1) The chapter opens with urgency: “To your palate a shofar!” The shofar signals immediate danger. An enemy descends like an eagle upon the House of Hashem, because […]
Daily Chumash & Rashi Parshas Vayikra – Shelishi: The Mincha offering, Salt, and Bikurim
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When bowing in Shemoneh Esrei, when is one to lift his body back up, prior to saying G-d’s name, or while he is saying G-d’s name?
When bowing in Shemoneh Esrei, when is one to lift his body back up, prior to saying G-d’s name, or while he is saying G-d’s name? This matter is debated in the Poskim and Rishonim, and while some are accustomed to lift the body prior to saying G-d’s name, others […]
Daily Tanya Chapter 37 Part 6: The greatness of Talmud Torah over all Mitzvos even Tzedaka (Tuesday, 28th Adar)
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Germania Shel Edom: Did Chazal Foresee a World‑Threatening Power of Nazi Germany?
Germania Shel Edom: Did Chazal Foresee a World‑Threatening Power of Nazi Germany? Question I heard that there is a source in the Gemara which states that Germany has the power to destroy the world. I have always wondered—God forbid—what would have happened if Nazi Germany had won World War […]
The Definition of Matzah Ashirah and Whether One Can Fulfill the Mitzvah with Egg Matzah on the Night of Pesach
The Definition of Matzah Ashirah and Whether One Can Fulfill the Mitzvah with Egg Matzah on the Night of Pesach Question I was discussing with a friend whether one can fulfill the mitzvah of eating matzah on the night of the 15th of Nissan with egg matzah. I stated, in […]
🗓️✨ Luach Hayom – Today in Halacha & Jewish History: 27th Adar
🗓️✨ Luach Hayom – Today in Halacha & Jewish History: 27th Adar 📅 Today’s Yahrzeits[1] 🕯️ Rabbi Rafael Moshe Bula — Author of Get Mekushar 🕯️ Rabbi Yosef Shaul Halevi Nathenson — Author of Shoel Umeishiv 🕯️ Rabbi Shlomo Elyashiv — Author of Leshem Shebo Achlama Their Background[2] 🕯️ Rabbi […]
📘 The Daily Torah Learning Companion – Luach, Chumash, Tanya, Tanach, Rambam & Halacha
Sample PDF 📘 The Daily Torah Learning Companion Everything You Need for Daily Torah Learning — In One Clear, Structured Place Stay consistent. Stay inspired. Stay connected — every single day. The Daily Torah Learning Companion is a complete, professionally curated daily learning experience designed for today’s busy learner who […]
From the Ravs Desk: How Does One Calculate the Onah Beinonis? Day 30 or 31 from the Period?
How Does One Calculate the Onah Beinonis? Day 30 or 31 from the Period? Question Does the calculation of the Onah Beinonis include the day on which the woman saw her period, or does the counting begin only from the following day? I am confused about how to calculate the […]
Laws of Matzah-Summary – Part 1 – The Mitzvah-Matzah Shmura, Rasham/Rashi/Chaiy Melicha/Shulchan
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Daily Rambam (1) Hilchos Avodas Kochavim – Chapter 6: Forbidden Occult Practices, Molech Worship, and Pagan Ritual Structures (Monday, 27th Adar)
Avodat Kochavim – Chapter 6: Forbidden Occult Practices, Molech Worship, and Pagan Ritual Structures Halachah 1 — The Practices of Ov One who knowingly performs the practices of an ov is liable to karet; if warned by witnesses, he is stoned. These practices include incense and incantations that create the illusion of voices […]
Daily Tanach – Hoshea Chapter 7: Self‑Deception, Political Chaos, and False Turning
Daily Tanach – Hoshea Chapter 7: Self‑Deception, Political Chaos, and False Turning Healing Reveals, It Does Not Conceal (Verses 1–2) Hashem begins with a striking statement: when He seeks to heal Israel, the full depth of their sin becomes visible. Instead of repentance, what emerges is: Falsehood and deception Theft […]
Daily Chumash & Rashi Parshas Vayikra – Sheiyni: The bird Olah and Mincha offering (Monday, 27th Adar)
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Daily Tanya Chapter 37 Part 5: Tzedaka is the greatest Mitzvah that has ability to elevate the world and animal soul (Monday 27th Adar)
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8A. The prohibition in assisting a child in transgressing a prohibition
Assisting a child in transgressing a prohibition:[1] Throughout this chapter, we have emphasized that the mitzvah of chinuch—educating a child to observe Torah and mitzvot and reprimanding a child who transgresses a prohibition—is, in general, a Rabbinic obligation. The sole Biblical obligation of education rests upon a father to teach […]
7. Who is obligated to educate the child – Father, Mother, School, Teacher, Legal Guardian
Who is obligated to educate the child – Father, Mother, School, Teacher, Legal Guardian:[1] Father – The obligation of a father to educate and reprimand his children:[2] The obligation to educate a child in Torah and mitzvah’s is specifically upon the father of the child. He is obligated to educate […]
Parshas Vayikra – Hilchos Shabbos Table Learning: Drying a Cup on Shabbos
Hilchos Shabbos Table Learning A Weekly Guide to Shabbos Laws for Personal Study and Family Discussion 🛠️ Melacha Corner 🛠️ 🍷 Drying a Kiddush Cup on Shabbos — Issues of Sechitah (Squeezing) Drying a cup on Shabbos can raise questions of Sechitah, especially when using a cloth or towel. Below […]
Parshas Vayikra – Parsha Halacha
1. Reciting the paragraphs of sacrifices after a sin, or after a need to give thanks:[1] If one has sinned a sin, or has been saved from danger, in a way which in the times of the Temple would obligate him to offer a certain sacrifice, then he should say […]
Parshas Vayirka – Chassidic story – When a Wife Becomes a Mirror: A Chassidic Teaching on Inner Repair
Chassidic story When a Wife Becomes a Mirror: A Chassidic Teaching on Inner Repair[1] A wife of pain Rabbi Yitzchak of Vurka (of blessed memory) was known for his righteousness and inner strength. In his early years, however, he was subjected to a painful Heavenly decree. His wife caused him […]
Parshas Vayikra – 📖 Summary of Haftorah: Yeshayahu 43:21-44:23
Haftorah 📖 Summary of Haftorah: Yeshayahu 43:21-44:23 Forgiving the Jewish people: I G-d have forgiven the Jewish people for their iniquities, and I do not recall their sins. Chapter 44: Assisting the Jewish people and returning the divine presence Do not fear: Listen my servant Jacob whom I […]
How Does One Calculate the Onah Beinonis? Day 30 or 31 from the Period?
How Does One Calculate the Onah Beinonis? Day 30 or 31 from the Period? Question Does the calculation of the Onah Beinonis include the day on which the woman saw her period, or does the counting begin only from the following day? I am confused about how to calculate the […]
Washing Hands In The Morning or For Bread When Medically Prohibited
Washing Hands When Medically Prohibited Question I have a question regarding my daughter, who is under the age of Bas Mitzvah and is currently suffering from a medical skin condition (such as eczema). Her doctor has strictly forbidden her from getting her hands wet for several days. How should she […]
