Chapter 28: Shemoneh Esrei Additions

Soon to be Published! Purchase a Dedication in the Sefer WhatsApp Facebook Twitter Telegram Sponsor an Article Chapter 28: Shemoneh Esrei Additions[1] Mashiv Haruach Umorid Hageshem:[2] Background: What is the request of Mashiv Haruach? The purpose of the prayer of Mashiv Haruach is not to request for rain. This request […]

Chapter 26: Shemoneh Esrei-General Rules

Soon to be Published! Purchase a Dedication in the Sefer WhatsApp Facebook Twitter Telegram Sponsor an Article Chapter 26: Shemoneh Esrei-General Rules[1] The Mitzvah-Biblical or Rabbinical: It is disputed amongst Poskim whether there is a Biblical obligation to pray daily, irrelevant of distress or needs, and the final ruling is […]

May I call someone by a nickname if that is not their usual name. For example, may I decide to call someone Yossi if he goes by Yosef Yitzchak? May I call someone Dubbi, if his name is DovBer?

It is biblically forbidden for one to call someone by a nickname with intent to belittle him, even if it is normal for this person to be referred to by this nickname and is not embarrassed by it. Furthermore, even if one does not have any intent to belittle him […]

Chapter 25: The Shema

Soon to be Published! Purchase a Dedication in the Sefer WhatsApp Facebook Twitter Telegram Sponsor an Article Chapter 25: The Shema[1] The Mitzvah:[2] It is a Biblical command for men to recite Kerias Shema every morning. It is disputed amongst the Poskim regarding which paragraphs of Shema must be said, […]

Chapter 24: Birchas Kerias Shema

Soon to be Published! Purchase a Dedication in the Sefer WhatsApp Facebook Twitter Telegram Sponsor an Article Chapter 24: Birchas Kerias Shema[1] The Mitzvah:[2] It is a Rabbinical institution for men to recite before and after blessings upon reciting Kerias Shema by both morning and night. It is a Biblical […]

Chapter 23: Pesukei Dezimra

Soon to be Published! Purchase a Dedication in the Sefer WhatsApp Facebook Twitter Telegram Sponsor an Article Chapter 23: Pesukei Dezimra[1] 1. Ascending the worlds during prayer: In Kabbala, it is explained that the Shacharis prayer is likened to a ladder, in which we climb up the four worlds of […]

Are Tums kosher without a kosher certification?

Check out our Amazon Sefarim Shop WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Sponsor an Article Donate Some Tum products contain beetles [Cochineal bugs] and are hence inherently not kosher. Likewise some of the products contain animal derivatives. Accordingly, Tum products must contain a valid kosher certification in order to be used for […]