Chapter 4: More curses Not enough men for women: Seven women will chase after one man to marry him and have him support them [due to the lack of men who were killed in war[1]]. Hashem will cleanse the Jewish people: Hashem will wash away the filth of the daughters […]
Yeshayahu/Isaiah Chapter 5: Yeshayah sings of G-d’s vineyard
Chapter 5: Yeshayah sings of G-d’s vineyard 1. Yeshayah sings a song about Hashem’s vineyard: The investment made for the vineyard: I will now sing for my beloved the song about his vineyard. My beloved had a vineyard in a fertile corner [i.e. the Jewish people]. He fenced the vineyard […]
Yeshayahu/Isaiah Chapter 6: Yeshaya sees angels and is sent to chastise the Jewish people
Chapter 6: Yeshaya sees angels and is sent to chastise the Jewish people 1. A prophecy in the year of death of Uziyahu: In the year of the death of King Uzziah I saw Hashem sitting on a high and exalted throne. [It is from this time and onwards that […]
Yeshayahu/Isaiah Chapter 7: A prophecy of The wars in the lands of Yisrael and Judah
Chapter 7: A prophecy of The wars in the lands of Yisrael and Judah 1. The upcoming war of Yisrael against Judah In the days of Achaz, the son of Yosam, son of Uzziah, king of Judah, Retzin, the king of Aram, and Pekach the son of Remaliah, king […]
Earthquakes in Halacha-The blessing over an earthquake
The blessing over an earthquake:[1] Upon [feeling[2]] an earthquake one is required to recite a blessing. [This applies to an earthquake of any magnitude, so long as it is felt.[3] The reason the Sages established a blessing is because earthquakes are frightening events which convey a powerful message to the […]
Halacha health: Health directives relating to fruit consumption as found in Halachic literature
Halacha health: Health directives relating to fruit consumption as found in Halachic literature *To note that the information below is a mere overview from Halachic literature, and does not reflect the current medical beliefs surrounding the healthiness of fruit in a diet, which may be different today than it was […]
Halacha health: Health directives relating to fruit consumption as found in Halachic literature
Halacha health: Health directives relating to fruit consumption as found in Halachic literature *To note that the information below is a mere overview from Halachic literature, and does not reflect the current medical beliefs surrounding the healthiness of fruit in a diet, which may be different today than it was […]
Saying one’s wife’s name if she shares the same name as one’s mother
Question: [Sunday, 14th 5783] My son recently got engaged to a girl whose name is Rachel. Now, my wife, the Chasan’s mother, is also called Rachel. [She has two names but is only called by her first name Rachel.] What should my son, and other children, do regarding saying her […]
From the Rav’s Desk: Saying one’s wife’s name if she shares the same name as one’s mother
Question: [Sunday, 14th 5783] My son recently got engaged to a girl whose name is Rachel. Now, my wife, the Chasan’s mother, is also called Rachel. [She has two names but is only called by her first name Rachel.] What should my son, and other children, do regarding saying her […]
Chazan saying the daily Tehillim by the Bima instead of by the Amud
Question: [Thursday, 12th Shevat 5783] I am a Chiyuv l”a and Daven every day for the Amud for the passing of my father Hakam. For the recital of the daily Tehillim that we say after Davening, I am accustomed to turn around and say it by the Bima [we have […]
