The Mitzvah of Bikur Cholim:[1] A. The Mitzvah: It is a Mitzvah to visit the sick.[2] Doing so helps revive the ill person[3] and by doing so one removes 1/60th of the illness if he shares the same Mazal as the ill patient.[4] [One who visits the sick fulfills a […]
Birthday Customs
The customs of a Birthday Introduction It is customary amongst many people to celebrate their birthday. It is a happy day in which people yearn and desire to be cherished and allow themselves extravagances and luxuries that they would usually not partake in. In the secular world, many […]
What is the law if one accidentally skipped the middle of the blessing of Yotzer Or?
What is the law if one accidentally skipped the middle of the blessing of Yotzer Or?[1] If one began the blessing of Yotzer Or properly, and after saying the first few sentences accidentally skipped the remainder of the paragraphs and recited straight away it’s concluding blessing of Yotzer Hameoros, nevertheless […]
On which arm to wear the Tefillin in case of paralysis, amputation, or immobilization r”l
If one’s Tefillin arm was amputated R”L:[1] Above bicep:[2] If [a right-handed person’s] left arm [onto which he would wrap Tefillin] was amputated past the bicep, then he is exempt from donning the arm Tefillin [and is thus not required to do so even] on his right arm. [He is […]
How is one who is left-handed to wear Tefillin of one who is right-handed [or vice versa], if his own Tefillin is not available?
How is one who is left-handed to wear Tefillin of one who is right-handed [or vice versa], if his own Tefillin is not available?[1] Introduction: The only difference between the Tefillin worn by one who is left-handed versus one who was right-handed, is the positioning of the knot of the […]
The criteria to be Yotzei Lechem Mishneh with another-Being Yotzei with his Hamotzi and eating his bread
The criteria to be Yotzei Lechem Mishneh with another-Being Yotzei with his Hamotzi and eating his bread: Is one who heard Hamotzi required to taste from the bread of the Lechem Mishneh in order to fulfill one’s obligation?[1] Every individual is required to eat from the actual bread of the […]
The criteria to be Yotzei Lechem Mishneh with another-Being Yotzei with his Hamotzi and eating his bread
The criteria to be Yotzei Lechem Mishneh with another-Being Yotzei with his Hamotzi and eating his bread: Is one who heard Hamotzi required to taste from the bread of the Lechem Mishneh in order to fulfill one’s obligation?[1] Every individual is required to eat from the actual bread of the […]
On which arm is the Tefillin Shel Yad to be worn? The law for a Righty, lefty, ambidextrous
On which arm is the Tefillin Shel Yad to be worn on?[1] A. The general rule & Righty versus Lefty: The weaker and non-writing hand:[2] The hand Tefillin is to be wrapped on the weaker and more frail of ones two hands, as the verse[3] states “Al Yadkah” and the […]
The recital of 100 daily blessings
The Mitzvah to recite 100 blessings per day:[1] Every Jew is obligated to recite one hundred blessings each day. The blessings of Birchas Hashachar were thus instituted by the Sages[2] in order to accumulate these 100 daily blessings. The History of the institution: Dovid Hamelech instituted that one must say […]
Switching Mohel’s for the Brisim of different children
Switching Mohel’s for the Brisim of different children:[1] Some Poskim[2] rule that once one has become accustomed to hiring a certain Mohel to perform the circumcisions of his sons then it is forbidden to switch and use a different Mohel for the circumcision of any future sons [without the original […]
