Question: [Monday, 27th Iyar 5781] Is it permitted for one to bentch on a couch if it is in the same room as the meal or must one return to his actual seat to bentch. This often happens on Shabbos that we go to the couch prior to the end […]
From the Rav’s Desk: Benching on the couch as opposed to by one’s seat by the table
Question: [Monday, 27th Iyar 5781] Is it permitted for one to bentch on a couch if it is in the same room as the meal or must one return to his actual seat to bentch. This often happens on Shabbos that we go to the couch prior to the end […]
How to hold on to the bread when saying Hamotzi
Holding on to the bread when saying Hamotzi:[1] A. The Law: One is not to say the blessing of Hamotzi over bread until the bread is in one’s hands.[2] If said the blessing prior to the bread being in his hand:[3] If one said the blessing of Hamotzi and only […]
From the Rav’s Desk: Bringing children to a cemetery
Question: [Sunday, 3rd Tammuz, 5781] I would like to visit the Rebbe’s Ohel on Gimel Tammuz but I am stuck at home with my baby and I heard that you’re not allowed to bring a baby into a cemetery. May I do so in honor of Gimel Tammuz? Answer: Unlike […]
From the Rav’s Desk: Visiting a Kever at night
Question: [Sunday, 3rd Tammuz, 5781] May one visit a cemetery at night? Is there any difference between the gravesite of Tzadikim and of a relative in this regard? Answer: While some avoid visiting a cemetery at night, the widespread custom is to visit graves even at night. This applies especially […]
From the Rav’s Desk: Reciting Tachanun on Gimel Tammuz
Question: [Sunday, 3rd Tammuz, 5781] Should one recite Tachanun on the day of Gimel Tammuz? Answer: Those who feel an abundance of joy on this day in commemoration of the release of the previous Rebbe from a decree of “opposite of life,” may omit the saying of Tachanun, as is […]
Shmuel 2-Chapter 4: The annihilation of the descendants of Saul
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy now on Amazon.com Chapter 4: The annihilation of the descendants of Shaul 1. The aftermath of the death of Avner: Shock and fear: The son of Shaul heard that Avner had died in Chevron and he became weakened and all the Jewish […]
Shmuel 2-Chapter 5: Dovid’s monarchy
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy now on Amazon.com Chapter 5: Dovid’s monarchy 1. Dovid is officially appointed king over Israel: All the tribes of the Jewish people arrived to Dovid in Chevron and they said to him saying, “we are your bone and flesh. Also, yesterday, and […]
Minhagei Yartzite for a parent, and Minhagei Yartzite for Tzadikim, applicable for Yud Shvat and Gimmel Tammuz
Introduction: The day of the passing of the Niftar is customarily commemorated annually by the relatives, family and friends of the deceased.[1] It is called a Yartzite in Yiddish, which literally means “the set time of the year.[2]” In Halachic tradition, we find various customs that are followed by the […]
Shmuel 2-Chapter 13: Amnon and Tamar
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy now on Amazon.com Chapter 13: Amnon and Tamar[1] 1. Tamar the sister of Avshalom, and Amnon’s infatuation for her: Tamar: After the above events, Avshalom the son of Dovid had a beautiful sister by the name of Tamar [i.e. they shared both […]
