Question: [Thursday, 9th Marcheshvan, 5783] My two year old child loves playing with the fan on Shabbos, turning it off and back on. There is no stopping her and she simply won’t listen to our protests. Is there any issue with us benefiting from the fan if she turned it […]
Maaseh Shabbos of Katan-Child turned on fan on Shabbos
Question: [Thursday, 9th Marcheshvan, 5783] My two year old child loves playing with the fan on Shabbos, turning it off and back on. There is no stopping her and she simply won’t listen to our protests. Is there any issue with us benefiting from the fan if she turned it […]
Leaving your website store open on Shabbos
May one leave a website store open over Shabbos? Some Poskim[1] rule one is not to allow his website business to remain open on Shabbos.[2] Others[3] rule it is permitted to leave one’s website open over Shabbos even if it performs sales of merchandise on Shabbos.[4] Nevertheless, if it is […]
The Blessing on Seitan
Question: [Wednesday, 15th MarCheshvan 5783] What bracha should be recited over the vegetarian meat substance known as Seitan, Sheakol or Mezonos? [Seitan is a mildly flavored, high-protein meat substitute made of wheat gluten.] Answer: Shehakol. Explanation: Gluten is the protein of the wheat and does not provide sustenance as does […]
From the Rav’s Desk: The Blessing on Seitan
Question: [Wednesday, 15th MarCheshvan 5783] What bracha should be recited over the vegetarian meat substance known as Seitan, Sheakol or Mezonos? [Seitan is a mildly flavored, high-protein meat substitute made of wheat gluten.] Answer: Shehakol. Explanation: Gluten is the protein of the wheat and does not provide sustenance as does […]
The greatness and obligation of answering Amen
The greatness and obligation of answering Amen:[1] It is an obligation to answer Amen towards the blessing said by a Jew.[2] This applies even if the person who hears the blessing is not obligated in this blessing at all. The meaning:[3] The word Amen is an acronym for the words […]
14. Must the blower and listeners be in the same area/building/room?
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 14. Must the blower and listeners be in the same area/building/room?[1] One can be Yotzei Shofar even if he is not in the same area as the blower, so long as an echo is not sounded. Thus, a person […]
13. Blowing without a Minyan
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 13. Blowing without a Minyan: If one is blowing Shofar on Rosh Hashanah without a Minyan in order to fulfill the Mitzvah, he is to beware to delay the blowing of the Shofar until three hours have passed from […]
12. When may the Shofar be blown?
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 12. When may the Shofar be blown: The Mitzvah to blow Shofar begins from sunrise of each day of Rosh Hashanah until nightfall [צאת הכוכבים]. If one blew before this time but after the beginning of dawn he does […]
11. Kavana
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 11. Kavana: It is important to remind those hearing Shofar to have in mind to fulfill the Mitzvah of Shofar, as Mitzvahs require Kavana. See Chapter 10 Halacha 5 for the full details of this subject! Bookmark
