Shabbos Day: Early Shacharis: Shacharis on Shabbos must be Davened early, with enough time for people to come home and eat their Shabbos day meal before the 5th hour of the day, before Sof Zman Achilas Chametz. The chazan must be warned not to lengthen the davening. The time of […]
From the Rav’s Desk: How to do Shanyim Mikra when you are short on time
Question: [Sunday, 1st Nissan, 5781] This past Friday I got very busy and before I knew it there was no time before Shabbos to recite Shnayim Mikra. As you know this past Shabbos had two Parshiyos for a total of 214 verses, which was impossible for me to do during […]
From the Rav’s Desk: How to do Shanyim Mikra when you are short on time
Question: [Sunday, 1st Nissan, 5781] This past Friday I got very busy and before I knew it there was no time before Shabbos to recite Shnayim Mikra. As you know this past Shabbos had two Parshiyos for a total of 214 verses, which was impossible for me to do during […]
From the Rav’s Desk: Should a Baal Keri say Birchas Hatorah before Mikveh?
Question: [Sunday, 1st Nissan, 5781] If one is a Baal Keri, should he delay Birchas Hatorah until after immersing in a mikvah or should he say it before in order not to nullify Torah learning until then? Answer: If the mikvah is very nearby to one’s home, and only takes […]
From the Rav’s Desk: Should a Baal Keri say Birchas Hatorah before Mikveh?
Question: [Sunday, 1st Nissan, 5781] If one is a Baal Keri, should he delay Birchas Hatorah until after immersing in a mikvah or should he say it before in order not to nullify Torah learning until then? Answer: If the mikvah is very nearby to one’s home, and only takes […]
Parshas Vayakhel Likkutei Sichos-The intent of the command against burning fire on Shabbos and its Divine Lessons
Check out our Amazon Sefarim Shop This article is an excerpt from the above Sefer WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Sponsor an Article Parshas Vayakhel “Lo Sivaru Eish Bechol Moshvoseichem” – The intent of the command against burning fire on Shabbos Compiled from the following sources: Likkutei Sichos Vol. 36 p. […]
Erev Pesach falls on Shabbos-Guideline and Summary-Part 2- The Shabbos Chametz meals
The Shabbos Chametz meals when Erev Pesach falls on Shabbos: Cooking Chametz on Erev Shabbos for Shabbos: One may not cook Chametz foods for Shabbos being that one is unable to wash the pots on Shabbos from the Chametz that is stuck to them. [This applies even if one performs […]
From the Rav’s Desk: May I lift up my child to turn on or off the light on Shabbos, or to open a fridge whose light was left on?
Question: [Thursday, 27th Adar, 5781] We accidentally left the light on in our fridge and only discovered this after Shabbos began and opened up the fridge and lo and behold noticed the light was on. I let go of the door and it automatically close. I know we are allowed […]
From the Rav’s Desk: May I lift up my child to turn on or off the light on Shabbos, or to open a fridge whose light was left on?
Question: [Thursday, 27th Adar, 5781] We accidentally left the light on in our fridge and only discovered this after Shabbos began and opened up the fridge and lo and behold noticed the light was on. I let go of the door and it automatically close. I know we are allowed […]
From the Rav’s Desk: May I melt a gold Chamsa with Hashem’s name engraved on it?
Question: [Wednesday, 26th Adar, 5781] Dear Rabbi, I work with gold and just received a shipment of gold Chamsot that contain God’s name of Yud Kei Vav Kei engraved on them [with a Hei and not a Kei, and with no dash] just as is written in the Sefer Torah. […]
