The three steps taken before Shemoneh Esrei-Part 2Prior to beginning Shemoneh Esrei, one is to take three steps backwards, and then three steps forwards, as explained in Part 1. The following are Q&A relevant to this custom: […]
The three steps taken before Shemoneh Esrei
The three steps taken before Shemoneh Esrei: Three steps forward:[1] Some Poskim[2] rule that when one stands to Daven [Shemoneh Esrei] he is to go forward three steps, like one who advances forward towards something that he needs to do.[3] Practically, it is proper to suspect for their opinion [and […]
The three steps taken before Shemoneh Esrei-Part 1
The three steps taken before Shemoneh Esrei: Three steps forward:[1] Some Poskim[2] rule that when one stands to Daven [Shemoneh Esrei] he is to go forward three steps, like one who advances forward towards something that he needs to do.[3] Practically, it is proper to suspect for their opinion [and […]
Removing cobwebs from the home on Erev Shabbos
Removing cobwebs before Shabbos:[1] It is proper[2] for one to clear his house of [spiders[3] and] cobwebs [i.e. Korei Akavish] before Shabbos, in order so one’s house is clean in honor of Shabbos. [Preferably, this should be done prior to the 5th hour of the day on Erev Shabbos.[4]] […]
Removing cobwebs from the home on Erev Shabbos
Removing cobwebs before Shabbos:[1] It is proper[2] for one to clear his house of [spiders[3] and] cobwebs [i.e. Korei Akavish] before Shabbos, in order so one’s house is clean in honor of Shabbos. [Preferably, this should be done prior to the 5th hour of the day on Erev Shabbos.[4]] […]
Drinking liquids that were stored in metal containers
Drinking liquids that were stored in metal containers:[1] One is not to drink beverages mixed with water[2] that have stayed overnight in a metal container or a container made of Neser[3].[4] (It goes without saying that plain water which stayed overnight in a metal container [is forbidden to drink].[5]) [However, […]
Are women obligated to recite 100 blessings a day?
Are women obligated to recite 100 blessings a day? Background:[1] Every Jew is obligated to recite one hundred blessings each day.[2] The inception and reason behind this obligation was as follows:[3] Dovid Hamelech instituted that one must say 100 blessings every day as a result of the sudden death of […]
Are women obligated to recite 100 blessings a day?
Are women obligated to recite 100 blessings a day? Background:[1] Every Jew is obligated to recite one hundred blessings each day.[2] The inception and reason behind this obligation was as follows:[3] Dovid Hamelech instituted that one must say 100 blessings every day as a result of the sudden death of […]
Not to stare excessively at a rainbow:
Not to stare excessively at a rainbow:[1] It is forbidden for one to stare excessively at a rainbow. [However, it is permitted to look at it without an intense stare or prolonged contemplation.[2] The rainbow corresponds to the Shechina, and hence one who looks at it is considered to be […]
What to do if one is unsure which blessing of Shemoneh Esrei one is holding by
What is one to do if he is in unsure as to which blessing in Shemoneh Esrei he is holding by?[1] Introduction: In the event that one is unsure as to which blessing in Shemoneh Esrei he is currently up to, one enters into a difficult Halacha dilemma as to […]
