Subscribe to Receive PDF Table of Contents 📅 Today in Jewish History 📅 Year 1147 – Persecutions of the Second Crusade During the period of the Second Crusade, Jewish communities across parts of Western and Central Europe suffered renewed waves of persecution, violence, and forced martyrdom. These events, occurring decades […]
🔥Daily Tanya – Chapter 41 Part 4: Serving G-d for the purpose of unifying the Shechinah with G-d (Tuesday 20th Nissan)
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📜 Daily Chumash & Rashi Parshas Shemini – Shelishi: The passing of Nadav and Avihu (Tuesday 20th Nissan)
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📖 Daily Rambam (1) Hilchos Tefilah and Birkat Kohanim – Chapter 2: The Structure of the Amidah: Variations for Seasons, Sabbaths, Festivals, and Special Days
Hilchos Tefilah and Birkat Kohanim – Chapter 2: The Structure of the Amidah: Variations for Seasons, Sabbaths, Festivals, and Special Days Halachah 1 — The Nineteenth Blessing In the time of Rabban Gamliel, heretics increased and sought to harm Israel and turn Jews away from God. Therefore, he and his court instituted an […]
📚 Daf Yomi Summary – Menachot 86: The oil of the Menachos
Menachot 86 (86a–86b) The Finest Olive Oil Menachot 86 turns from grain to olive oil, focusing on the oil used for meal‑offerings and for lighting the Menorah. Grades of Olive Oil The Mishnah teaches that there are multiple qualities of oil, depending on: Which olives are harvested (top, middle, bottom of […]
💧 Miseches Sotah Summary – Sotah 5: Arrogance
Sotah 5 (5a–5b) The Path That Leads to Sotah Sotah 5 broadens from technical definitions into moral and spiritual causes that lead to the Sotah situation. How a Sotah Case Begins The Gemara teaches a famous principle: A person does not commit transgression unless a spirit of folly (רוח שטות) enters them. […]
How to Perform Biur Chametz When No Fire Is Available
How to Perform Biur Chametz When No Fire Is Available Question: I would like to know how I can perform biur chametz if there is no open flame available. In our neighborhood, lighting fires is not permitted, and it is illegal to make a fire on one’s private property. Additionally, […]
🗓️ Luach Hayom – Today in Halacha & Jewish History: 19th Nissan
Subscribe to Receive PDF Table of Contents 📅 Today’s Yahrzeits 🕯️ Rabbi Yehoshua Falk ben Rabbi Alexander HaKohen Katz — author of the Sema on Choshen Mishpat and Derisha u‑Perisha on the Tur 🕯️ Rabbi Aharon “the Great” of Karlin — early Karlin‑Stolin leader 🕯️ Rabbi Pinchas Eliyahu ben Rabbi Meir […]
🔥 Daily Tanya – Chapter 41 Part 3: Being a servant of G-d even if one struggles with feeling a fear of G-d (Monday 19th Nissan)
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📜Daily Chumash & Rashi Parshas Shemini – Sheiyni: The order of the eighth day of inauguration (Monday 19th Nissan)
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The Proper Time for Biur Ma’asros – Erev Pesach or Erev Shevi’i Shel Pesach
The Proper Time for Biur Ma’asros – Erev Pesach or Erev Shevi’i Shel Pesach Question: I have heard and seen written in many places that Biur Ma’asros should be performed on Erev Pesach. However, elsewhere I have seen that it is to be done on Erev Shevi’i Shel Pesach. Which […]
📖 Daily Rambam (1) Hilchos Tefilah and Birkat Kohanim – Chapter 1: The Obligation of Daily Prayer and the Institution of the Fixed Prayer Services (Monday 19th Nissan)
Hilchos Tefilah and Birkat Kohanim – Chapter 1: The Obligation of Daily Prayer and the Institution of the Fixed Prayer Services Halachah 1 — The Biblical Obligation of Daily Prayer There is a positive Scriptural commandment to pray every day. Prayer is defined as “service of the heart.” The Torah does not prescribe: […]
📚 Daf Yomi Summary – Menachos 85: The Standards for Menachos
📖 Daf Yomi Summary – Menachot 85: The Standards for Menachos Menachot 85 (85a–85b) — Full Daf Yomi Summary Menachot 85 opens Chapter 9 (Kol Korbanot Tzibbur) and shifts from where grain may come from to how grain, oil, and produce must be prepared for Temple use. The daf focuses on quality standards, inferior produce, and […]
💧Sotah Summary – Sotah 4: The time of Yichud (Monday 19th Nissan)
💧 Sotah Summary – Sotah 4: The time of Yichud Sotah 4 (4a–4b) — Full Daf Yomi Summary Sotah 4 continues the opening chapter of the tractate and focuses on a single, foundational question: How long must a woman be secluded with another man in order to be considered a Sotah? The […]
⚖️Shevii and Achron Shel Pesach – Summary of laws
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✍️ From the Rav’s Desk: The Proper Time for Biur Ma’asros – Erev Pesach or Erev Shevi’i Shel Pesach
The Proper Time for Biur Ma’asros – Erev Pesach or Erev Shevi’i Shel Pesach Question: I have heard and seen written in many places that Biur Ma’asros should be performed on Erev Pesach. However, elsewhere I have seen that it is to be done on Erev Shevi’i Shel Pesach. Which […]
Drying wet clothing on Chol HaMoed
Drying wet clothing on Chol HaMoed Question I was unfortunately caught in the rain during Chol HaMoed, and all of my clothing became wet. I was wondering whether it is permitted to hang the clothing outside to dry once the sun comes out, or alternatively, to place them in a […]
Turning On a Hot‑Water Urn by Bein Hashmashos of Yom Tov and Shabbos
Turning On a Hot‑Water Urn by Bein Hashmashos of Yom Tov and Shabbos Question: I am not sure how this happened, but my hot‑water urn, which I had prepared hours before Yom Tov, was somehow switched out of Shabbos/Yom‑Tov mode. As a result, the water will cool off. By the […]
Laundry on Chol HaMoed – The List of Permitted Exceptions
Laundry on Chol HaMoed – The List of Permitted Exceptions[1] In general, laundering clothing on Chol HaMoed is forbidden.[2] This prohibition applies even if the clothing is needed for use during Chol HaMoed itself, and certainly if it is being washed for after the festival.[3] This remains the rule even […]
Saying Mizmor LeTodah During Pesach: The Sephardic Custom
Saying Mizmor LeTodah During Pesach: The Sephardic Custom Question I recently prayed at a Sephardic minyan, and the chazzan recited Mizmor LeTodah during Shacharit on Chol HaMoed Pesach. As far as I know, the halachah—at least according to Ashkenazi custom—is that Mizmor LeTodah is not recited during Pesach. I was […]
The Custom of Having a Separate Egg Pot for Pesach
The Custom of Having a Separate Egg Pot for Pesach Question Over the years, I have followed the custom—just as my mother did—of keeping a separate pot designated specifically for cooking eggs for Pesach. This pot is not used for cooking any other foods, only eggs. I have always wondered […]
⚖️ Chol Hamoed – Summary of laws and Customs
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🗓️ Luach Hayom – Today in Halacha & Jewish History: 18th Nissan
Subscribe to Receive PDF Table of Contents 📅 Today’s Yahrzeits 🕯️ Rabbi Meir ben Rabbi Todros HaLevi Abulafia of Toledo (the Ramah) 🕯️ Rabbi Yitzchak ben Rabbi Moshe Belmonte — author of Shaar HaMelech 🕯️ Rabbi Sasson ben Rabbi Moshe Persiado 👤Their Background[1] 🕯️ Rabbi Meir ben Rabbi Todros HaLevi […]
📜 Daily Chumash & Rashi Parshas Shemini – Rishon: The order of the eighth day of inauguration (Sunday 11th Nissan)
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🔥Daily Tanya Chapter 41 Part 2: Contemplating how the Or Ein Sof attaches to one’s soul through Torah and Mitzvahs (Sunday 18th Nissan)
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📖Daily Rambam (1) Hilchos Kerias Shema – Chapters 4: Exemptions from Kri’at Shema and the Laws of Distraction, Mourning, and Ritual Impurity (Sunday 18th Nissan)
Hilchos Kerias Shema – Chapters 4: Exemptions from Kri’at Shema and the Laws of Distraction, Mourning, and Ritual Impurity Halachah 1 — Who Is Exempt from Kri’at Shema Women, slaves, and children are exempt from Kri’at Shema. Nevertheless, children should be educated to recite the Shema at its proper time with its blessings. Anyone […]
📚 Daf Yomi Summary – Menachot 84: Laws of the Omer
📖 Daf Yomi Summary – Menachot 84 (84a–84b): Laws of the Omer This daf completes Chapter 8 and focuses on where the raw materials for meal offerings must come from, clarifying the difference between absolute requirements, ideal practice, and post‑facto validity. It also refines how we interpret verses that seem to […]
📖 Daily Rambam (1) Hilchos Kerias Shema – Chapters 1-3: Laws of Shema (15th-17th Nissan)
Kri’at Shema – Chapter 1 Halachah 1 — Obligation to Recite the Shema Twice Daily There is a positive commandment to recite the Shema twice each day—once at night and once in the morning. This obligation is derived from the verse: “when you lie down and when you rise”, referring to the times […]
📚 Daf Yomi Summary – Menachot 81a–83b: Funding and Formulation of the Korban Todah (15th Nissan-17th Nissan)
📖 Daf Yomi Summary – Menachot 81a–83b: Funding and Formulation of the Korban Todah 15 Nisan – Menachot 81 (81a–81b) – Topic: Funding and Formulation of the Korban Todah Menachot 81 continues the laws of the thanksgiving offering (korban todah), focusing on how vows are worded and how the offering is funded. The Mishnah establishes rules […]
🔥Daily Tanya 17th Nissan Chapter 41 Part 1: The necessity of arousing fear of Hashem in addition to arousing love
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📅 Luach Hayom – Today in Halacha & Jewish History: 17th Nissan
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Tevilat Keilim While Wearing a Glove
Tevilat Keilim While Wearing a Glove Question: It is very cold outside, and I would like to know if it is permitted to immerse (toivel) utensils in the mikvah while wearing a glove. Is this allowed? Answer: Yes, there is no issue with immersing utensils while wearing a glove. However, […]
🔥Daily Tanya 16th Nissan Chapter 40 Part 4: Why love and fear are only considered wings
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Accidentally Used a Non–Kosher‑for‑Pesach Ingredient Before Pesach
Accidentally Used a Non–Kosher‑for‑Pesach Ingredient Before Pesach Question: Without paying attention, I accidentally used salt that was not certified kosher for Pesach when cooking food intended for Pesach, before the start of the holiday. What is the status of the food—may it be eaten on Pesach? Answer: The food remains […]
📅 Luach Hayom – Today in Halacha & Jewish History: 16th Nissan
Subscribe to Receive PDF Table of Contents 📅 Today in Jewish History 📅 Year 2048 – The Turning Over of Sodom and Amora According to tradition, the destruction of Sodom and Amora (סדום ועמורה) took place on the 16th of Nissan, immediately following the first night of Pesach. 📅 […]
How to eat Korech – Making a sandwich
How to eat it – Making a sandwich:[1] One is required to eat the Matzah and Maror together in a form known as Kericha, which is a wrap [and today as a modern day sandwich]. [Originally, before the advent of hard matzah, when matzot were soft and pliable like laffa, […]
How to eat Korech: Sandwich versus one on top of the other
How to eat Korech: Is the “Sandwich” of Korech a Modern Invention? Clarifying How Korech Was Traditionally Performed Question: I heard a rabbi say in a shiur that the whole idea of eating korech as a “sandwich,” meaning putting the maror between two pieces of matzah, is a made‑up Israeli […]
🔥Daily Tanya 15th Nissan Chapter 40 Part 3: The elevation of words of Torah and prayer which are said with concentration
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📅Luach Hayom – Today in Halacha & Jewish History: 15th Nissan
Subscribe to Receive PDF Table of Contents 📅 Today in Jewish History 📅 Year 2 – Kayin and Hevel bring their Karban Adam HaRishon, Kayin and Hevel — On the night of the first Yom Tov of Pesach, Adam HaRishon told his sons Kayin and Hevel that just as in the […]
⚖️ Daily Halacha: Eruv Tavshilin for Residents of Diaspora
Eiruv Tavshilin-In applicable years: *The laws below are pertinent to both Erev Pesach, and Erev Shevi’i Shel Pesach, in applicable years! The law: In the Diaspora, whenever the 2nd day of Pesach[1] falls on Erev Shabbos, one must do Eiruv Tavshilin on Erev Pesach [Wednesday] in order to be allowed […]
⚖️Daily Halacha: Biur Maasros for Residents of Eretz Yisrael
Checklist for Biur Maasros:[1] The due date for Biur Maasros is customarily on Erev Yom Tov of Pesach of the 4th and 7th years of Shemitah. From the letter of the law it is to be done by Erev Shevi’i Shel Pesach, the 20th of Nissan which is the 6th […]
⚖️ Daily Halacha: The Pesach Davening
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⚖️ Daily Halacha: Erev Pesach & Seder Preparation Laws and Checklist
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⚖️ Daily Halacha: The Pesach Seder Checklist
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🗓️Luach Hayom – Today in Halacha & Jewish History: 14th Nissan
Subscribe to Receive PDF Table of Contents 📅 Today in Jewish History 📅 Year 2 – Kayin and Hevel bring their Karban Kayin brought an offering, and Hevel also brought an offering; Midrashic sources Bereishit Rabbah) associate this event with the night of Pesach / the Seder night 📅 […]
🔥Daily Tanya Chapter 40 Part 2: The reason Torah not Lishma is rejected from the upper worlds (Wednesday 14th Nissan)
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📖Daily Rambam (1) Hilchos Teshuvah – Chapter 10: Serving Hashem Out of Love and the Highest Ideal of Divine Service (Wednesday 14th Nissan)
Subscribe to Receive PDF Hilchos Teshuvah – Chapter 10: Serving Hashem Out of Love and the Highest Ideal of Divine Service Halachah 1 — Serving Hashem Out of Fear A person should not serve Hashem for the sake of reward or to avoid punishment. Service motivated by fear—whether of suffering in this […]
📚 Daf Yomi Summary – Menachot 80a–80b: The Loaf requirement for a Todah (Wednesday 14th Nissan)
Subscribe to Receive PDF 📖 Daf Yomi Summary – Menachot 80a–80b: The Loaf requirement for a Todah Menachot 80 (80a–80b) — Full Daf Yomi Summary This daf focuses on replacement and derivative thanksgiving offerings and asks a central question:When does a todah require accompanying loaves, and when does it not?The […]
Asking a Gentile to Turn On Flames or Appliances on Yom Tov
Asking a Gentile to Turn On Flames or Appliances on Yom Tov Question: On Yom Tov, if I do not have an existing flame or active cooking appliance available, is it permitted for me to ask a gentile (such as a maid or helper) to turn on a gas flame, electric burner, […]
Miklatim Bedikas Chametz – Who Is Responsibile for Cleaning and Checking Bomb Shelters for Chametz
Responsibility for Cleaning and Checking Bomb Shelters [i.e. Miklatim] for Chametz[1] Private Bomb Shelter: A private bomb shelter—meaning a shelter that is owned or designated for use by specific individuals—falls under the responsibility of all those who have access to it. Accordingly, such a shelter must be cleaned of chametz […]
🗓️ Luach Hayom – Today in Halacha & Jewish History: 13th Nissan
Subscribe to Receive PDF Table of Contents 📅 Today in Jewish History 📅 Year 2048 — Bris Milah of Avraham Avinu “Before a year had passed, Avraham Avinu was circumcised” It is taught that on the very day of Avraham Avinu’s brit milah, the angels came to visit him, and […]
🔥Daily Tanya – Chapter 40 Part 1: The effect that Love and Fear have on one’s Torah and Mitzvos (Tuesday 13th Nissan)
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📄Daily Tanach – Yoel Chapter 4: The Judgment of the Nations and the Eternal Restoration of Zion
Subscribe to Receive PDF 📄 Daily Tanach – Yoel Chapter 4: The Judgment of the Nations and the Eternal Restoration of Zion The Restoration of Judah and the Summoning of the Nations (Yoel 4:1–3) The chapter opens with G-d declaring that the events described will take place at the time […]
📖Daily Rambam (1) Hilchos Teshuvah – Chapter 9: Reward and Punishment in This World and the World to Come (Tuesday 13th Nissan)
Join Our Virtual Community – Receive Daily Learning PDF Hilchos Teshuvah – Chapter 9: Reward and Punishment in This World and the World to Come Halachah 1 — Worldly Blessings Are a Means, Not the Ultimate Reward The Torah’s promises of material blessing (peace, prosperity, security, success) and warnings of worldly suffering […]
📚 Daf Yomi Summary – Menachot 79: Invalidations of The Loaves of the Karban Todah (Tuesday 13th Nissan)
Subscribe to Receive PDF 📚 Daf Yomi Summary – Menachot 79: Invalidations of The Loaves of the Karban Todah Menachot 79 (79a–79b) — Full Daf Yomi Summary This daf deals with when the loaves of the thanksgiving offering become sanctified, how invalid intent or defects affect that sanctification, and which […]
✍️ From the Rav’s Desk: Kuntrus Pesach Sirens – Practical Halachic Guideline for Sirens during Erev Pesach and the Seder
Download PDF of Kuntrus Table of Contents Hilchos Pesach Sirens – Sirens during Erev Pesach and the Seder The stark and unsettling reality that many residents are now living through—the sudden sounding of emergency sirens that require immediate entry into a bomb shelter—has transformed what were once abstract halachic discussions […]
Kuntrus Pesach Sirens – Practical Halachic Guideline for Sirens during Erev Pesach and the Seder
Table of Contents Hilchos Pesach Sirens – Sirens during Erev Pesach and the Seder The stark and unsettling reality that many residents are now living through—the sudden sounding of emergency sirens that require immediate entry into a bomb shelter—has transformed what were once abstract halachic discussions into urgent, real‑time questions […]
🔥Daily Chassidus: The Holiness of the Job of cleaning for Pesach
Subscribe to Receive PDF The Holiness of the Job of cleaning for Pesach:[1] From the following incident, it is understood that the job of cleaning the home for Pesach carries tremendous holiness: It occurred one year on Rosh Hashanah, after Reb Levi Yitzchak of Berditchiv blew the Shofar, that he […]
What to do on Pesach if one owns an Animal That Can Eat Only Chametz on Pesach
An Animal That Can Eat Only Chametz on Pesach:[1] In a case where one owns an animal that eats only chametz foods [or eats only the five grains[2]], and there is no practical way to accustom it to eating other foods, such that if it is not fed chametz during […]
The Bedikas Chametz Kit – Purpose, Background, and Importance
The Bedikas Chametz Kit – Purpose, Background, and Importance Question It is customary, as has been practiced for many generations, to use a Bedikas Chametz kit consisting of a feather, a wooden spoon, a beeswax candle, and a paper bag. These kits are sold in Judaica stores and other […]
🗓️Luach Hayom – Today in Halacha & Jewish History: 12th Nissan
Subscribe to Receive PDF Table of Contents 📅 Today in Jewish History 📅 Year 3413 — Ezra’s Ascent and a Rabbinic Yahrzeit “This is the ascent of Ezra from Babylonia” (Ezra 7–8). Ezra the Scribe journeyed from Babylon, departing from the River Ahava, and ascended to Jerusalem, leading a renewed […]
🔥Daily Tanya – Chapter 39 Part 6: How to elevate the Torah of one who studied it not Lishma (Monday 12th Nissan)
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📄Daily Tanach – Yoel Chapter 3: The Outpouring of the Spirit and the Promise of Deliverance
Subscribe to Receive PDF 📄 Daily Tanach – Yoel Chapter 3: The Outpouring of the Spirit and the Promise of Deliverance The Universal Outpouring of G-d’s Spirit (Yoel 3:1–2) After the restoration of the land and the people, G-d announces a new stage in His relationship with humanity. He declares […]
📖 Daily Rambam (1) Hilchos Teshuvah – Chapter 8: The World to Come: The True Reward of the Righteous and the Nature of Eternal Life (Monday 12th Nissan)
Subscribe to Receive PDF Hilchos Teshuvah – Chapter 8: The World to Come: The True Reward of the Righteous and the Nature of Eternal Life Halachah 1 — The Reward of the Righteous: Life of the World to Come The ultimate good reserved for the righteous is life in the World to […]
📚 Daf Yomi Summary – Menachot 78: The Loaves of the Karban Todah (Monday 12th Nissan)
Subscribe to Receive PDF Menachot 78 (78a–78b) — Full Daf Yomi Summary This daf deepens the laws of the thanksgiving offering by clarifying how the flour amounts are derived, how the loaves become sanctified, and what invalidates them, while also developing important principles of halachic derivation. Deriving the Flour for […]
✍️ From the Rav’s Desk: Does Bottled Mineral Water Require Kosher‑for‑Pesach Certification?
Subscribe to Receive PDF Does Bottled Mineral Water Require Kosher‑for‑Pesach Certification? Question I am somewhat confused about bottled water and whether it requires kosher‑for‑Pesach certification. I am aware that many companies market bottled water with a Kosher‑for‑Pesach symbol, and I am wondering whether this implies that such certification is required. […]
🔥 Daily Chassidus: The daily Yetzias Mitzrayim-Exodus from Egypt
Subscribe to Receive PDF The daily Yetzias Mitzrayim-Exodus from Egypt:[1] The exodus from Egypt plays a major role in our spiritual duties and commandments today. We are commanded to remember the Exodus daily and perform many Mitzvos in memory of the Exodus. The reason for this is not just in […]
May Kiddush Levana Be Recited After Sunset but Before Nightfall (During Bein Hashmashot)?
May Kiddush Levana Be Recited After Sunset but Before Nightfall (During Bein Hashmashot)? Question Is it permitted to recite Kiddush Levana after sunset (shekiyah) but before full nightfall (tzeit hakochavim), during the period of bein hashmashot? If the moon is already visible and shining brightly at that time, may one recite the blessing, or must […]
Does Bottled Mineral Water Require Kosher for Pesach Certification?
Does Bottled Mineral Water Require Kosher‑for‑Pesach Certification? Question I am somewhat confused about bottled water and whether it requires kosher‑for‑Pesach certification. I am aware that many companies market bottled water with a Kosher‑for‑Pesach symbol, and I am wondering whether this implies that such certification is required. Is one prohibited from […]
Are Women Obligated—or Permitted—to Recite Birchas Ilanos [the Blessing Over Blossoming Fruit Trees] in the Month of Nissan?
Are Women Obligated—or Permitted—to Recite Birchas Ilanos [the Blessing Over Blossoming Fruit Trees] in the Month of Nissan? Question I mentioned to my friends that I was searching for a blossoming fruit tree in order to recite the blessing (Birkat Ilanot) during the month of Nissan. Some of them responded […]
Is Bakers Yeast Considered Chametz, and Must It Be Sold Before Pesach?
Is Bakers Yeast Considered Chametz, and Must It Be Sold Before Pesach? Question I would like to clarify the halachic status of modern commercial Bakers yeast: Is the yeast that is commonly sold today halachically defined as chametz? If so, am I required to destroy it before Pesach, or […]
📅Luach Hayom – Today in Halacha & Jewish History: 11th Nissan
Subscribe to Receive PDF Table of Contents 📅 Today in Jewish History 📅 Yehoshua circumcises the Jewish people Year 2489 — “And this is the matter of the circumcision that Yehoshua performed” (Joshua 5). After entering the Land, Yehoshua circumcised all those who had not been circumcised in the wilderness, […]
🔥Daily Tanya Chapter 39 Part 5: Serving Hashem Lishma versus not Lishma-Love & fear versus habit versus ulterior motives (Sunday 11th Nissan)
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📄Daily Tanach – Yoel Chapter 2 – The Day of Hashem, Repentance, and Divine Restoration
Subscribe to Receive PDF Daily Tanach – Yoel Chapter 2 – The Day of Hashem, Repentance, and Divine Restoration The Alarm of the Day of the Lord (Yoel 2:1–2) The chapter opens with an urgent command to sound the shofar in Zion and to raise an alarm on G-d’s holy […]
📖 Daily Rambam (1) – Hilchos Teshuvah – Chapter 7: The Greatness of Repentance and the Elevated Status of the Baal Teshuvah (Sunday 11th Nissan)
Hilchos Teshuvah – Chapter 7: The Greatness of Repentance and the Elevated Status of the Baal Teshuvah Halachah 1 — Lifelong Obligation to Repent Because free will is always present, a person should continually strive to do Teshuvah and confess his sins. One should seek to cleanse himself so that he may die […]
📚Daf Yomi Summary – Menachos 77: The Karban Todah (Sunday 11th Nissan)
📖 Daf Yomi Summary – Menachot 77: The Karban Todah Menachot 77 (77a–77b) — Full Summary Menachot 77 opens the sugya of the thanksgiving offering (korban todah) and focuses on exact measurements, loaf counts, and standards, using the todah as a model for how the Torah regulates quantities with precision while […]
✍️From the Rav’s Desk: Must I Kosher my Kiddush cup for Pesach and if so how, and what if it contains a rim?
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🔥Daily Chassidus: Pesach is Ratzo-Electric passion of the G-dly soul
Subscribe to Receive PDF Pesach is Ratzo-Electric passion of the G-dly soul:[1] On Pesach, we experience the Divine service of Ratzo, while on Shavuos we experience the Divine service of Shuv. Literally, Ratzo means “to run,” while Shuv means to sit, two opposite states of man. We left Egypt in […]
📅Luach Hayom – Today in Halacha & Jewish History: 10th Nissan
Subscribe to Receive PDF Table of Contents 📅 Today in Jewish History 📅 2448 Miracle of Shabbos Hagadol[1] On the 10th of Nissan was the day that Bnei Yisrael took a lamb for the Pesach offering, as is stated in the verse[2] “On the tenth of this month, they are […]
🔥Daily Tanya Chapter 39 Part 4: The level of Avoda and spiritual elevation of one who has no love and fear at all (Shabbos 10th Nissan)
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📖 Daily Rambam (1) – Chapter 6: Withholding Repentance as Punishment and the Preservation of Free Will
Subscribe to Receive PDF Hilchos Teshuvah – Chapter 6: Withholding Repentance as Punishment and the Preservation of Free Will Halachah 1 — Divine Punishment and the Appearance of Coercion Certain verses appear to suggest that God removes a person’s free will. This is a misunderstanding. When a person or a nation sins […]
📜Daily Chumash & Rashi Parshas Tzav – Shevi: Eating the sacrifices (Shabbos 10th Nissan)
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📚Daf Yomi Summary – Menachot 76a–76b: The Processing of the Mincha Offering
Subscribe to Receive PDF 📖 Daf Yomi Summary – Menachot 76a–76b: The Processing of the Mincha Offering Daily Daf – Menachot 76 Today’s daf continues the discussion of meal offerings, focusing on how the grain and dough are processed, the number of loaves required for various offerings, and the Torah’s sensitivity […]
📖 Parshas Tzav & Shabbos Hagadol – Summary, Rashi, Likkutei Torah, Likkutei Sichos, Stories; Halachos; Video Shiurim
The Complete Parsha Companion Download PDF Purchase Parsha Companion Read all Articles online Pshat on The Parsha Parshas Tzav-Summary of Parsha The constant fire on the altar, the Olah offering & Terumas Hadeshen; The laws of the Mincha offering Click Here Parshas Tzav-Parsha Bee All of the meat of the […]
📅Luach Hayom – Today in Halacha & Jewish History: 9th Nissan
Subscribe to Receive PDF Table of Contents 📅 Today’s Yahrzeits 🕯️ Rabbi Yosef Yuzpa ben Rabbi Zelikman Hahn of Nördlingen — author of Yosef Ometz, 🕯️ Rabbi Yaakov Tzvi ben Rabbi Naftali Yelish — author of Melo HaRo’im 🕯️ Rabbi Aryeh Leib ben Rabbi Binyamin Beinosh Levin 🕯️ Rabbi Chaim […]
🔥Daily Tanya – Chapter 39 Part 3: The Neshamos which reside in Atzilus for their Gan Eden (Friday 9th Nissan)
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📜Daily Chumash & Rashi Parshas Tzav – Shishi: The second inauguration ram (Friday 9th Nissan)
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📖 Daily Rambam (1) Hilchos Teshuvah – Chapter 5: Free Will (Friday 9th Nissan)
Subscribe to Receive PDF Hilchos Teshuvah – Chapter 5: Free Will Halachah 1 — Human Free Will Every person is granted free will. If one desires to be righteous, the choice is his; if he desires to be wicked, the choice is his. No force compels a person toward good or evil. […]
📚 Daf Yomi Summary – Menachot 75a–75b: The Oil of the Mincha Offering (Friday 9th Nissan)
Subscribe to Receive PDF 📖 Daf Yomi Summary – Menachot 75a–75b: The Oil of the Mincha Offering Daily Daf – Menachot 75 (75a–75b) Today’s daf moves from questions of who consumes offerings to how meal offerings are prepared, laying out precise procedures for adding oil, mixing, baking, and breaking the offerings, […]
⚖️ Daily Halacha: Shabbos Hagadol-Laws & Customs
*The article below is an excerpt from the above Sefer *As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Buy in Paperback, Kindle, Audio Buy on Apple Books Buy on Website Hilchos Pesach Learning Course + Semicha https://vimeo.com/123284614 Shabbos Hagadol:[1] The name and its reason:[2] The Shabbos before Pesach is […]
📅 Luach Hayom – Today in Halacha & Jewish History: 8th Nissan
Subscribe to Receive PDF Table of Contents 📅 Today in Jewish History 📅 Festival of Megillas Taanis for overcoming the Beitusim[1] On this day the festival of Shavuos was properly defined as to its correct time which is the 50th day from the harvesting of the Omer, overcoming the claim […]
🔥Daily Tanya Chapter 39 Part 2: The world of residence of souls in Gan Eden and the elevator used on Shabbos and Rosh Chodesh (Thursday 8th Nissan)
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📜Daily Chumash & Rashi Parshas Tzav – Chamishi: Offering the Karbanos by the inauguration (Thursday 8th Nissan)
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📄Daily Tanach – Yoel Chapter 1: A National Disaster and a Call to Repentance
Subscribe to Receive PDF Daily Tanach – Yoel Chapter 1: A National Disaster and a Call to Repentance An Unprecedented Disaster to Be Remembered (Yoel 1:1–3) The book opens by identifying the prophecy as the word of the Lord to Yoel son of Pethuel. Yoel calls upon the elders and […]
📖 Daily Rambam (1) Hilchos Teshuvah – Chapter 4: Deeds That Obstruct Repentance and the Paths That Restore It (Thursday 8th Nissan)
Subscribe to Receive PDF Halachah 1 — Severe Sins That Withhold the Opportunity for Teshuvah There are twenty‑four actions that impede Teshuvah. Four of them are exceptionally severe, to the extent that Heaven withholds the opportunity to repent: One who causes the many to sin, including preventing others from fulfilling mitzvot. […]
📚 Daf Yomi Summary – Menachot 74: Who eats the meat of an offering – The Altar or the Priests (Thursday 8th Nissan)
Subscribe to Receive PDF 📖 Daf Yomi Summary – Menachot 74: Who eats the meat of an offering – The Altar or the Priests Daily Daf – Menachot 74 (74a–74b) Today’s daf deals with which offerings are shared between the altar and the priests and which are given entirely to one […]
⚖️ Daily Halacha: Pesach Chumros Stringencies – Summary & Review – Part 12
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✍️ From the Rav’s Desk: Purchasing Clothing on Chol HaMoed for Use During the Festival
Subscribe to Receive PDF Purchasing Clothing on Chol HaMoed for Use During the Festival Question I am away from home for Pesach and did not think to bring winter clothing, since the weather was expected to be pleasant. However, it has now turned chilly, and I do not have […]
Moshe versus Pharaoh – The Levyason of holiness versus that of Kelipa
The Levyason of holiness versus that of Kelipa:[1] The giant sea creature spoken of in Scripture known as the Levyason contains a spiritual counterpart both in holiness and evil. In holiness, it refers to souls that have come complete nullification to G-d in their source in the infinite light of […]
🔥Daily Chassidus: The Levyason of holiness versus that of Kelipa
Subscribe to Receive PDF The Levyason of holiness versus that of Kelipa:[1] The giant sea creature spoken of in Scripture known as the Levyason contains a spiritual counterpart both in holiness and evil. In holiness, it refers to souls that have come complete nullification to G-d in their source in […]