Severance pay-Pitzuyim:[1] A. The letter of the law:[2] There is no Torah requirement to give severance pay to a worker.[3] This applies even if the worker was fired. Nevertheless, according to Halacha, the conditions of payment for labor and employees follow the customs of the area, unless explicitly stated otherwise.[4] […]
Chapter 5: Respecting the Tefillin-Laws applicable while the Tefillin are being worn
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy here on Amazon Chapter 5: Respecting the Tefillin-Laws applicable while the Tefillin are being worn Introduction-Acting with respect while wearing Tefillin: One is required to act in a respectful way while wearing Tefillin, and in the presence of Tefillin even when […]
Eating eggs on Lag Baomer
Listen here to Audio Eating eggs on Lag Baomer:[1] Some are accustomed to eat hard boiled eggs on Lag BaOmer.[2] This custom was followed by the Chabad Rabbeim and Chabad Chassidim of many generations.[3] Some Poskim[4], however, write to specifically not eat eggs on this day in order not to […]
Eating eggs on Lag Baomer
Eating eggs on Lag Baomer:[1] Some are accustomed to eat hard boiled eggs on Lag BaOmer.[2] This custom was followed by the Chabad Rabbeim and Chabad Chassidim of many generations.[3] Some Poskim[4], however, write to specifically not eat eggs on this day in order not to resemble any matter of […]
Chapter 4: Tefillin of Rabbeinu Tam
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy here on Amazon Chapter 4: Tefillin of Rabbeinu Tam[1] Introduction-The difference between Tefillin of Rashi and Rabbeinu Tam: Both the Tefillin Shel Yad and Tefillin Shel Rosh contain four paragraphs from the Torah. These paragraphs are: 1) Kadesh; 2) Vehaya Ki […]
Q&A to the Rav: The negative view that many people have against Chabad’s Messianic beliefs
Question: Hello Rabbi. I very much enjoy your clarity of halacha. I have a question for the Rabbi. Do all of Chabad believe that even though the Rebbe ztl is niftar, he is going to come back to life and is the Moshiach, or is it only a small group […]
Chapter 3: The blessing over the Tefillin
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy here on Amazon Chapter 3: The blessing over the Tefillin[1] Should one recite the blessing of Shehechiyanu upon putting on Tefillin for the first time?[2] Some Poskim[3] rule the blessing of Shehechiyanu is to be recited upon performing a Mitzvah for […]
May a man Daven or learn within sight of his daughter, sister or mother who is not fully dressed?
May a man Daven or learn within sight of his daughter, sister or mother who is not fully dressed? Adult relatives:[1] The prohibition against a man learning or Davening in view of uncovered areas of a woman’s body, applies even to female relatives. Thus, it is forbidden for a man […]
Pesach Sheiyni
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Pesach Sheiyni 1. Background of Pesach Sheiyni:[1] In the times of the Temple, a person who did not bring the Pesach offering in the 14th of Nissan, either due to being impure or due to being a distance from Jerusalem, […]
May a child wear a Tallis Katan with torn strings?
May a child wear a Tallis Katan with torn strings? Must the Tzitzis of a child be Kosher, as is required by the Tzitzis of an adult? Children of all ages may only wear a pair of Kosher Tzitzis. Thus, if the Tzitzis tears in a way that invalidates the […]
