Question: [Thursday 15th Marcheshvan 5782] I have always used the measurement of 1.666 kilo of flour to perform Hafrashas Challah with a blessing, and would do this for all types of flour that I would use, whether whole-wheat oat or rye. Recently someone told me that by whole-wheat you actually […]
From the Rav’s Desk: How much whole-wheat, rye, spelt, barley, or oat, flour do you need to do Hafrashas Challah
Question: [Thursday 15th Marcheshvan 5782] I have always used the measurement of 1.666 kilo of flour to perform Hafrashas Challah with a blessing, and would do this for all types of flour that I would use, whether whole-wheat oat or rye. Recently someone told me that by whole-wheat you actually […]
Squeezing fruits into foods on Shabbos
Squeezing fruits into foods on Shabbos:[1] A. Into a solid food [as opposed to a liquid]:[2] All fruits, even grapes and olives, are permitted to be squeezed directly into solid foods for seasoning purposes.[3] Squeezing into an empty vessel for the sake of seasoning food:[4] It is Rabbinically[5] forbidden to […]
Likkutei Sichos-Parshas Chayeh Sarah -The importance of effort driven accomplishments
This Sicha is an excerpt from our Sefer Click here to buy Parshas Chayeh Sarah The importance of effort driven accomplishments (Likkutei Sichos Vol. 10 1st Sicha) In this week’s Parsha, Parshas Chayeh Sarah, the purchase of the Mearas Hamachpeila by Avraham for the sake of burying his late wife […]
From the Rav’s Desk: May one still say Havdalah on Tuesday night?
Question: [Wednesday, 14th Marcheshvan, 5782] I forgot to say or hear Havdalah on Saturday night and just remembered to do so now on Tuesday night? May I still say it? Answer: No. It may only be said up until the start of Tuesday evening, until sunset of Tuesday, and not […]
From the Rav’s Desk: May one still say Havdalah on Tuesday night?
Question: [Wednesday, 14th Marcheshvan, 5782] I forgot to say or hear Havdalah on Saturday night and just remembered to do so now on Tuesday night? May I still say it? Answer: No. It may only be said up until the start of Tuesday evening, until sunset of Tuesday, and not […]
Shemita stores-Understanding the status of produce sold in stores in Israel during the Shemita year
Shemita stores-Understanding the status of produce sold in stores in Israel during the Shemita year & the various Hashgacha’s: Vegetables and grains which grow during the shemita year are forbidden to be eaten due to the rabbinical Sefichin decree as explained in Halacha 3. Likewise, even fruits and other products […]
Shemita stores-Understanding the status of produce sold in stores in Israel during the Shemita year
Shemita stores-Understanding the status of produce sold in stores in Israel during the Shemita year & the various Hashgachas: Vegetables and grains which grow during the shemita year are forbidden to be eaten due to the rabbinical Sefichin decree as explained in Halacha 3. Likewise, even fruits and other products […]
From the Rav’s Desk: Distances between graves in a cemetery
Question: [Tuesday, 13th Marcheshvan 5782] How much space must there be between graves in a cemetery and what is one to do if there is not enough space in the cemetery to have the proper distance between the graves? Answer: Ideally there is to be a minimum of six […]
From the Rav’s Desk: Distances between graves in a cemetery
Question: [Tuesday, 13th Marcheshvan 5782] How much space must there be between graves in a cemetery and what is one to do if there is not enough space in the cemetery to have the proper distance between the graves? Answer: Ideally there is to be a minimum of six […]
