Aveilus on Chanukah

This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here   Aveilus:[1] The laws of Aveilus apply on Chanukah just as the rest of the year. Hesped: [2] One may not recite a eulogy during Chanukah unless the person is a Torah Sage, and his body is present [i.e. […]

Chanukah Midrash-Chapter 4: Mamar in Torah Or

This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here  The Mamar “Inyan Chanukah….Tanu Rabanan Beis Shamaiy…” [Torah Or p. 32a] The Torah Or of this Parsha includes an exposition of two Mamarim relating to the Chanukah holiday that are printed in Torah Or on Parshas Mikeitz. The Chanukah […]

Chanukah Checklist

To purchase this Sefer, click here. Chanukah Checklist Chanukah Customs: Meals: Increase in meals and festivities each day of Chanukah. Sing praise and song during the meals. On Shabbos Chanukah, increase in foods more than a regular Shabbos. On Rosh Chodesh Teves one is to increase in foods more than […]

Checklist and Summary of laws of Chanukah

This article is an excerpt from    Chanukah Checklist Chanukah Customs: Meals: Increase in meals and festivities each day of Chanukah. Sing praise and song during the meals. On Shabbos Chanukah, increase in foods more than a regular Shabbos. On Rosh Chodesh Teves one is to increase in foods […]

May one wear a cotton Tallis Katan?

This Halacha is an excerpt from our SeferBuy me on Amazon.com May one wear a cotton Tallis Katan? A. The issues of concern: Wearing a cotton Tallis Katan touches upon two Halachic issues 1) Is the material Biblically obligated in Tzitzis, and hence is one Biblically fulfilling the Mitzvah upon wearing it? […]