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Said Shel Shabbos instead of Shel Yom Tov by the Yom Tov candle lighting
Said Shel Shabbos instead of Shel Yom Tov by the Yom Tov candle lighting:[1] If one accidently said in the blessing “Shel Shabbos” instead of “Shel Yom Tov”, then if one remembers right away, within Kdei Dibbur, she is to correct herself and say Shel Yom Tov. If one only […]
Having guests for Yom Tov
Guests: The Mitzvah:[1] It is a Mitzvah and obligation to host paupers, orphans, widows and other unfortunate individual’s as guests for one’s Yom Tov meals. One who refuses to do so, is not considered to be having a meal of a Mitzvah, but rather a one of abomination. Gentile […]
Bathing and cutting nails
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Cutting the nails:[1] It is a Mitzvah to cut one’s nails on Erev Shavuos in honor of Yom Tov, just as is the law on Erev Shabbos. [One is to cut his nails prior to immersing in the Mikveh.[2]] […]
Purchasing Jewelry and clothing
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Purchasing Jewelry and clothing:[1] It is a Biblical positive command and obligation for one to rejoice and be of happy spirit on Yom Tov.[2] This obligation applies to oneself, his wife, his children and his entire household [even non-relatives[3]]. The […]
The bush shaped rocks of the Sinai mountain?
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com The bush shaped rocks of the Sinai mountain? Some Poskim[1] record that the reason that the mountain is called Sinai is because the word Sneh means bush. The reason why this mountain is called “bush” is because the rocks of […]
Where was the Torah given?
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Where was the Torah given? The Torah was famously given on the mountain called Har Sinai or Har Choreiv. The tradition of its location became lost with the generations, and its last recorded whereabouts is recorded in Sefer Melachim[1] regarding […]
Was the Torah given on Shavuos?
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Was the Torah given on Shavuos? No! The first Shavuos Holiday was in fact celebrated the day before Matan Torah, as the Torah was given on Shabbos, the 51st day of the Omer, while Shavuos that year fell on Friday, […]
For what cheeses must one wait six hours before eating meat?
For what cheeses must one wait six hours before eating meat? The law: From the letter of the law there is no requirement to wait six hours after eating any form of dairy.[1] Nevertheless, the Ashkenazi custom is to be stringent and wait [six hours[2]] after eating [certain forms of] […]
For what cheeses must one wait six hours before eating meat?
For what cheeses must one wait six hours before eating meat? The law: From the letter of the law there is no requirement to wait six hours after eating any form of dairy.[1] Nevertheless, the Ashkenazi custom is to be stringent and wait [six hours[2]] after eating [certain forms of] […]
