* This article is an excerpt from the above Sefer Shop Now *As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. WhatsApp Facebook Twitter Telegram Sign up for Daily Distribution Sponsor an Episode The period of time that Kaddish is said::[1] Ideally, one is to say Kaddish for 12 […]
The order of Poreis Mapah Umikadeish
Pores Mapa Umikadeish:[1] Saying Birchas Hamazon before sunset: When a Seudas Mitzvah falls on Friday one is to eat the meal prior to the 10th hour, and if this cannot be done it may be eaten anytime before sunset. Irrelevant to when the meal was started, it is best to […]
May one use for Eiruv Tavshilin products that one does not eat due to a stringency?
May one use for Eiruv Tavshilin products that one does not eat due to a stringency? Some Poskim[1] rule it is invalid to use for the Eiruv any food that one does not eat even due to merely a Chumra.[2] Others[3] conclude that while initially one should refrain from doing […]
May one use machine Matzah, Gebrochts and other non-Pesach products for the Eiruv Tavshilin of Pesach?
May one use for Eiruv Tavshilin products that one does not eat due to a stringency? Some Poskim[1] rule it is invalid to use for the Eiruv any food that one does not eat even due to merely a Chumra.[2] Others[3] conclude that while initially one should refrain from doing […]
Fulfilling the blessing through hearing the blessing from another person
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Fulfilling the blessing through hearing the blessing from another person:[1] One may even initially fulfill the blessing through hearing it from the Chazzan of the Minyan[2], even if he knows how to say the blessing himself.[3] In such a case, […]
Saying the word “Hayom/Today” in the Sefira
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Saying the word “Hayom/Today”:[1] One must say the word “Hayom/Today is” prior to counting the days. If one counted the amount of days without [first] saying “Hayom/Today is” [i.e. he plainly said “6 days to the Omer”], he does not […]
May one use or own rubbing alcohol on Pesach?
May one use or own rubbing alcohol? The ingredients: Rubbing alcohol comes in two verities; Ethly rubbing alcohol and isopropyl rubbing alcohol. The alcohol content of the rubbing alcohol can be made from either isopropyl alcohol or ethanol-based alcohol. Isopropyl is a compound with the chemical formula C3H8O and is […]
What is the law if one said the word Rishon versus Echad?
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com What is the law if one said the word Rishon versus Echad? Initially one is to use the term Echad rather than Rishon when counting.[1] Nevertheless, one who counted on the first night using the term Rishon, such as […]
What is the law if one wrote the Sefira?
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com What is the law if one wrote the Sefira?[1] Some Poskim[2] rule that writing is unlike verbalizing, and one hence cannot fulfill his obligation through writing the Sefira.[3] Accordingly, one who wrote the Sefira, must still count that night […]
Counting in abbreviations such as Alef Beis,
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Counting in numbers versus letters?[1] One is to count the Sefira in number digits [אחד, שתים] as opposed to letters [i.e. א, ב, ג]. If one counted in letters and not in numbers, such as he said “Today is Alef […]
