This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com When did the Jewish people first begin counting the Omer?[1] The Rishonim[2] state a tradition that when we were told in Egypt that we would receive the Torah we became exceptionally excited to the point that we began counting […]
The Mitzvah-Biblical or Rabbinical
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com The Mitzvah:[1] It is a positive command of the Torah for every single Jew[2] to count seven weeks’ worth of days beginning from when the Omer was offered. [In the times of the Temple the Omer was offered on the […]
The meaning behind Sefiras HaOmer
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com The meaning behind Sefiras HaOmer: The Omer is counted in order to commemorate the Temple offering of the Omer.[1] The Omer is counted in anticipation for the receiving of the Torah on Shavuos.[2] The Omer is counted in preparation for […]
Summary of laws-Lag Baomer
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Lag BaOmer Historical background-What occurred on Lag BaOmer? It is accustomed to increase slightly in joy on Lag BaOmer. Various reasons behind this celebration have been recorded. The last of the 24,000 students died on Lag BaOmer. The five […]
Pesach Sheiyni-Summary
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Pesach Sheiyni Background of Pesach Sheiyni: 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, […]
Sefirah Mourning Customs-Summary
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Listen here to audio The Mourning Customs The Mourning period: It is accustomed amongst Jewry to observe certain customs of mourning within the period between Pesach and Shavuos. The reason: The reason behind this custom is because during this time […]
Summary of laws-Counting the Omer
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com The Mitzvah of Sefiras Haomer/Counting the Omer The Mitzvah: It is a positive command of the Torah for every single Jew to count seven weeks worth of days beginning from when the Omer was offered. [In the times of the […]
A Chassidic Discourse-Usifartmen Lachem
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com “Usifartem Lachem.…” [Likkutei Torah p. 35] Parshas Emor discusses the Mitzvah of celebrating the festivals. It goes through each one of the festivals, with its unique commands and prohibitions. The festival of Shavuos is proximate to the Holiday of Pesach, […]
Collecting debts on Chol Hamoed
Collecting debts: It is permitted to collect the money of a loan during Chol Hamoed. This applies whether the borrower is a Jew or gentile.[1] [This applies even if one is able to collect the loan also after the Moed.[2]] It is, however, forbidden to collect merchandise in exchange for […]
What is the meaning of “Kosher LePesach Erev Pesach” that is written on many dairy products?
What is the meaning of “Kosher LePesach Erev Pesach” that is written on many dairy products?[1] Certain Hashgacha companies choose to write on their dairy products “Kosher LePesach Erev Pesach” instead of simply writing Kosher for Pesach. This does not mean that the product is only Kosher for Erev Pesach […]
