Today’s daily Halacha [4th of Sivan] is dedicated by the Dudovitz family in memory of Shaindel Sara Bas Yosef Hersh Halevi in memory of her Yartzite ת.נ.צ.ב.ה. Yartzite/Yizkar candle: It is customary to have a candle lit on the occasion of a Yartzite of a parent.[1] Likewise, many are […]
Lighting a Yartzite or Yizkor candle for Yom Tov
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Yartzite/Yizkar candle: It is customary to have a candle lit on the occasion of a Yartzite of a parent.[1] Likewise, many are accustomed to have a Yizkor candle lit during the days that Yizkor is recited.[2] When to light it:[3] It […]
Bringing small children to Shul
Bringing small children to Shul: [It is a Mitzvah and obligation upon a parent to educate his child to go to Shul and participate in a Minyan, once they have reached the age of Chinuch.[1]] One is to teach his young[2] children and educate them to answer Amen. From the […]
Kissing a child, relative, or friend in a Shul
Kissing in a Shul:[1] One is not to kiss his small children in Shul.[2] [This implies that it is however permitted to kiss older children, and other people, in Shul.[3] However, some Poskim[4] rule that in truth this applies to children of any age, and not specifically small children. Furthermore, […]
Why we eat dairy on Shavuos and must one wash on bread for the dairy meal
What are the reasons mentioned behind eating dairy products on Shavuos? Commemoration of Shtei Halechem:[1] Dairy products are eaten in commemoration of the Shtei Halechem offering, which consisted of two loaves [i.e. two meals], which were brought on Shavuos. We thus eat two meals with bread, one dairy and one […]
Parshas Bamidbar-Summary of the Parsha
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Bamidbar-Likkutei Sichos-The negative and positive influence of social surroundings
Check out our Amazon Sefarim Shop This article is an excerpt from the above Sefer WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Sponsor an Article Parshas Bamidbar: The negative and positive influence of social surroundings [Likkutei Sichos Vol. 33 p. 10] Parshas Bamidbar discusses the census taking of the Jewish people and the […]
Having a gentile turn on the heater or air conditioner on Shabbos
Having a gentile turn on the heater on Shabbos:[1] If it is a great need, such as on a very cold day or if one has small children and it is even mildly cold, then it is permitted to ask a gentile to turn on the heat whether on Shabbos […]
Amira Leakum-Having work done through a gentile on Yom Tov:
Amira Leakum-Having work done through a gentile on Yom Tov:[1] It is Rabbinically[2] forbidden to have a gentile perform a forbidden action on one’s behalf on Yom Tov, just as is forbidden on Shabbos.[3] Accordingly, all matters that are forbidden to do on Yom Tov is likewise forbidden to ask […]
The laws of Borer-Removing a solid from within a liquid
The laws of Borer-Removing a solid from within a liquid:[1] Small solids:[2] Small solids retain all the Borer restrictions with regards to removing them from liquid or vice versa. Thus, separating small pieces of onion, chicken, vegetables from soup contains the Borer restrictions. Likewise, removing a fly or hair from […]
