Men dyeing hair:[1] It is [Biblically[2]] forbidden for a man to dye white hair to a black color [or other beautifying color[3]].[4] [It is likewise forbidden to dye black or other colored hair to a different beautifying color.[5]] This prohibition applies to even a single hair.[6] [This prohibition applies even […]
Banishing disturbing thoughts during prayer
How to banish Machshavos Zaros:[1] Its possible-When you sleep, you don’t have worries:[2] Just as when one drifts to sleep he has no worries or foreign thoughts troubling him, so too, when one is Davening, it is possible to rid oneself of all foreign thoughts and internal disturbances. [The fact […]
Drinking during a meal
Drinking during a meal of bread:[1] Some Poskim[2] rule one is not Biblically obligated to recite Birchas Hamazon after eating [a satiating meal of bread[3]] unless he drank [a liquid[4]] during the meal.[5] This however only applies if one was thirsty during the meal [and nevertheless did not drink; if […]
The six Zechiros
Remembering/Reciting the six Zechiros:[1] The Mitzvah:[2] It is a positive command in the Torah to remember [daily] the following actions: Mamad Har Sinai[3] Maaseh Amaleik[4] Maaseh Miriam[5] Maaseh Haeigal[6] Shabbos: Some Poskim[7] rule it is a positive command to remember Shabbos daily and so rules Admur in the Siddur. Yetzias […]
Are gentiles prohibited from performing Zera Levatala?
Are gentiles prohibited from performing Zera Levatala? Some Poskim[1] rule it is forbidden for even gentiles to perform Zera Levatala. Other Poskim[2] rule that gentiles are not explicitly prohibited against performing Zera Levatala and it is thus not part of the seven Noahite laws. Others[3] say that although the gentiles […]
Intimacy-Why we lust for forbidden fruits
The lust for the forbidden: The Sages[1] state that “From the day of the destruction of the Temple the taste of Tashmish was removed and given to the sinners as the verse states that stolen waters are sweet and hidden bread tastes good.” This means that prior to the destruction […]
Limiting marital relations-A small limb that when satisfied becomes hungry
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy Now! F. A small limb that the more it is satisfied the hungrier it gets – Overindulgence can kill intimacy and create addiction:[1] The Sages[2] state that, “There is a small limb in a man that when he satiates it, it […]
Standing for Chazaras Hashatz
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy here Standing for Chazaras Hashatz:[1] Some Poskim[2] rule the entire congregation is to stand throughout Chazaras Hashatz.[3] [Many Poskim[4] conclude that one is to follow this opinion. Some Poskim[5], however, rule that one need not heed by this opinion and may […]
The prohibitions against delaying payment to a worker
Paying a worker/employee on time:[1] One is [Biblically] required to pay a worker on time. If one delays payment of a worker he transgresses a Biblical negative command [and according to some Poskim[2] he also transgresses a Biblical positive command]. The prohibitions to delay payment: The verse[3] states “Beyomo Titen […]
Reward for teaching Torah
Reward of teaching others Torah: Teach others and Hashem will teach you: Chazal[1] state that one who teaches others Torah, on him the verse[2] states “Meir Eiyneiy Shneiyhem”, that Hashem enlightens both of their eyes. This means to say that when one who is rich in Torah knowledge teaches another […]
