* The article below is an excerpt from the above Sefer *As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Buy in Paperback or Kindle Buy on Apple Books Purchase on our website WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email 2. Leaving part of one’s wall unpainted:[1] When the Temple was […]
Does fish oil require a Hashgacha?
Does fish oil require a Hashgacha:[1] The oil of a non-Kosher fish is likewise Biblically non-Kosher.[2] Accordingly, all fish oil products require a Hashgacha to verify that the oil is derived from a Kosher fish. Fish oil is added in many foods such as Vitamins, medicines. The following will discuss […]
Is Kedusha a Biblical or Rabbinical obligation?
Is Kedusha a Biblical or Rabbinical obligation? According to the Zohar[1], the daily recital of Kedusha is a Biblical command and is listed as one of the 613 Mitzvos.[2] One is thus Biblically required to hear Kedusha every single day. However, according to the majority of codifiers, the recital of […]
Men trimming or shaving hair of the legs, arms, chest
Men trimming/shaving their legs, arms, chest:[1] Trimming with scissor:[2] From the letter of the law, it is permitted for men to remove with a scissor the hair of the legs, arm, and chest. [Doing so does not transgress the prohibition of Beged Isha, or any other prohibition. However, removing hair […]
Men shaving armpit and pubic hair
Men shaving armpit and pubic hair:[1] It is forbidden for a man to remove his armpit hair or his pubic hair.[2] This applies even against using scissors to shave the hair to a razor like cut [i.e. Keiyn Taar].[3] [One who transgresses the above has transgressed a Rabbinical command.[4]] In […]
Men removing white hairs
Removing white hairs:[1] It is [Biblically[2]] forbidden for a man to remove even a single white hair from amongst black hairs [so he does not appear old[3]] due to the prohibition of “Lo Yilbash Gever Simlas Isha.”[4] [One who does so is liable for lashes.[5] This applies to the hair […]
Knowing G-d to one’s maximum capacity
Knowing G-d to one’s maximum capacity:[1] It is a fact that it is impossible to fathom Hashem or His ways. Nevertheless, every person has intellectual capabilities which he can use to try to fathom that which is fathomable regarding Hashem. Hashem desires that we exert effort to intellectually get to […]
Not getting fooled by a spiritual high
Not getting fooled by a spiritual high:[1] The Sages state that one is to view himself like a Rasha. This means that even a person who is on a high spiritual level, and does not succumb to sin, is to nevertheless know that in potential, he still contains all of […]
Final Galus is preparation for receiving Pnimiyus Hatorah
Final Galus is preparation for receiving Pnimiyus Hatorah:[1] The exile in Egypt had to be experienced by the Jewish people in order to merit receiving the Torah. The reason for this is because just as a seed needs plowed earth in order to grow, so too the Jewish ego had […]
How to make correct decisions
How to make correct decisions:[1] The Baal Shem Tov stated in the name of the Ramban that whenever one is in question over what to do, whether a certain action is an act of holiness of Kelipa, one should try to imagine himself removed from the situation. He is to […]
