Parshas Chayeh Sarah-Torah Or-Why G-d made us dependent on food, and the difference between Shabbos and weekday eating

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com “Yigaleh Lan Taamei….…” [Torah Or p. 15b] This Mamar focuses on the topic of eating food. Food consumption makes up one of the greatest markets known to civilization. Cuisine and dining are at the forefront of entertainment and social gatherings. […]

Parshas Bereishis-Summary of the Parsha

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer    Buy now on Amazon.com Parshas Bereishis Pesukim: 146 [Siman:אמציה] Haftorah: Yeshayahu 42:5-21[1]   Number of Mitzvos: There is a total of One Mitzvah in Parshas Bereishis; One positive command and Zero negative commands. The following are the commands in the order […]

Chatzitzas on vessels during immersion

Chatzitzas on vessels:[1] When immersing a vessel in a Mikveh one must remove all invalidating intervals from the inside and outside of the vessel in order for the immersion to be valid. If there was an invalidating interval on the vessel at the time of immersion, the immersion is Rabbinically[2] […]

Involvement in the baking process

What involvement of a gentile in the baking determines the bread to be pas akum:[1] The Sages only forbade gentile baked bread in the event that the baking process was completely done by the gentile. If however a Jew was involved in some part of the baking process then the […]