Do the laws of Arla apply to the fruits of a gentile owned tree? May a Jew eat the fruits of the first three years from a gentile owned tree?[1] The fruits of all trees contain the Biblical Arla prohibition, whether the tree is owned by a Jew or a […]
May one fulfill the blessing through hearing another person reciting it if a Minyan is not present?
May one fulfill the blessing through hearing another person reciting it if a Minyan is not present? Yes. There is no requirement to have a Minyan present in order to be Yotzei a blessing with another person.[1] Nonetheless, when a Minyan is not present, it is better for each person […]
What is better-To say the blessing on one’s own or to be Yotzei with another/Chazan?
What is better-To say the blessing on one’s own or to be Yotzei with another/Chazan?[1] Birchas Hamitzvos: Mitzvos that are fulfilled individually:[2] Whenever a Minyan of people are fulfilling the same Mitzvah at the same time, and each individual is performing their own Mitzvah, such as each person is wrapping […]
Arrived to Shul right before Shemoneh Esrei of Maariv
What is one to do if he arrived to Shul right before Shemoneh Esrei of Maariv?[1] One who entered a Minyan who already completed Kerias Shema and are now ready to Daven Shemoneh Esrei, he is to Daven Shemoneh Esrei with the Minyan, and [immediately[2]] after Davening he is to […]
Laws of Hesped/Eulogies
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Eulogy/Hesped:[1] The law: It is a great Mitzvah to properly eulogize the deceased.[2] Whoever cries upon the death of a Kosher Jew, Hashem counts the tears and places them in his supernal treasure chest. Whoever is lax in eulogizing a Kosher Jew […]
Are children obligated to recite the Shema?
Are children obligated to recite the Shema?[1] Below age of Chinuch:[2] A child who is below the age of Chinuch is exempt from reciting Keiras Shema [by night and day].[3] Above age of Chinuch: A son who has reached the age of Chinuch is obligated in Shema [of both morning […]
Blessing children on Friday night:
Blessing children on Friday night: It is an old age custom for parents and Rabbis to bless their children and students with Birchas Kohanim on Friday night.[1] Doing so does not transgress the prohibition[2] against a non-Kohen reciting Birchas Kohanim[3], although it is forbidden for the person to raise his […]
Non-Kohanim reciting Birchas Kohanim and performing Nesias Kapayim:
Non-Kohanim reciting Birchas Kohanim and performing Nesias Kapayim:[1] It is forbidden for a non-Kohen to perform Nesias Kapayim. A non-Kohen who performs Neisas Kapayim transgresses a Biblical positive command.[2] This applies even if the non-Kohen performs Nesias Kapayim together with the other Kohanim.[3] [This applies even if the non-Kohen does […]
Stepping on egg shells
The mystical danger of stepping on egg shells:[1] One who steps on egg shells endangers himself to receive Tzaraas/leprosy. [Although many of the Talmudic, and even codified warnings of mystical dangers are no longer followed today[2], practically, many people are accustomed to abstaining from stepping on egg shells even today. […]
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