This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com What is the law if one crossed the international dateline during Sefira and went back or forward a weekday? What number Sefira is he to count, and when does he celebrate Shavuos?[1] A. Background-Is Shavuos celebrating the day that the […]
Plants on Shabbos and Yom Tov
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Supplement on Plants on Shabbos and Yom Tov taken from “The Laws of Shabbos” Volume 3 1. Are flowers and plants Muktzah on Shabbos/Yom Tov?[1] If one bought or designated the plants before Yom Tov for purpose of decoration, then […]
Is Shavuos celebrating the day the Torah was given
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Is Shavuos celebrating the day that the Torah was given?[1] Based on the previous Halacha, the holiday of Shavuos is not dependent at all as to when the giving of the Torah occurred, and it’s just that now, due to […]
When to celebrate
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com When is the Holiday of Shavuos?[1] On the 50th day of the counting of the Omer[2] is the holiday of Shavuos, which is called “Atzeres” in the wording of the Sages.[3] The verse did not depend the Holiday of Shavuos […]
Verses of Shavuos
The verses of Shavuos Emor 23 “You shall call on the essence of this day [the 50th day]. A call of holiness it shall be for you. All work of labor [as opposed to work of eating] shall not be done. [This is] an eternal law in […]
Year Torah was given
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 5. When was the Torah given?[1] Year:[2] The Torah was given to the Jewish people in the year 2448 after Creation. This corresponds to early summer of the year 1313 BCE. Date:[3] The Torah was given on the 6th of Sivan. Weekday:[4] […]
Classic Q&A on the Shavuos Holiday
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Chapter 3: Classical Questions 1. When was the first Shavuos Holiday celebrated?[1] The Holiday of Shavuos was celebrated for the first time 51 days after we left Egypt. [Accordingly, it was celebrated during the forty-year period that the […]
Yartzeit of Besht
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com The Yartzeit of the Baal Shem Tov:[1] The Baal Shem Tov passed away on the 1st day of Shavuot in the year 5520. He was buried on the second day of Shavuos, the 7th of Sivan.[2] For this reason, it […]
Dispute of Moshe with the Angels
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 4. The dispute between Moshe and the supernal angels and his convincing response:[1] The Gemara[2] states that when Moshe went up to the heavens to receive the Luchos the Supernal angels turned to Moshe and asked him “What is a […]
Purpose of Matan Torah
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 3. The purpose of Matan Torah: Refine the animal soul:[1] The purpose of the Torah is to refine and uplift the animal soul of a Jew. The animal soul of a Jew comes from Kelipas Noga, which conceals G-dliness from […]
