This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Purchase here or on Amazon.com May one open or close the door of a fridge if the light was left active? It is forbidden to open or close the door of the fridge if the fridge light was left active, and will […]
New clothing during Sefira
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com *All customs listed below are only practiced during the period of time in which one is accustomed to observe the mourning customs, as explained in the previous Halacha. For semantic purposes we will refer to this as “the mourning period […]
Counted wrong day
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Saying or having in mind the wrong day: A. Said the wrong date and did not remember until the next night: If one counted the wrong date and only discovered the next night, then it is considered that he did […]
Women counting Sefiras Haomer
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer To purchase click here or on Amazon.com Women counting Sefiras Haomer:[1] Women are exempt from the Mitzvah of Sefiras HaOmer.[2] [Likewise, based on Kabala, women are not able to fulfill this Mitzvah.[3]] However in certain provinces[4] women have accepted this Mitzvah upon […]
Mechiras Chometz when traveling to different time zones
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Selling Chametz through a Rav within your time zone: One must be careful to sell his Chametz through a Rav who is located in his time zone and not in an earlier or later time zone. Selling the Chametz in […]
Hearing both sides of an argument
This Halacha is published in our Sefer “Topics in Practical Halacha” Volume 2 Hearing the claims of each side in the presence of the other side:[1] A. Introduction: Monetary claims are a basic aspect of day to day business dealings and interaction with others. These claims must be brought before […]
The definition of Bitachon-Faith or wishful thinking
Summary of Shofar in Elul
Blowing the Shofar:[1] It is the custom of Ashkenazi[2] Jewry to blow Shofar throughout the month if Elul.[3] How many sounds are blown and when?[4] The Chabad custom is that from the second day and onwards one blows nine blows [Tashrat, Tashat, Tarat].[5] When is the Shofar blown?[6] The […]
Cutting nails during the nine days
Cutting nails:[1] One may not cut nails during the week of Tishe Beav. One may cut nails during the three weeks, up until the week of Tishe Beav. Erev Shabbos:[2] If Tishe Beav falls on Shabbos one may cut his nails in honor of Shabbos. [However some Poskim[3] […]
Hitting children during the Three Weeks
Not to hit kids:[1] From the 17th of Tamuz until the 9th of Av one is to beware from hitting his students [or his children[2], even with a belt[3], and certainly not with a stick or rod[4]]. [Some Poskim[5] however rule one may hit a child using his hands. […]
