May one use a door knocker on Shabbos?[1] Background-Making noise with an item on Shabbos: The sages prohibited one from sounding music on Shabbos, due to the crazy one way come to fix musical instruments.[2] Included in this prohibition is sounding any sound with the intent of making it into […]
Birchas Hatorah by Mivtza Tefillin & Reciting Birchas Hatorah prior to a public Shiur
Birchas Hatorah by Mivtza Tefillin-May one say Shema prior to Birchas Hatorah? Initially, one is to recite Birchas Hatorah prior to the recital of Shema.[1] However, in a time of need, such as if Zman Kerias Shema is passing, one may say it prior to reciting Birchas Hatorah.[2] Accordingly, by […]
Bar Mitzvah boys Leining-Having the Bar Mitzvah boy Lein from the Torah
Bar Mitzvah boys Leining-Having the Bar Mitzvah boy Lein from the Torah:[1] Introduction: It is an old custom for the Bar Mitzvah boy to receive an Aliyah to the Torah on the occasion of his Bar Mitzvah[2], in order to publicize that he has now reached the age of Mitzvos.[3] […]
Which blessing should one precede-Hadama or Haeitz
Which blessing should one precede-Hadama or Haeitz?[1] For example: One plans to eat a snack of a date and potato chips, which are both sitting on the table in front of him. Which blessing should one precede; the Haeitz on the fruit, or the Hadama on the potatoes? If one […]
Are Avocado pits Muktzah on Shabbos? Can they be used to prevent browning?
Are Avocado pits Muktzah on Shabbos?[1] Can they be used to prevent browning? In general, all pits that are inedible, and are not designated to be eaten by local house pets and farm animals, are Muktzah.[2] The question however is asked regarding avocado pits being that they are commonly reused […]
Attaching to a Rebbe or Tzaddik
Attaching to a Rebbe and Talmid Chacham Part 1 In honor of Yud Shevat, the day which we merited to receive the leadership of our Rebbe, we will discuss the Mitzvah of attaching to a Tzaddik and its Halachic dimensions. The Mitzvah to have a Rebbe-Attaching to Talmidei Chachamim:[1] It […]
Should I begin learning the Daf Yomi? The Halachic and Chabad perspective
Should I begin learning the Daf Yomi? The Halachic and Chabad perspective Historical background:[1] The cycle of learning a page of Talmud daily in sequence to finish the entire Talmud within 7 years was initiated by Rabbi Meir Shapiro in 1923, the Rosh Hayeshiva of Yeshivas Chachmei Lublin. This cycle […]
Checklist for putting on Tefillin-Removing and Rabbeinu Tam-Part 3
Checklist for putting on Tefillin-Removing and Rabbeinu Tam-Part 3 Removing the Tefillin The Chabad custom is not to remove the Tefillin until after the Kaddish which is said after Tehillim. At the very least, it should not be removed until after the Kaddish that is said after Uva Letziyon. One […]
Eating biscuits that have engraved letters on Shabbos
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy here May one eat biscuits, cakes, candies, chocolate, and the like, which have words/letters/pictures engraved on them?[1] To break it and then eat it:[2] It is forbidden to break the letters that are on a food, even if the letters are […]
Using secular dates
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com May one use the secular dates verbally or in writing?[1] The years: Some Poskim[2] rule it is Biblically forbidden to write secular dates.[3] Other Poskim[4] however rule it is permitted.[5] Practically, the custom is to be lenient as did […]
