Speech-Honoring one’s parents through speech:[1] A. Speaking respectfully:[2] Included in the mitzvah of honoring one’s parents is to speak to them with respect. One is to speak with them in a soft and appeasing tone, as if one is talking to the king. Speaking to one’s parents in the third […]
From the Rav’s Desk: Forgot to recite Birchas Hamazon at home and remembered at work
Question: [Sunday, 8th Sivan, 5783] I just finished breakfast and was in a rush to catch the train to get to work, and I absentmindedly left my home without reciting Birchas Hamazon for my breakfast meal which included bread, even though I had intended to say it before I left. […]
Traveling to and from Israel after Shavuos in years that Parshiyos are not aligned
Traveling to and from Israel after Shavuos in years that Parshiyos are not aligned:[1] In years that the first day of Shavuos falls on Erev Shabbos, then on Shabbos in Eretz Yisrael the weekly Parsha [i.e. Naso] is read, while the Diaspora differs the weekly Parsha and instead reads the […]
Eiruv Tavshilin
The laws of Eruv Tavshilin[1] Doing Eruv Tavshilin when the Yom Tov falls on Erev Shabbos: Whenever Yom Tov falls on Erev Shabbos one must do Eruv Tavshilin on Erev Yom Tov in order to be allowed to cook and light candles on Friday for Shabbos. When to perform […]
From the Rav’s Desk: Immersing in a Mikveh on Friday afternoon for the sake of Shabbos if Friday is Yom Tov
Question: [Wednesday, 4th Sivan 5783] I always immerse in a Mikveh on the afternoon of Erev Shabbos in preparation for Shabbos. Should one also do so in occurrences [such as this year’s Shavuos], when Yom Tov falls on Erev Shabbos, and hence one would be immersing on the afternoon of […]
The Shavuos meal menu & The Dairy meal-Background, laws, and customs
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com A. The importance of eating on Shavuos:[1] It is a positive command[2] to eat and drink during all festivals.[3] Shavuos, however, contains an additional stringency not applicable by other Holidays. Unlike Shabbos and other Holidays, in which it is permitted […]
From the Rav’s Desk: When to say Yizkor if the second day of Shavuos falls on Shabbos?
Question: [Sunday, 24th Nisan, 5782] When is Yizkor to be said in years that the second day of Shavuos falls on Shabbos? On Shabbos? On Friday, the first day of Chag as said in Israel? Or not at all? Answer: On Shabbos. Yizkor is customarily recited [in the diaspora] on […]
Q&A on Kerias Hatorah on Shavuos and Mivtza Aseres Hadibros
The Mivtza of hearing Aseres Hadibros on Shavuos: A. The reading of Aseres Hadibros on the first day of Shavuos:[1] On the first day of Shavuos, five men are called up for Aliyos and [a portion from] the Parsha of Yisro is read, which includes the reading of the Aseres […]
From the Rav’s Desk: Should one say Besimcha or Berina in Lecha Dodi of Motzei Yom Tov
Question: [Monday, 2nd Sivan 5783] I am wondering regarding what is the correct Nussach to say in Lecha Dodi in Israel this Friday night. Should we say Berina being that it is no longer Yom Tov, or should we say Besimcha being that we are coming off the joy of […]
Shavuos that falls on Erev Shabbos-Laws and reminders
Shavuos that falls on Erev Shabbos-Laws and reminders: A. Thursday-Erev Shavuos: Perform Eruv Tavshilin. Light a 24 hour candle on Erev Shavuos to use to light candles on Friday. B. Friday-Shavuos day: When to eat the Yom Tov meal:[1] When Yom Tov falls on Erev Shabbos one is to start […]
