Question: [Tuesday, 25th Iyar 5783] I am a middle aged woman engaged to a middle-aged man who is a Baal Teshuvah and comes from a very interesting background. His grandparents were Orthodox Jews in the lower East side of Manhattan and were actually acquainted with Rav Moshe Feinstein when they […]
The Mitzvah to honor one’s parents in one’s thought & feelings
Honoring one’s parents in one’s thought & feelings:[1] Included in the mitzvah to honor one’s parents are matters relating to thought, speech, and action. The mitzvah of honor affects how one should think of one’s parents, how one should speak of one’s parents and to ones parents, and the matters […]
Monday-Daily Chitas [Chumash, Tanya] & Rambam Summaries [24th Iyar 5783]
Donate Subscribe for Daily Email Monday, 24th Iyar 5783/May 15, 2023 Share on whatsapp WhatsApp Share on telegram Telegram Share on email Email Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on print Print Purchase Sefer Parshas Bamidbar Sheiyni The census of men in the Twelve tribes above age […]
From the Rav’s Desk: Using a barbecue grill in a public park
Question: [Monday, 24th Iyar 5783] We are going on a camping trip with our students from school and would like to know if it is at all possible to use the public grills that will be found in our camping site. We plan on bringing our own coals, and we […]
What is the law if one crossed the international dateline during Sefira?
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 Torah was given?[2] The holiday of Shavuos is not dependent […]
From the Rav’s Desk: When should the Olah say Chazak Chazak Vinischazeik
Question: [Sunday, 23rd Iyar, 5783] I received the last Aliyah of Shevi’i this past Shabbos and was wondering according to our custom for the Olah to also recite Chazak Chazak Vinischazeik if I should say it together with the congregation or together with the Baal Korei? I saw that in […]
When is Shabbos over-The after Shabbos stages which permit the doing of Melacha
When is Shabbos over-The after Shabbos stages which permit the doing of Melacha: Simply speaking, the conclusion of Shabbos is when three stars can be seen in the sky, or when the time for the leave of Shabbos as written in a calendar is reached on the clock. However, in […]
Sunday-Daily Chitas [Chumash, Tanya] & Rambam Summaries [23rd Iyar 5783]
Donate Subscribe for Daily Email Sunday, 23rd Iyar 5783/May 14, 2023 Share on whatsapp WhatsApp Share on telegram Telegram Share on email Email Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on print Print Purchase Sefer Parshas Bamidbar Rishon Hashem commands Moshe to take a census of the Jewish […]
Parshas Behar-Bechukosaiy: Summary, Likkutei Torah, Likkutei Sichos, Halachos
Parshas Behar-Summary of Parsha 1) The Mitzvah of Shemitah 2) Mitzvah of Yovel: 3) Business ethics Click Here Parshas Bechukosaiy-Summary of Parsha 1) The Blessings received for obeying G-d’s commands 2) The curses received for disobeying G-d’s commands 3) The salvation after the suffering Click Here Parshas Behar Bechukosaiy-Parsha Bee […]
From the Rav’s Desk: Lifting a fork from a pile of garbage on Shabbos
Question: [Thursday, 20th Iyar, 5783] I would like to know what to do when sweeping the floor on Friday night or Shabbos day and I find that there is an eating utensil in the pile of swept up garbage. On the one hand, I think that it is forbidden to […]