*The article below is an excerpt from the above Sefer *As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Buy Now in Paperback or Kindle Buy on Apple Books Sign up for Daily Distribution Sponsor an Episode The fasts of Bahab:[1] The custom:[2] It [used to be] customary to fast […]
From the Rav’s Desk: Swimming on Yom Tov
Question: [Thursday, 27th Iyar, 5783] Is there any allowance to swim on Yom Tov. We have a pool in our backyard and for some reason while our family was accustomed not to swim on Shabbos we were accustomed to swim on Yom Tov. Is this Halachically accurate, and is there […]
Shabbos Mevrachim Sivan and Av Harachamim prayer
Av Harachaim on Shabbos Mivarchim Sivan and on Shabbos before Shavuos:[1] Av Harachamim is recited on Shabbos Mivarchim Sivan.[2] Saying Av Harachamim if a Baal Bris or Chasan is in Shul, and by Shabbos before Shavuos:[3] Even in the event that a Bris is taking place in Shul [or if […]
Thursday-Daily Chitas [Chumash, Tanya] & Rambam Summaries [27th Iyar 5783]
Donate Subscribe for Daily Email Thursday, 27th Iyar 5783/May 18, 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 Chamishi The Levite census, their jobs, leaders, and area of encampment: […]
From the Rav’s Desk: Returning lost bike to suspicious person claiming it is his
Question: [Wednesday, 26th Iyar 5783] My children found a small adult bike in good condition lingering in the bushes in a park in the local neighborhood. At first they just left it there but after coming back to the park three days later, the bike was still there, so they […]
Drinking warm water
Drinking warm water:[1] [Talmud/Shulchan Aruch Harav/Achronim] One is to never drink warm water in a metal vessel due to that they damage the body[2], unless one places something into it which is commonly placed into beverages, such as herbs, or spices, or roots of good scenting plants [i.e. Besamim] and […]
Wednesday-Daily Chitas [Chumash, Tanya] & Rambam Summaries [26th Iyar 5783]
Donate Subscribe for Daily Email Wednesday, 26th Iyar 5783/May 17, 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 Revi’i The descendants of Aaron: The following are the offspring of […]
Tuesday-Daily Chitas [Chumash, Tanya] & Rambam Summaries [25th Iyar 5783]
Donate Subscribe for Daily Email Tuesday, 25th Iyar 5783/May 16, 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 Shelishi Hashem told Moshe that the following is the order that […]
From the Rav’s Desk: Aguna Prevention-Marrying a Jew whose family converted to Christianity
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 […]
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