Question: [Wednesday, 26th Nisan, 5782] I have a whole bunch of little kids at home and it is very difficult to keep them occupied without music? For example, they are used to watching uncle Moishe videos with music which keeps them occupied. May I play this for them even during […]
Pirkei Avos
Reciting Pirkei Avos:[1] It is customary to recite Pirkei Avos on every Shabbos between Pesach and Shavuos.[2] Some are accustomed to continue reciting it after Shavuos, throughout the summer months, until Rosh Hashanah.[3] [Practically, the Chabad custom is to say Pirkei Avos until Rosh Hashanah.[4] On the Shabbosim which are […]
From the Rav’s Desk: Signaled the Sefira with one’s hand
Question: [Tuesday, 25th Nissan, 5782] My friend asked me as to which day of Sefira it is, and I signaled with my fingers the amount of days. It was the eighth night and so I showed him eight fingers. I had yet to count Sefiras Haomer that night and was […]
So which Parsha is it this week? Traveling to and from Israel in years that Parshiyos are not aligned
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Traveling to and from Israel in years that Parshiyos are not aligned:[1] In years that the first day of Pesach falls on Shabbos, the last day of Pesach in the Diaspora likewise falls on Shabbos, although in Eretz Yisrael the […]
From the Rav’s Desk: When to say Yizkor when the last day of Yom Tov falls on Shabbos
Question: [Sunday, 24th Nisan, 5782] When is Yizkor to be said in years that the last day of Yom Tov falls on Shabbos? I live in the Diaspora and went to a certain synagogue on Shabbos, the last day of Pesach, and they did not perform Yizkor. When I asked […]
From the Rav’s Desk: Listening to music on Isru Chag during Sefira
Question: [Sunday, 23rd Nisan, 5782] Is it permitted for one to listen to music on Isru Chag, despite the fact that we don’t listen to music during Sefira? Also, what is the status regarding the Moroccan post Passover Mimuna party in which I have seen many play music? Answer: Those […]
From the Rav’s Desk: Plucking grass from the earth during Chol Hamoed
Question: [Tuesday, 18th Nissan, 5782] We were having a picnic in the park together with our family and out of mere habit I was plucking grass from the ground. Someone who was there mentioned to me that it is forbidden to do so on Chol Hamoed. Is this correct? […]
Eating garlic on Pesach
Eating garlic on Pesach:[1] Garlic is not Chametz, or Kitniyos, and is thus permitted to be eaten over Pesach.[2] Nevertheless, there are those who are accustomed not to eat garlic on Pesach.[3] Those families who are accustomed to follow this custom are not to swerve from it.[4] However, those families […]
Checklist of reminders for Bedikas Chametz, Erev Pesach, Night of Seder
Checklist for Bedikas Chametz Bedikas Chametz-Night of the 14th: Wrap 10 pieces of hard bread in paper in a way that they will not crumble out. Hide the pieces and take note of their whereabouts. Do not perform Melacha, eat a meal, or learn Torah within a half hour before […]
From the Rav’s Desk: List of Kosher for Pesach foods and products 5782
Question: [Wednesday, 12th Nissan, 5782] Can you provide a list of products and foods that do not need to be kosher for Pesach? Answer: Most processed foods require special certification for Pesach as innocent as they may seem due to that Chametz is commonly used in the processing of many […]
