Donate Question: [Thursday, 21st Adar 2, 5782] Am I allowed to enter a bar and order a beverage that does not have a Kashrus concern [not wine or wine flavored etc, and does not contain other Kashrus concerns] in order to drink in the bar? Does it make any difference […]
The laws of Pesach-Summary & Review-Part 2-Thirty days before Pesach 2
Donate Thirty days before the festival:-Part 2 [Chapter 1] G. Bedikas Chametz for one who is traveling: One who will be traveling from home before Pesach must check his house prior to leaving if he does not plan to sell his Chametz in that area to a gentile. See Halacha […]
From the Rav’s Desk: May one sit while doing Netilas Yadayim for bread?
Donate Question: [Wednesday, 20th Adar 2, 5782] I have a sink right next to my dining room table, which I can reach from my chair. I would like to know if I can wash hands from the sink while sitting in my chair, or if I must stand up when […]
The laws of Pesach-Summary & Review-Part 1-Thirty days before Pesach
Donate Thirty days before the festival:-Part 1 [Chapter 1] A. Learning the laws prior to the festival: [Chapter 1 Halacha 1] Starting from Purim, the 14th of Adar, it is a Mitzvah on every person to learn the laws of the festival until he is expert in them, and knows […]
From the Rav’s Desk: Renting a room to a non-religious Jew or gentile during Pesach
Question: [Tuesday, 19th Adar 2, 5782] I have a vacation rental home which I rent out throughout the year and would like to know if there’s any issue with me renting it to a non–religious Jew during Pesach, being that he very likely will enter Chametz into the room. Is […]
Likkutei Sichos Introduction & Historical Background- Part 2
Donate Introduction & Historical Background Part 2 The dates of the publication: The compiled Sichos of Likkutei Sichos were first published and distributed on a weekly basis, as a pamphlet known as a Likut, in correspondence to that week’s Parsha. It was only later that these published pamphlets were […]
From the Rav’s Desk: Following your conscience to determine right versus wrong
Donate Question: [Monday 18th Adar 2, 5782] Is there any truth to the statement that one’s conscience can mystically determine right from wrong and direct a person who is facing a fork in the road, as to whether he should choose one way or the other? I have heard stated […]
Introduction & Historical Background on Likkutei Sichos-Part 1
Donate Introduction & Historical Background on Likkutei Sichos The uniqueness of Likkutei Sichos-The Rebbe’s organized edited work: Likkutei Sichos is the most authoritative and significant published work of the Rebbe’s talks and teachings which were said throughout the years of the Rebbe’s leadership. The Rebbe publicly spoke on thousands of […]
From the Rav’s Desk: Who should wash the hands of the Kohen by Nesias Kapayim?
Question: [Sunday, 17th Adar 2, 5782] If there is no Levi in Shul, who should wash the hands of the Kohanim prior to them performing Nesias Kapayim? Answer: If there is no Levi available to wash the hands of the Kohanim, then Admur and the Poskim rule that a Bechor […]
How many verses must be read in the Haftorah
How many verses are to be read during the Haftorah:[1] Shabbos:[2] On Shabbos, the person who reads the Maftir from the Navi is to read no less than 21 verses.[3] Nonetheless, if the entire subject of the chosen Parsha in Navi contains less than 21 verses, such as the Parsha […]
