Giving charity and Maaser if one owes money to others: A. Background: The obligation to pay back owed moneys:[1] It is a Biblical obligation for a person who borrowed money to pay back that money that he owes. One who does not do so transgresses the verse[2] of “Loveh Rasha […]
Placing a tablecloth on the Shabbos table
Placing a tablecloth on the table: It is customary for there to be a tablecloth spread over one’s [dining[1]] table throughout the entire Shabbos. One may not swerve from this custom.[2] There are those who have the custom to spread two tablecloths over the [dining] table [and so is the […]
Placing the Challah on the table after baking
Placing the Challah on the table after baking: Some Poskim[1] record that the custom is to place the Challahs that will be eaten Friday night on the Shabbos table directly after removing them from the oven, and that doing so is included within Kavod Shabbos.[2] This is not the current […]
Calling up relatives to get Aliya one after the other
Today’s Daily Halacha is an excerpt from this Sefer. Buy Here! Calling up relatives to Aliya’s one after the other:[1] From the letter of the law, it is permitted to call two relatives to the Torah for an Aliyah one after the other. This applies whether they are brothers or […]
From the Rav’s Desk: What happened on the 20th of Sivan and is it still accustomed to fast on this day?
Question: [Monday, 20th Iyar 5781] What happened on the 20th of Sivan and is it still accustomed to fast on this day? Answer: The 20th of Sivan used to be in accustomed fast day which commemorated certain tragedies that occurred in both France and Poland in which Jews were persecuted […]
Birchas Habanim-The custom of blessing one’s children on Friday night
Birchas Habanim-The custom of blessing one’s children on Friday night: A. The source and reason for the custom: It is an age-old custom for parents and Rabbis to bless their children and students with Birchas Kohanim on Friday night.[1] The custom is first recorded in the Sefer Hachaim, written by […]
Birchas Habanim-The custom of blessing one’s children on Friday night
Birchas Habanim-The custom of blessing one’s children on Friday night: A. The source and reason for the custom: It is an age-old custom for parents and Rabbis to bless their children and students with Birchas Kohanim on Friday night.[1] The custom is first recorded in the Sefer Hachaim, written by […]
Chapter 11: Borer laws and restrictions
Chapter 11: Borer Introduction: The following Chapter will deal with the laws of separating foods from amongst other foods, such as separating cucumbers from tomatoes in a salad. Doing so is subject to the Borer/separating prohibition. The laws of Borer are one of the more difficult subjects in Hilchos Shabbos[1], […]
The name Challah
The name Challah: Bread in Hebrew is called Lechem while the separated dough is called Challah. It is customary to call the Shabbos bread Challah in order to serve as a reminder to women to separate Challah from the dough.[1] In previous times, it was common in many communities to […]
What to do with the Challah after Separating?
What to do with the Challah:[1] The separated piece of Challah is to be wrapped in tinfoil and burnt in the oven [or on the stove].[2] It is to be wrapped well to the point that the dough will not become revealed while being burnt, as Challah is forbidden to […]
