Parshas Balak-Chassidic story & lesson
This Weeks Daily Halachos
From the Rav’s Desk: Using a Lulav with a split middle leaf [i.e. Tiyomes] in years that Sukkos falls on Shabbos?
Post Views: 51 Question: I was told that this year since Sukkos falls on Shabbos, we are therefore lenient in various laws of the Daled Minim, including that this year we do not have to be careful that the middle leaf, known as the Tiyomes, be completely closed on its
The Daled Minim Consumers Guide and Kashrus checklist for Lulav, Esrog, Hadassim, Aravos
Post Views: 955 Kashrus of Lulav: Its spine is at least 32cm. and will extend a Tefach past the Hadassim and Aravos. Its Tiyomes is completely closed on its top. The Tiyomes is double leafed from top to bottom. The majority of the other leaves are majority closed. The Tiyomes
From the Rav’s Desk: Tzar Baalei Chaim & Treifos by Kaparos: Not letting your chicken see the slaughter of another chicken
Post Views: 409 Question: I met an individual who told me that he refuses to do Kaparos on chickens because he feels that the way it is done is cruel to the chickens, being that amongst other factors the slaughtering takes place in view of all the other chickens, and
Laws & Customs of Yom Kippur-Checklist of Reminders
Post Views: 1,546 Erev Yom Kippur Kaparos Buy two 24-hour candles. One for the shul for married men and one for the house for Havdala. Davening: No Tachanun/Avinu Malkeinu/Mizmor Lesoda in Shacharis No Avinu Malkeinu even if falls on Erev Shabbos Receive Lekach Ask forgiveness from people that you hurt
From the Rav’s Desk: No break between the Shevarim and Terua
Post Views: 68 Question: Our Baal Tokeai did not make a really noticeable break between the Shevarim and Terua in the set of Tashrat, in the blowing that follows the reading of the Torah? Were these blows valid? To note, he claims that he did make a very slight break
Tzom Gedalia Summary of laws
Post Views: 4,722 Tzom Gedalia: The day after Rosh Hashanah, which is the 3rd of Tishrei, is a public fast day [called Tzom Gedalia]. One is required to fast on this day due to the tragedies that occurred during this time. [This fast is mentioned explicitly in scripture [Zecharia 8]
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