Halakha of the Day | Halakha and Jewish history accessible to all – By Rabbi Yosef Bitton

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THE FAST OF GEDALIA: Why do we fast today?

Yosef Bitton - September 12, 2026

ROSH HASHANA: The Game of the Palace

Yosef Bitton - September 11, 2026

ROSH HASHANA: Decoding the Voice of the Shofar

Yosef Bitton - September 11, 2026

Sephardic Rabbis

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Sephardic Rabbis

Rabbi Refael Aharon ben Shimon (1847-1928)

Yosef Bitton - December 26, 2012

Sephardic Rabbis

Rabbi Don Isaac Abarbanel (1437-1508)

Yosef Bitton - May 22, 2013

Forgotten Giants

Rabbi Yehuda Moscato (1530-1593) and the Cuzary

Yosef Bitton - April 26, 2015

Forgotten Giants

Rabbi Shelomo Oliveyra (1635-1708) and the importance of learning Hebrew

Yosef Bitton - March 9, 2016

Forgotten Giants

Rabbis Jacob and Isaac Abendana (17th Century)

Yosef Bitton - October 27, 2011

Forgotten Giants

Rabbi Menashe ben Israel (1604-1657) the most famous Jew in the world

Yosef Bitton - June 6, 2023

Sephardic Rabbis

Rabbi Obadia ben Ya’aqob Yosef z”l, 1920-2013

Yosef Bitton - October 7, 2013

Sephardic Rabbis

Rabbi Levi Ibn Habib and the rabbinical ordination debate

Yosef Bitton - September 29, 2015

Forgotten Giants

Rabbi Ya’aqob Yehuda León (1602-1675) builds a Bet haMiqdash

Yosef Bitton - February 18, 2016

Sephardic Rabbis

Rabbi Benzion Frizzi (1756-1844) And How Do You Say In Talmudic Hebrew “Bacteria”?

Yosef Bitton - May 2, 2012

Sephardic Rabbis

The Leadership of Rabbi Obadia Yosef z”l

Yosef Bitton - October 9, 2013

Forgotten Giants

Rabbi Ya’aqob Castro (1525-1612) and the Jewish community of Egypt

Yosef Bitton - January 15, 2019

Sephardic Rabbis

Rabbi Ytzhaq Nissim (1895-1981)

Yosef Bitton - August 1, 2012

Sephardic Rabbis

Don Isaac Abarbanel (1437-1508)

Yosef Bitton - May 29, 2013

Forgotten Giants

SEPHARDIC RABBIS: Rabbi Hayim Carigal (1732-1777) and Yale University

Yosef Bitton - November 4, 2015

Sephardic Rabbis

Rabbi David Aaaron de Sola (1796-1860)

Yosef Bitton - June 24, 2011

Sephardic Rabbis

A journey to the heart of Ribbi Yehuda haLevi (1075-1140)

Yosef Bitton - June 18, 2020

Sephardic Rabbis

Rabbi David ben Zimra (1479-1573)

Yosef Bitton - November 20, 2013

Sephardic Rabbis

Rabbi Refael Aharon Ben Shimon and the Ashkenazi community of Cairo

Yosef Bitton - May 23, 2018

Sephardic Rabbis

Rabbi Gershom Mendes Seixas: The First Native-Born U.S. Rabbi

Yosef Bitton - May 26, 2011

THE NIGHT OF THE SEDER

The 3 Most Important Ideas to Discuss at the Seder

March 23, 2018

The Importance of Haroset for Maimonides

April 5, 2020

TALKING POINTS FOR THE SEDER

April 8, 2025

HEBREW & ENGLISH ESSENTIAL HAGGADAH FOR PESACH 2020

April 7, 2022

10 COMMANDMENTS

THE THIRD COMMANDMENT: On being an observant Jew

July 12, 2016

TENTH COMMANDMENT: Envy and its Three Levels

December 6, 2016

THE FIFTH COMMANDMENT: The way to honoring our parents

August 24, 2016

THE FIFTH COMMANDMENT: Honoring our parents

August 23, 2016

AMIDA

AMIDA (berakha 13) Take care of those who take care of...

February 24, 2014

AMIDA, SIXTH BERAKHA: How Many Times Will God Forgive Me?

February 2, 2017

AMIDA (berakha 14), Yerushalayim, a city and its soul

February 25, 2014

AMIDA (Berakha 15) Praying for the real Messiah

February 27, 2014

THE 13 PRINCIPLES

The 13 Principles: # 11: God is Just.

October 25, 2012

13 PRINCIPLES: Why do we Jews believe in God?

October 20, 2015

The 13 Principles of Jewish Faith: # 5: Praying directly and...

January 31, 2012

8th PRINCIPLE: The journey from the Written Tora to the halakhic...

January 27, 2016

SCIENCE AND TORA

The age of the Earth, according to the book of Job

October 17, 2022

Two books by the same Author

November 1, 2017

JEWISH WEDDING

The bridal gown

July 2, 2012

The First Mitzvah of the Torah

June 17, 2011

TESHUBA

Teshuba and Jiminy the cricket

September 22, 2013

Teshuba and the end of life

September 7, 2011

VIDEO

IF YOU LOVE ME READ MY MIND West Deal Syn. June...

November 22, 2017

Creation and Big Bang

November 22, 2017

JEWISH HISTORY

DOÑA GRACIA MENDES (Part 3). In Constantinople, under the auspices of...

June 26, 2022

DOÑA GRACIA (Part 4) and the Jewish Boycott against Ancona, Italy

June 27, 2022

NES MOOSSAN: The Aleppo Blood Libel, 1853

June 9, 2022

Doña Gracia Mendes (Part 2) and the Spanish Bible of Ferrara

June 25, 2022

ISRAEL

Hanukka, Gaza, and the Miracle of October 7th

January 11, 2024

On Wars and Existential Faith

January 12, 2024

GOOD NEWS: Robots in the Israeli army

August 17, 2026

Who can Israel trust?

May 19, 2020

SHIDUKHIM

Rabbinical Advice on Shidukhim

January 13, 2012

Dating and Lashon haRa

December 13, 2011

Choosing your future spouse, with your head and your heart

June 15, 2021

SEGULOT FOR SHIDDUKHIM: One Step Down

July 29, 2026

SEGULOT

The Secret to Finding Your Soulmate (shiddukh)

January 12, 2017

The “segula” of Maimonides to enjoy good health

January 4, 2017

BET HAMIQDASH HISTORY

POST 9 AB: The delicate balance between mourning and celebration

July 24, 2018

Remembering Jerusalem in celebrations and social events

July 26, 2018

PIRQUE ABOT

PIRQE ABOT: Understanding the concept of benefit of the doubt

April 29, 2015

PIRQE ABOT: Rabbi Yaaqob and the game of the three lives

May 17, 2015