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 David ben Zimra (1479-1573)

Yosef Bitton - November 20, 2013

Sephardic Rabbis

SEPHARDIC RABBIS: Rabbi Ben-Zion Meir Hai Uziel (1880-1953)

Yosef Bitton - June 27, 2012

Sephardic Rabbis

Rabbi Israel Najara (1555-1625) and the Jobar Synagogue

Yosef Bitton - June 14, 2015

Sephardic Rabbis

Rabbi Menahem de Lonzano (d.1611)

Yosef Bitton - May 1, 2014

Forgotten Giants

Rabbi Isaac Cardoso (1608-1687)

Yosef Bitton - May 8, 2014

Sephardic Rabbis

Recommended classic Jewish books

Yosef Bitton - May 28, 2019

Forgotten Giants

Rabbis Jacob and Isaac Abendana (17th Century)

Yosef Bitton - October 27, 2011

Sephardic Rabbis

Rabbi Yosef Hayon (15th Century, Portugal)

Yosef Bitton - February 19, 2014

Sephardic Rabbis

Rabbi Moshe Almosnino (Greece 1515-1580)

Yosef Bitton - July 24, 2013

Sephardic Rabbis

Rabbi Shelomo Alqabets (1500-1580), author of Lekha Dodi

Yosef Bitton - August 12, 2015

Sephardic Rabbis

Rabbi Abraham de Sola (1825-1882), a Forgotten Sephardic Giant

Yosef Bitton - February 20, 2022

Sephardic Rabbis

Rabbi Isaac Arama (1420-1494) and the Spanish inquisition

Yosef Bitton - November 29, 2015

Sephardic Rabbis

Rabbi Ytzhaq Nissim (1895-1981)

Yosef Bitton - August 1, 2012

Sephardic Rabbis

Rabbi Shelomo ibn Verga (ca. 1460-1540) and “La vara de Yehuda”

Yosef Bitton - November 14, 2014

Sephardic Rabbis

Rabbi Yehuda Bibas vs. the reform movement (1776-1852)

Yosef Bitton - February 15, 2012

Sephardic Rabbis

Don Isaac Abarbanel (1437-1508)

Yosef Bitton - May 29, 2013

Sephardic Rabbis

Rabbi Moshe Alashqar (1466-1542)

Yosef Bitton - November 6, 2013

Sephardic Rabbis

Rabbi Ya’aqob Kholi (1689-1732)

Yosef Bitton - February 12, 2014

Forgotten Giants

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

Yosef Bitton - June 6, 2023

Rabbi Emanuel Abohab (1555-1628) and the Jewish “Mental Law”

Yosef Bitton - November 15, 2014

THE NIGHT OF THE SEDER

JEWS IN EGYPT: From Prosperity to Slavery

April 2, 2020

For the merit of virtuous women the children of Israel were...

March 5, 2018

What does the word Pesach really mean?

March 27, 2020

Egypt and the Zoo. By Shemuel Bitton

January 17, 2019

10 COMMANDMENTS

THE THIRD COMMANDMENT: Thou shalt not misrepresent Me

July 13, 2016

NINTH COMMANDMENT: “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor”

November 28, 2016

TENTH COMMANDMENT: What Is The Opposite Of Envy?

December 14, 2016

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS: What is the First Commandment really saying?

June 30, 2016

AMIDA

AMIDA (Berakha 08) HaShem is the ultimate Healer

February 10, 2014

AMIDA (Berakha 15) Praying for the real Messiah

February 27, 2014

AMIDA, TWELFTH BERAKHA: Protect Us from Treason and Betrayal

February 19, 2017

AMIDA, THIRTEENTH BERAKHA: Protect those who protect us

February 22, 2017

THE 13 PRINCIPLES

13 PRINCIPLES: Why do we Jews believe in God?

October 20, 2015

The 13 principles of Judaism: 3. God does not have a...

December 7, 2011

The 13 Principles: # 11: God is Just.

October 25, 2012

9th PRINCIPLE: Can the Tora be changed or replaced?

February 1, 2016

SCIENCE AND TORA

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

October 17, 2022

BERESHIT: What was God’s last creation?

September 21, 2021

JEWISH WEDDING

When are the Sheba Berakhot recited?

December 19, 2020

The Talet under the Hupa

June 19, 2015

TESHUBA

Viduy (confession) and Alcoholism

September 7, 2011

TESHUBA and Chutzpa

September 6, 2014

VIDEO

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

November 22, 2017

Dinosaurs in the Torah? JULY 25, 2017

November 22, 2017

JEWISH HISTORY

Was Christopher Columbus Jewish?

October 12, 2015

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

June 25, 2022

DOÑA GRACIA MENDES (Part 6) and a Jewish State in 1564

May 16, 2017

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

June 26, 2022

ISRAEL

BALAQ: The Prophet Bilam and Radical Islam

June 26, 2026

VIOLENCE IN ISRAEL: What is the world waiting for?

May 7, 2021

איך אומרים ציונית בעברית ?

July 7, 2024

The Three Most Frightening Words Of Tehilim

May 14, 2021

SHIDUKHIM

Choosing your future spouse, with your head and your heart

June 15, 2021

SEGULOT FOR SHIDDUKHIM Don’t fall in love with a picture

July 29, 2026

SEGULOT FOR SHIDDUKHIM ” Easy going”

July 29, 2026

The best age to get married

July 5, 2015

SEGULOT

The Best Antidote Against Memory Loss

January 9, 2017

The “segula” of Maimonides to enjoy good health

January 4, 2017

BET HAMIQDASH HISTORY

HATSORI: The Perfume of the Messiah

May 4, 2018

POST 9 AB: The delicate balance between mourning and celebration

July 24, 2018

PIRQUE ABOT

PIRQE ABOT: The ideal Jew

May 2, 2016

PIRQE ABOT 1:1: On Justice and Education

May 3, 2016