Sephardic customs
6th day of Tebet, 5771Kiddush and Aliya la-ToraIn most Sephardic families, children pay a special tribute to their grandparents and parents on the occasion...
SHABBAT and motion activated lights
3rd day of Tebet, 5771
Can I walk past a motion sensitive light on Shabbat?
In order to respond this simple question we must first clarify...
BAREKH ALENU, praying for rain
Today is the 5th day of Chanuka
29th day of Kislev, 5771
On Shemini Atzeret, we started reciting "Mashib HaRuach U'Morid HaGeshem" instead of "Morid HaTal"...
A commercial website operating on Shabbat
19th day of Kislev, 5771
Fishing and Commercial websites
In previous halakhot we explained that the rabbis of the Mishna (200 CE) discussed the status of...
A commercial web site operating on Shabbat
Halakha of the Day
19th day of Kislev, 5771
Fishing and Commercial websites
In previous halakhot we explained that the rabbis of the Mishna (200 CE) discussed...
Maimonides Vs. over medicating
17th day of Kislev, 5771 Maimonides (1135 -1206) wrote extensively on medicine, as a physician and as a Rabbi, knowing that we need a...
The reward for honoring one’s parents
15th day of Kislev, 5771Honoring one's parents refers mainly to our behavior toward our parents when they are old.When a son/daughter is serving or...
SHABBAT and automatic appliances
12th day of Kislev, 5771
Last week we discussed the use on Shabbat of automatic devices or appliances that were activated before Shabbat.
Many Halakhic principles...
Waiting between milk and meat
Today is the 5th of Shebat, 5770As we explain last week, the general Sephardic Minhag is not to requiring a waiting period from dairy...
