Q: SELLING CHAMETZ: Pesach Question 3: What is the logic behind the custom of selling the Chametz before Pesach?A: All the Chametz that one...

Q: Is there any prohibition of actually "seeing" Chametz during Pesach?A: Two Pesukim in the Torah deal with Chametz prohibitions, which are...

Last week we talked about smoking cigarettes and we explained the Halakhic principle of avoiding anything harmful to our health (see link). Technically speaking,...

1st of Kislev, 5771 - Second day of Rosh ChodeshRosh Chodesh -the beginning of the Hebrew month- is a semi festive day. In the...

28th of Cheshvan, 5771 Although it is forbidden to activate an electrical appliance on Shabbat it is permitted to use or have a benefit from...

27th of Cheshvan, 5771Last week we explained the prohibition of hatred, and the ways to free our hearts from resentment by communicating our feelings...

In previous weeks we mentioned the rabbinical prohibition of eating fish and meat together. We explained that this wasn't a ritual prohibition (isur) but...

24th of Cheshvan, 5771Actions and attitudesKeeping our parent's dignity while performing the Mitzvah of Honoring our parents, is learned from a passage in the...

21st of Cheshvan, 5771 We explained that in Shabbat it is forbidden to cook food, however, if the food is already cooked we are allowed...

20th of Cheshvan, 5771Last week we explained the prohibition of hatred and how to become free of resentment by communicating to the offender our...