PIRQE ABOT 1:7, tell me who your friends are…
ניתאי הארבלי אומר הרחק משכן רע ואל תתחבר לרשע
ואל תתייאש מן הפורענות
To prepare ourselves for Shabu'ot, the day we received the Tora, it is customary...
MAIMONIDES on ABODA ZARA (11:12): Can we use the Tora to heal our bodies?
ויהיו חיים לנפשך משלי ג' כ"בIn Halakha 11:10 Maimonides writes about the enchanter or...
PESAH EVE: What do we have to do today?
Ta'anit Bekhorot (Fast of the first born) Today is Ta'anit bekhorot, the fast of the first born (seehere). Because this fast day is a custom (minhag)...
PESAH, Passed-over or protected?
ופסח ה' על הפתח ולא יתן המשחית לבא אל בתיכם לנגוף
Exodus 12:23
In order to persuade the Egyptians to let the Jewish people go out...
PESAH, how to have a succesuful SEDER?
Monday April 14th and Tuesday 15th at night, are probably the most important nights of the Jewish Calendar. During those nights we will fulfill...
PESAH, The night of the Seder (Part 2)
Yesterday, we began to explain the steps of the Seder. We discussed only the first part: 1. Qaddesh. 2. UrhatsWe wash our hands (netilat...
PESAH, the night of the Seder (part 1)
Throughout its symbolisms and traditions, the Seder of Pesah makes us feel the bitter experience of slavery and the sweetness of freedom. It invites...
PESAH, to sell or not to sell your Hamets?
...ובלבד שלא יערים
Historically, Sephardic Jews did not practice the mekhirat hamets (selling of Hamets) procedure. They got rid of it before Pesah began. The...
PESAH, psychological Hamets
השאור שבעיסה We have explained that during Pesah it is strictly forbidden to eat any food that is or contains Hamets. Why? Beyond the well...
PESAH, declaring our Hamets ownerless
ביטול וביעור חמץYesterday, we explained the Biblical prohibition of keeping any edible Hamets product in our premises and the obligation to get rid of all...
