KADDISH: The basics
Today is the 3rd day of Adar I, 5771
Although the Kaddish is recited during the first eleven months following the death of one's parent...
Candle Lighting
Today is the 30th day of Shebat (Rosh Chodesh Adar), 5771
The Mitzvah of lighting the Shabbat candles is one of the special Mitzvot for...
Meat and milk, the basics
Today is the 28th day of Shebat , 5771The Torah forbids consuming meat with milk.In the Book of Shemot (23, 19) the Torah says:...
Lending money and paying back
Today is the 26th day of Shebat , 5771As we have explained last week, one of the 613 Mitzvot of the Torah is lending...
At what point does Shabbat start?
Officially, Shabbat starts Friday at sunset (sheqi'a). Sunset or sundown occurs when the sun disappears from the horizon. For centuries, it wasn't easy to...
MONETARY LAWS: The eighth level of Tsedaka
Today is the 21th day of Shebat , 5771Tsedaka is usually translated as "charity" but in Hebrew, Tsedaka means "justice" or "the...
SHABBAT and plowing (Choresh)
Today is the 16th day of Shebat , 5771
Choresh, or plowing, is one of the thirty-nine melachot --works or activities-- prohibited on Shabbat.
Plowing is...
HONORING PARENTS and other relatives.
Today is the 12th day of Shebat , 5771The Mitzva of honoring parents extends to other relatives. The main difference between our parents and...
SHABBAT and watering plants and flowers (Zore’a)
Today is the 9th day of Shebat , 5771
There are 39 categories of Melakha (creative tasks) that are forbidden of Shabbat.
One of them is...
The middle of the road
Today is the 7th day of Shebat , 5771 Maimonides explains that when we detect in our personalities an inclination toward one extreme, we...
