Celebrate Thanksgiving! Although the Thanksgiving holiday appears to be a non-religious secular event, there is a possibility that its origins…
The Arba Minim – Lulav, Esrog, three Hadasim and two Aravos together constitute one mitzvah and must be held together…
Shavuos 438. One should be careful not use leftover challah from a milchig meal at a fleishig meal. (This is…
Shavuos 436. Many have the minhag to eat a milchige meal (and milk and honey) on Shavuos. Some eat milchig…
the Rosh (Rabbi Asher Ben Yehiel, 1250-1327) and others maintained that one does not recite “She’he’heyanu” before performing Bedikat Hames,…
The obligation of Mishlo’ah Manot is introduced in the Megila together with the Misva of Matanot La’evyonim – gifts to…
Purim is just two weeks away. Being that Purim falls out on erev Shabbos, a question arises as to when…
306. There is a minhag to bang and make noise each time Haman is mentioned during the reading of the…
This week Succos begins. A book called Talelei Oros shares an insight that I would like to share this week.…
Many years ago during the time of the Gemara, there was a man named Eliezer ben Durdaya. This man was…