Communicated: TefillaChillul Tefila Bifarhesia, as well as halachicly challenged verbiage and dress, are external manifestations of a critical lack of personal yiras shomayim which has lethal consequences.
Posted on: September 20th, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaThe Lady Of The House ‘One Blesses First On The Wine…’ (Berachos 51)
Posted on: September 20th, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaQuestion: A basic Jewish belief is that everyone ultimately will be judged. This final judgment is called din v’cheshbon, judgment and reckoning – see Avot 3:1. What is the difference between these two terms? What is din and what is cheshbon?
Posted on: September 20th, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaIt was Yom Kippur eve. The shul began filling rapidly as the time approached for Kol Nidrei. Herzl Machlis sat in his seat, cloaked in his tallis and kittel, quietly reciting Tefillah Zakkah, composed by the Chayei Adam 150 years ago.
Two Days Rosh Hashanah, Eruvin And Eggs
Posted on: September 13th, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaWhy is Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, so different from other Jewish holidays? On the face of it, it does not seem to follow any pattern. It is celebrated for two days, not only in the Diaspora but also in Israel. Yet the Sages refer to the two days of Rosh Hashanah as one long day – yoma arichta.
Posted on: September 13th, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaShehakol Bread? ‘One Recites A Blessing On The Primary Food’ (Berachos 44a)
Posted on: September 12th, 2012
InDepth → Front PageOne cold December evening, I walked into my father’s book-lined study to light the Chanukah candles, which were placed beside the window that overlooked a high street in North London.
Posted on: September 6th, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaDr. Oren had a small psychology practice and rented office space from his colleague, Dr. Wieder, on Thursday afternoons. The rent amounted to $500 for the month. Since the two usually did not see each other, the arrangement was that Dr. Oren would leave the rent money in the top drawer of the desk.
Posted on: September 6th, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaA Vicious Cycle ‘Many Different Kinds Were Set Before Him’ (Berachos 41a)
Posted on: September 5th, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaHowever remote the prospect of acquittal, a Jew must never give up. God commands us to challenge indictment with prayer. And the rabbis urge us to confront sentencing with hunger strikes. And so, the Midrash tells us, when Moses stood before God, at a loss for words with which to defend the sin of the golden calf, God Himself donned a tallit, took to the prayer stand, and showed Moses how to pray and what to say:
Posted on: September 5th, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaIt would be reasonable to assume that a language that contains the verb “to command” must also contain the verb “to obey.” The one implies the other, just as the concept of a question implies the possibility of an answer. We would, however, be wrong. There are 613 commandments in the Torah, but there is no word in biblical Hebrew that means “to obey.” When Hebrew was revived as a language of everyday speech in the nineteenth century, a word, letsayet, had to be borrowed from Aramaic. Until then there was no Hebrew word for “to obey.”
Posted on: August 29th, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaA Two Way Street? ‘Joining Geulah To Tefillah Is Preferable’ (Berachos 30a)
Posted on: August 23rd, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaMr. Morris was home one evening, when an acquaintance, Mr. Roth, knocked at his door. "May I have a word with you?" Mr. Roth asked. "Certainly, come in," Mr. Morris said, welcoming him into the living room. "Perhaps you've forgotten," Mr. Roth began, "but last year I lent you $500, which you never repaid." Mr. Morris scratched his head and thought for a moment. "I never borrowed from you," he replied.
Posted on: August 23rd, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaNo Cell Phones Please! ‘A Kerchief That One Designated For Storing Tefillin’ (Berachos 23)
Posted on: August 17th, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaPrayer is always an avenue to God. But in the month of Elul, the last month of the Jewish year, and during the ten days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, God lends a particularly sympathetic ear.
Posted on: August 15th, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaWhat About Ma’ariv? ‘The Bridegroom Is Exempt From Kerias Shema’ (Berachos 16a)
Posted on: August 9th, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaExcitement was in the air as the 12th Siyum HaShas of the Daf Yomi cycle approached. Mendy, who had joined the Daf seven and-a-half years earlier, eagerly anticipated taking part in this major event at MetLife Stadium along with 93,000 other participants.
Posted on: August 9th, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaKerias Shema Twice At Night? ‘When One Reads Shema’ (Berachos 8b)
Posted on: August 3rd, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaA Hadran On Shas ‘Tam V’nishlam’ (Niddah 73a)
The Proper Times For Reciting Shema
Posted on: August 1st, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaThere is a fundamental difference between the times set for reciting the Shema and all other prayers. Whereas our sages linked the times for prayers to the times of the Temple sacrifices, the time for reciting Shema is fixed by the Torah itself – “beshochbechah uvekumechah” – when you lie down and when you get up.
Posted on: July 27th, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaMr. Blank worked through the summer, so his family stayed in the city. "It would be nice to get away to the country for a weekend," his wife suggested.
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