Ask the Rabbi
- Halacha
- Meals and Brachot
- General Questions on Brachot
Question
Is it prohibited to show one’s toes when praying? How about when saying simple blessings such as over a cup of water?
Answer
Don’t pray barefoot – it's inappropriate to stand before G-d like you stand before your friends at the beach. For Brachot on food it's acceptable.
Kol Tuv
Pomegranate Wine
Rabbi David Sperling | Shevat 17, 5772
Listening to Torah class with my dogs in the room
Rabbi David Sperling | Shevat 18, 5784
Multiple people saying hamotzi on the same challah
Rabbi Daniel Kirsch | Shevat 25, 5782
