- Shabbat and Holidays
- Havdalah
Melave Malka candle
Question
Can I use an Havdallah candle to light a Melave Malka candle?
Answer
Yes, the Havdallah candle is not like a Channuka candle which is for a Mitzvah. The Havdalah candle simply indicates that using fire is now permitted and we bless Hashem for this gift.

Pre Havdala Melacha
Rabbi Elchanan Lewis | 23 Tammuz 5764

Havdala
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Tishrei 20, 5769

Havdalah in shul
Rabbi Jonathan Blass | 23 Tishrei 5763

Havdallah
Rabbi David Sperling | Iyyar 14, 5781

Rabbi Chaim Tabasky
Rabbi Chaim Tabasky teaches a shiur in gemarah at the Beit Midrash program of the Machon Hagavoah l'Torah at Bar Ilan University. He is also a certified examiner of STa"M (Sifrei Torah, Tefillin and Mezuzot) and a narrative therapist.

Can One Say Torah is Boring?
19 Sivan 5764

Bottom Challah
19 Sivan 5764

Business Question
5 Tammuz 5764

Keeping Bread Kosher
29 Iyyar 5764

Non jew touch a mezuzah entering jewish home?
Rabbi David Sperling | Nisan 13, 5781
Genesis 24: 2-9 – Put your hand under my thigh
Rabbi Moshe Leib Halberstadt | Tevet 26, 5770

Mezzuzah for Non Jew
Rabbi David Sperling | Iyyar 18, 5773

Prayer for missing person
Rabbi Yoel Lieberman | Elul 2, 5774

Mitzwoth and Converts
Rabbi David Sperling | Sivan 5, 5783
rafael or refael
Rabbi Daniel Kirsch | Iyyar 27, 5783

touching of spouse in aninus and aveilus
Rabbi Yoel Lieberman | Sivan 5, 5783
