Parashat HashavuaSeries'LibraryPiskei Din (Hebrew)Test YourselfFasting is not meant as an "affliction;" it is in itself a form of teshuva, allowing us to concentrate on our spiritual, rather than physiological side on this one day. To prepare properly for the fast: * Drink at least 8 full glasses of water on Sunday (erev YK) & avoid caffeinated beverages; * Increase starch & fiber intake before the fast, eating items such as whole-grain cereals or bread, pasta, rice, potatoes; * Decrease protein intake & avoid salty foods such as lox, pickles, chips or pretzels. The meal before the fast may include boiled, grilled or baked chicken; steamed or raw vegetables, beans, lentils, fresh fruit; cake or bread.
Bedeviled by Stirring Events – or Some Insights on the Melacha of Losh
I was recently asked the following question
“My daughter was taught that we cannot make deviled eggs on Shabbos because adding mustard and shaping them is considered ‘kneading’ the yolks. But I remember my mother always mixed hard boiled eggs with minced onion and oil on Shabbos morning shortly before the meal. Could my mother have been wrong?”
Should the "HaRaman"s at the end of the bensching be recited? Misheberachs at shul, Kibud Av vs Kavod Shabbat, personal prayer on Shabbat according to different sources and conflicts.
Who is Obliged, and Who is Exempt from Chanukah Candles
Fulfilling the Mitzvah in the following cases, according to the Sephardic and Ashkenazi customs: lighting in the Synagogue, travelers, women, single and married children living at home and away from home, Yeshiva students, soldiers, roommates, mourners, and blind persons.