A powerful story about courage, humility and forgiveness, that will change your Yom Kippur. When Nancy Baida and Harry Ashkanazi ran into an argument at a Chinese Auction, they never expected it to end the way it did.
The heter mechira came about in the first shmitta year, 5649 (1888), after thousands of years in exile. Some opposing poskim changed their positions when they saw how urgent the situation was. Anti-Zionism caused more opposition.
Although most melachos are forbidden on Yom Tov, cooking and most other food preparation are permitted. Nevertheless, some types of food preparation are prohibited on Yom Tov. What is allowed, what is forbidden and what is the difference between these actions?
Although the importance of the tefillah of Tachanun is underappreciated by many,
it should not be; it is actually based on Moshe Rabbeinu’s successful entreating of
Hashem on Har Sinai to spare Klal Yisrael from punishment after their grievous
sins: “Va’esnapel lifnai Hashem (Devarim 9:18, 25) - And I threw myself down in
prayer before G-d,” (Tur, Orach Chayim 131).
Did Jews fast over the destruction of the First Temple when the Second Temple stood? Must pregnant and nursing women abstain from eating and drinking on minor fasts? Rabbi Eliezer Melamed addresses these and other important questions.
Which should receive priority: Torah, Talmud, or Halakha? What takes preference, studying or helping the needy? Should marriage be delayed for the sake of Torah study? Rabbi Eliezer Melamed provides answers to these and other interesting questions.