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Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
Pizza, Pretzels and Pastry
When is the Bracha Hamotzi and when is it a Mezonot?
Brachot on Food and on Smell Ekev
Cheshvan, 5761 | Rabbi Eliyahu Brin
The Maharal of Prague: An Introduction
We might very well credit Rabbi Yehudah Liva, the legendary "Maharal of Prague," with being the first to "open the gate" and provide us with a truly penetrating look at the essence of the Sages' homiletical teachings on the Torah - the "Midrash."
Subjects of Jewish Thougts
5766 | Rabbi Eliezer Melamed
A Woman's Obligation to Pray
According to most authorities, women are no less obligated to pray than men. Therefore, they must pray “Amida” in the morning and the afternoon (“Shacharit” and “Mincha”). The evening Amida prayer (“Maariv”), on the other hand, is voluntary.
Various Subjects Women in Judaism
5769 | Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
Sifting the Makom HaMikdash
The Waqf have been constructing at Makom Hamikdash - our Holy of Holies, what are the Halachic implications of the finds? How does one regard the finds?
The Holy Temple - Beit Hamikdash
5770 | Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
How Does a Heter Iska Work?
What is the prohibition of "Ribbit"? who does it apply on? How does the "Heter Iska" bypass the prohibition? and more...
Basics of Financial Laws

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