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Reading Hebrew in the Bathroom

Is one permitted to study a Hebrew (or Aramaic) textbook that does not contain Torah in the bathroom?

Kissing a Book

What is the origin of the Minhag of kissing books after learning from them?

How May We Use a Dishwasher?

Can it be used for milk and meat (seperately of course)?

Changing the Law to be What They Want it to be

The Attorney General should be fired for attempting to render meaningless the Law against Fraud in kashrut.

series on Sefer Torah & Hashem's Names

Lessons Series

Sefer Torah & Hashem's Names (1)

Using Hashem’s Name

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Kislev 19 5782

Sefer Torah & Hashem's Names (1)

לדפדוף מהיר בסדרה

series on Sefer Torah & Hashem's Names

Using Hashem’s Name

“I have a disturbed neighbor who often spews out abusive invective. I am concerned that her cursing may bring evil things upon me. What should I do? A close friend of mine often makes comments like ‘for G-d’s sake,’ can he be a witness in my wedding?

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Kislev 19 5782

1 Lessons on Sefer Torah & Hashem's Names

Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed
Rabbi David Dudkevitz
Rabbi Elyakim Levanon
Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Rimon
Rabbi Benny Elon
Rabbi Chanan Porat Z"l
Rabbi Zalman Nehemiah Goldberg
Rabbi Shimon Klein
Rabbi Simcha Kook ZT"L
Rabbi Hillel Geffen

Torah Study

What Is the Significance of the Number 40 in Jewish Tradition?

Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Tevet 4 5782

Israel and the Nations

The Four “Exiles”

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Tevet 13 5781

Amaleck

Accident by Design

At the Shabbat Table

Rabbi Daniel Kirsch | Tevet 3 5780

Tzitzit & Tefillin

Tefillin Retzuos, Maintenance, and Purchasing Instructions

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Elul 1 5779

Exile and Redemption

Prayer for Redemption and Blessings for Mashiach

Special prayer to hasten our final redemption attributed to the Ramchal. Which blessings will we say when the Messiah comes?

Rabbi Avraham (Abe) Abrahami

Jewish Holidays

The Twentieth of Sivan

"I noticed that the back of my siddur contains a large section devoted to selichos for the 20th of Sivan, yet I have never davened in a shul that observed this day. What does this date commemorate?"

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Sivan 17 5780

Additional Lessons

Making a Beracha before Separating Challah

Before we begin, it is important to note that the word challah was used above to mean two completely different things – the bread we serve on Shabbos and Yom Tov, and the consecrated portion that we separate from dough. To avoid confusion, whenever I use the term "challah" for the rest of the article, I will use it only to mean the consecrated portion.

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5772

Berachot - Blessings

What Bracha Do I Make Before Smelling the Shavuos Flowers?

My husband brought me beautiful roses for Shavuos. Should I make a bracha before smelling them? I have noticed that sometimes there is no noticeable fragrance.

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5772

Various Subjects

Performing a Proper Hesped

The Halachot of a 'Eulogy'

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5771

Kashrut

Some Contemporary Bishul Akum Curiosities

A summary of laws of "Bishul Akum" - non Jewish cooking.

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5769

The Ninth of Av

The Nine Days

Various Halachot of the Nine Days.

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5769

Pathways in Personality Development

32. The Root of the Trait of Piety

If a pious person sees that his fellow stands to suffer some kind of loss and he has the power to prevent it, he goes out of his way to do so. It goes without saying that he himself is most careful not to do anything that will incur loss to another.

articles on Sefer Torah & Hashem's Names

Reading Hebrew in the Bathroom

Is one permitted to study a Hebrew (or Aramaic) textbook that does not contain Torah in the bathroom?

Kissing a Book

What is the origin of the Minhag of kissing books after learning from them?

How May We Use a Dishwasher?

Can it be used for milk and meat (seperately of course)?

Changing the Law to be What They Want it to be

The Attorney General should be fired for attempting to render meaningless the Law against Fraud in kashrut.

series on Sefer Torah & Hashem's Names

Using Hashem’s Name

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Kislev 19 5782

Using Hashem’s Name

“I have a disturbed neighbor who often spews out abusive invective. I am concerned that her cursing may bring evil things upon me. What should I do? A close friend of mine often makes comments like ‘for G-d’s sake,’ can he be a witness in my wedding?

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Kislev 19 5782

What Is the Significance of the Number 40 in Jewish Tradition?

Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Tevet 4 5782

The Four “Exiles”

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Tevet 13 5781

Accident by Design

At the Shabbat Table

At the Shabbat Table

Rabbi Daniel Kirsch | Tevet 3 5780

Tefillin Retzuos, Maintenance, and Purchasing Instructions

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Elul 1 5779

Prayer for Redemption and Blessings for Mashiach

Special prayer to hasten our final redemption attributed to the Ramchal. Which blessings will we say when the Messiah comes?

Rabbi Avraham (Abe) Abrahami

The Twentieth of Sivan

"I noticed that the back of my siddur contains a large section devoted to selichos for the 20th of Sivan, yet I have never davened in a shul that observed this day. What does this date commemorate?"

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Sivan 17 5780

Making a Beracha before Separating Challah

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5772

What Bracha Do I Make Before Smelling the Shavuos Flowers?

My husband brought me beautiful roses for Shavuos. Should I make a bracha before smelling them? I have noticed that sometimes there is no noticeable fragrance.

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5772

Performing a Proper Hesped

The Halachot of a 'Eulogy'

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5771

Some Contemporary Bishul Akum Curiosities

A summary of laws of "Bishul Akum" - non Jewish cooking.

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5769

The Nine Days

Various Halachot of the Nine Days.

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5769

32. The Root of the Trait of Piety

If a pious person sees that his fellow stands to suffer some kind of loss and he has the power to prevent it, he goes out of his way to do so. It goes without saying that he himself is most careful not to do anything that will incur loss to another.

Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed | 5752