15 Lessons

How/When to Start Breaking Yom Kippur Fast
Rabbi Daniel Mann | 3 Tishrei 5784

Shofar Blowing during the Silent Amida
Rabbi Daniel Mann | 25 Elul 5783

Measuring the Amount One Can Eat/Drink
I will need to drink on Yom Kippur in shiurim (small amounts at a time to lower the violation). Should I prepare the portions of liquid beforehand in order to not have to measure on Yom Kippur?
Rabbi Daniel Mann | Tishrei 6 5782

Children Hearing Shofar Blowing
Must children hear shofar blowing, at what age, when, and how many?
Rabbi Daniel Mann | Elul 24 5781

100 Blasts for the Homebound
Because I am in the “at-risk” population, I will not go to shul for Rosh Hashana. I know how to blow shofar. Should I blow for myself 30 kolot, as is usually done for those who cannot make it to shul, or is it better to do 100? If the latter, should I do 31-60 during Mussaf and the rest later, or all later?
Rabbi Daniel Mann | Elul 26 5780

White and Nice Clothes and Gold on Yom Kippur
Is it indeed proper to wear white clothes and not wear gold on Yom Kippur? Is there a difference between men and women? Should one wear or avoid nice clothes on Yom Kippur?
Rabbi Daniel Mann | Tishrei 4 5780

Tosefet Yom Kippur
When and how should one accept Yom Kippur?
Rabbi Daniel Mann | Tishrei 4 5779

Avinu Malkeinu When Yom Kippur Falls Out on Shabbat
I understand that this year, with Yom Kippur falling out on Shabbat, we will not be saying Avinu Malkeinu, except at Ne’ila. What makes Avinu Malkeinu fitting, among all the tefillot of Yom Kippur, to be eliminated, and why is Ne’ila an exception?
Rabbi Daniel Mann | Tishrei 5 5778

Questions about Simanim on Rosh Hashana
have some questions about the simanim (symbolic foods) we eat on Rosh Hashana. Should we have them both nights? Is it done before or after washing, and how does this impact on the berachot made on them?
Rabbi Daniel Mann | Elul 22 5776

Washing Hands with Soap on Yom Kippur
Rabbi Daniel Mann | Tishrei 4 5776

Rosh Hashana - How Are We Different?
Rabbi Daniel Mann | Elul 24 5775

Havadala on Yom Kippur Which Falls on Shabbat
Rabbi Daniel Mann | 5774

Tallit and Tefillin During Selichot
Rabbi Daniel Mann | 5774

Cessation of What?
Rabbi Daniel Mann | 5774
