The Three Weeks

Ata Yatzarta – An Unusual Beracha

In honor of Shabbos Rosh Chodesh…

Chol HaMoed – Weekday or Yom Tov?

The Confused Image of Glass

Is a Position Inherited?

Gifts to the Poor

Appreciating Tashlich

Eruv Tavshillin when Yom Tov begins on Friday!

Since Yom Tov begins on Friday, a rare occurrence, we must prepare an Eruv Tavshillin, whether we live in Eretz Yisrael or in Chutz La’Aretz.

It’s Hip to Dip - The Charoses Saga

Now I Have it, Now I Don’t

I mailed some hamantashen to a non-frum relative, well before Purim, as a “kiruv” gesture of friendship. The efficient post office has not yet delivered it. I am concerned that (1) as a result, my relative may eat chometz on Pesach; (2) I will be in violation of owning chometz on Pesach.

Women and Reading Megillah

Calendar Controversy

When Yamim Nora’im “Fell” on Disputed Days

Explaining the Laws of the Three Weeks

The three-week period between Shiva Asar B’Tammuz and Tisha B’Av is kept by Klal Yisrael as a time of mourning. In this article, we will review and explain the halachos that apply during the Three Weeks.

Kiddush Levanah

Can I be mekadeish the levanah when there is just a slight cloud cover? Am I permitted to be mekadeish the levanah either before it gets fully dark or during the post-dawn, pre-sunrise morning hours? Did the Rif not write on this topic? Why not?

Pesach Sheini

Could you please review for me the order of pesach sheini night? I wanted to become Jewish before Passover, but it looks like it won’t happen. Is there any way for me to make up the korban Pesach that I will miss? I become bar mitzvah during the beginning of sefirah. Does this affect when I will bring korban pesach?

Eruv Tavshillin

What is the reason that many people use a hard-boiled egg for eruv tavshillin? In what way is the halacha of eruv tavshillin different on Shavuos and Shevi’i shel Pesach from other Yomim Tovim?

The Bracha on Blossoming Trees

May I recite birkas ilanos when I see only one blossoming tree? Must it be a fruit-bearing tree? Must I recite this bracha in the month of Nissan? I live in Australia!

Chol Hamo’eid – Weekday or Yom Tov?

: My shoes tore on Yom Tov. May I have them repaired on Chol Hamo’eid? The supermarket has something on sale on Chol Hamo’eid that I need for after Yom Tov. May I purchase it? Someone told me that Chol Hamo’eid is sometimes stricter than Shabbos. How can that be?

Second Day of Rosh Hashanah

Is it universally accepted that everyone in Eretz Yisroel is required to observe two days of Rosh Hashanah? Why do we read the specific haftarah that we do on the second day of Rosh Hashanah? How can our tefillos refer to the second day of Rosh Hashanah as the ‘Day of Judgment,’ when we were already judged on the first day?

The Saga of Twelve Months

Is there any way to Kosher an expensive china set? is there any chance to eat during Pesach food that was cooked in a pot that was used once for Chametz?