Beit Midrash

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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
5772 | Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
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.
Berachot - Blessings
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
Writing on Shabbat
May I write my initials on a frosty window on Shabbos?, May I communicate with someone on Shabbos by making the motions of writing the letters?
Laws of Shabbat
Kislev 4 5777 | Rabbi Daniel Mann
Double Wrapping Food in a Treif Oven
I know that sometimes when warming something in a not kosher oven or a milchig food in a fleishig oven, he double wraps the food. When is this necessary and why?
Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions

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