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November 25, 2020
Halacha Weekly ~ Parshas Vayetzei: Halachos of a Bais Haknesses [Part 6]

The Mechaber (151:1) says that one may not act with kalos rosh – lightheadedness in the Bais Haknesses. Included in […]

November 19, 2020
Halacha Weekly ~ Parshas Toldos: Halachos of a Bais Haknesses [Part 5]

A person who donates something to the Bais Haknesses, for example the paroches or the silver breastplate for the Sefer […]

November 13, 2020
Halacha Weekly ~ Parshas Chayei Sarah: Halachos of a Bais Haknesses [Part 4]

The Mechaber (154:11) rules that candles that were used for idol worship and were given or sold to a Jew […]

November 5, 2020
Halacha Weekly ~ Parshas Vayera: Halachos of a Bais Haknesses [Part 3]

The Mechaber (152:1) writes that one may not demolish an existing Bais Haknesses in order to build another one. We […]

October 29, 2020
Halacha Weekly ~ Parshas Lech-Lecha: Halachos of a Bais Haknesses [Part 2]

The Mishnah Berurah (Orach Chaim 150:2) brings the Magen Avrohom who says that if there is enough room in the […]

October 22, 2020
Halacha Weekly ~ Parshas Noach: Halachos of a Bais Haknesses [Part 1]

The Rambam, in Hilchos Teffilah, writes that any place where there are ten Jews living, must have a place where […]

September 25, 2020
Halacha Weekly ~ Parshas Ha’azinu: The Minhag of Kapparos

The מחבר (סימן תר”ה סעיף א’) brings the minhag of those who shecht a chicken on Erev Yom Hakippurim as […]

September 18, 2020
Halacha Weekly ~ Shabbos Rosh Hashana: The Shofar on Shabbos

The מחבר (סימן תקפ”ח סעיף ה’) writes that when Rosh Hashanah falls out on Shabbos there is no תקיעת שופר. […]

September 11, 2020
Halacha Weekly ~ Parshas Nitzavim-Vayeilech: The Recital of the Thirteen Attributes

On Motzei Shabbos we start saying selichos. Part of the selichos is the י”ג מדות which must be said together […]

September 4, 2020
Halacha Weekly ~ Parshas Ki-Savo: Reading of the Tochicha Before Rosh Hashana

The Rambam, in Hilchos Tefilah, writes that reading the תוכחה of Parshas Ki Savo before Rosh Hashanah is a תקנת […]