I. Avoiding the Korban Pesach We know from tax law the difference between avoidance and evasion. Tax avoidance involves structuring your fi nances to legally minimize your taxes. In contrast, tax evasion is refusing to pay taxes that you...
Parshas Tzav: Rule Number One: Clean Up Your Mess In this week’s parsha we have the mitzvah of the offering of the Korban Olah. Aharon and his children are given the tremendous responsibility of the Temple Service. But the...
What is “chametz sheavar alav haPesach?” Chametz sheavar alav haPesach is that Chazzal taught us that if a Jew owns chometz over Pesach, that chometz becomes prohibited for us to use or benefit...
(We interrupt our series on tefilah to speak about Pesach.) At the end of Magid, the Hagaddah informs us of one of the mission statements of the Seder. “B’chol dor v’dor chi’yev adom liros es atsmo ki’ilu hu yatza...
Weeks before Pesach the newspapers are full of advertisements for romaine lettuce that does not need to be inspected for insects. What is the ideal item to use for marror on Pesach? Horseradish? Lettuce? Romaine lettuce? Is one preferred over...
Dear Rabbi and Shira, I am dating a guy who wants to be a rabbi. He’s a smart individual with sterling middis and a big heart. At the beginning of our...
Many people are not familiar with the halachos of shaimos. The problem with the volume of shaimos, only developed fairly recently with the advent of cheap, commonly utilized printing methods. After reviewing these halachos one will have a clear understanding of what...
Why is mechirat chametz for a supermarket that continues to sell chametz during Pesach a valid sale? It isn’t. The regular mechiras chometz that you and I do does not work...
Many times one is faced with different questions as to what requires tevilah. For example, glass, china, stoneware etc. The halachos of how to tovel were dealt with in a previous issue. In this issue we will discuss which...
As we continue our travels through tefilla, we just finished the second bracha in the Shemone Esrei. At this point, when the chazzan says over for us the Shemone Esrei, we chant the lofty prayer of Kedusha. As...