When the 14th of Nissan falls on Shabbat, certain halachot must be adjusted to ensure proper observance of both Shabbat and Pesach preparations. Bedikat Chametz (Checking for Chametz) • Bedikat chametz is performed on Thursday night, the 13th of...
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In Yiddish a potato is called a kartufel. The reason why it is called a kartufel is because the potato which was meant to be a tufel food has been made into an ikur. The potato is...
The night before Pesach, we search for chametz on our property (bedikas chametz). By rabbinic decree, it is not enough to nullify our chametz but we must also search for, and destroy, our chametz, as well. The Roomba, a robotic...
The first chapters of Parshat Vayikra discuss the various forms of sacrifices which people would bring under various circumstances. The Rabbis in the Midrash comment that when children are brought to school to begin learning Torah, the...
PESACH YAPCHIK INGREDIENTS: 8 large Russet potatoes 1 Spanish onion 7 eggs 1 cup water 11⁄4 cups olive oil 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon salt 1.5 pounds kolichel, cubed DIRECTIONS: 1. Preheat oven to 425°F. 2. Using a kugel blade, process potatoes and...
The Medrash Rabbah, on the opening words of Sefer Vayikra (“Vayikra Hashem el M o s h e ...
This year, instead of doing the bedikas chometz on the night immediately before Pesach, we will do our search for chometz a day early, on Thursday night, since erev Pesach falls out on Shabbos, on Saturday night. In the...
A chassid of Reb Michel of Zlotchev zt’l was poor and had to collect money to support his family and to cover the costs of his son’s chasunah. He asked the Rebbe for a hamlatzah...
What is the origin of the custom of not eating gebrochts (matzah dipped in water)? The Shulchan Aruch (OC 463:3) rules that flour made from roasted wheat kernels may not be mixed with water on...