In Meseches Megilla 17b the gemara explains why Chazal were mesaken to ask for refuah in the eighth bracha of shemoneh esrei. Rav Acha explains that since milah, which requires...
This year, Chol Hamoed Pesach is something different than ever before. Due to the Coronavirus, most people are going to be at home. Instead of going to amusements parks, concerts,...
TEVILAS KEILIM WHEN THE MIKVAH IS CLOSED Aside from the mitzvah of performing Tevilas Keilim, there is a prohibition to use metal and glass dishes and utensils prior to their immersion...
In Tur Orach Chaim 430, he explains why the Shabbos before Pesach is called Shabbos Hagadol. A great miracle happened in Mitzrayim. Hashem had commanded the Bnei Yisroel to take...
Dear Readers! First and foremost, I hope that you are healthy, safe and well. Furthermore, I hope that Hashem has given you and your loved ones the ability to shelter...
There are rare and d r a m a t i c m o m e n t s in history in which it becomes clear to humanity that we...
Dear Rabbi and Shira, I’m not sure what to do. It’s been two weeks since I’ve been locked up in a very cramped apartment with my husband of only three...
Although we commonly refer to the holiday we now celebrate “Pesach,” this is not the name with which the Torah refers to it. Instead, the Torah calls this holiday “Hag...
Can you kasher your BBQ grill? It’s very difficult to kasher your BBQ grill. You need to make sure it’s perfectly clean. There can’t be any residue or grease and...
Pesach is all about talking. The Talmud tells us that matzah is called lechem oni, the bread of answering, since it is the bread upon which we declare many things....