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- Sep 5
- 1 min
Zimun and the Mingling of Men and Women: an Issue of Social Norms
Does the Torah mandate separate seating on buses or at weddings? Separate hours at supermarkets? Clearly not. Men and women sat mixed...
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- Aug 29
- 1 min
Women and Zimun
Women are required to say Birkath HaMazon. So why can't they join a zimun with men? Some rishonim say they can, though it may not have...
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- Aug 26
- 1 min
The True Way to Make a Zimun
When at least three religious Jews eat together, one of them typically says the first paragraph of the Blessings recited after eating....
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- Aug 19
- 1 min
A mistake in the Shulhan Aruch
The stated halaha is based on a misquotation of the Jerusalem Talmud, so the stated halaha is the opposite of what it should be. Not...
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- Apr 18
- 1 min
Tefillin on Chol haMoed
Both Talmudhim indicate that one is to wear T'philllin during Hol HaMo'edh. The Rif, Rambam, Rosh and Tur all agree that the misswah...
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- Apr 18
- 1 min
Why we Omit the Temple on Shavuoth
The minhag of staying up all night studying is only about 200 years old. The temple was the center of the holiday. The mishnah makes it...
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- Apr 17
- 1 min
How Many Shophar Blasts Must You Hear?
How many shofar blasts must one hear? The Rambam says nine. So why do we listen to thirty blasts? HaRav Hai Goan determines whether the...
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- Apr 12
- 1 min
Understanding the Pesach Haggadah
Part 1 Understand the Haggadah and what is essential and what you can skip (especially if you have young children). Proof from the...
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- Apr 12
- 1 min
What Grains are Hametz?
Which grains can become leavened? With which grains can one fulfill one's obligation to eat massa during the seder?
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