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...

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...

Part 1 Understand the Haggadah and what is essential and what you can skip (especially if you have young children). Proof from the...

Which grains can become leavened? With which grains can one fulfill one's obligation to eat massa during the seder?

What produces Halakhic authority? Was it the acceptance of the Jewish nation that created Hazal's authority, or was it the other way...

Part 1: Should you take the midrash literally? The Rambam defines the audience for his writings. See if you fit in. Part 2: The Rambam...

Part 1: The gemara we have today - the Vilna edition - was printed by a non-Jew who did it for the money. No rabbinic council approved...

You can mention HASHEM's name when studying. Here's the proof.

Part 1 Despite local Ashkenazi custom, the Gra rules to say boreh nephashoth with the name of Hashem, following the Jerusalem Talmud and...

When is it appropriate to recite Birkath haTorah? The Rav speaks in Hebrew and English, and translates between the two.

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Why did hazal create a prayer framework? Part 2 -

Part 1 Rambam h' tefillah, perek 8. Is there a separate idea of hearing hazarat haShatz? Must one daven (lahash) in a minyan? Part 2 Is...

When should aggada and midrash be taken literally?

Is it a mitzvah to build a mikdash?

An introduction to the mishnayot and yerushalmi on masechet sheviit. Rav Bar Hayim uses the perush of R Yehuda Felix ztz"l and helps...

Why are old halachot retained in the mishna? In general, the hachamim based their statements on Torah verses (אסמכתא). As explained by R...