Zmanim

Blessing the New Moon

When should you bless the new moon? Rav Bar Hayyim dissects the arguments. Here, the Shulhan Aruch does not follow his own method for...

Birkat haHama

When are we to make birkat haHama? Is it really once every 28 years? 2012-06-18

When should we begin asking for rain?

Is the common minhag today really correct? Part 1 Part 2

When is Bein haShemashot?

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4

When is Plag haMinha?

Question: In a shiur — https://www.machonshilo.org/post/taking-in-shabbat-early — the Rav spoke of making Shabbath early, i.e. davening...

When to light Hanukkah Candles

A two-part shiur on the correct time to light hanukah candles based on the Aruch haShulhan.