Is the Shema a Mitzvah De'orayta?
Is keriyat shema min ha torah? Part 1 Rashi's explanation of the Babylonian debate is inconsistent. Part 2 The two Talmuds answer...
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A bracha over rain?
The plain reading on the mishna is to say a bracha where is rains, but is this the halacha? OH 221
Birkot haShachar (Aruch haShulchan)
Part 1 Part 2
How many brachot on tefillin?
One, or two? Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
Birkot haShachar - Nusach EY
What was the custom of birkot haShachar in Israel?
Birkot haShachar
How should we be saying the morning brachot?
Why do some halachot fall off the radar?
What causes a halacha to be forgotten? A case study in the brachot of Jewish settlements.
Hallel & Al HaNissim on Yom haAtzmaut and Yom Yerushalayim?
Part One: Should We Say Hallel? Yes. That's clear halachically. Hear the sources and an explanation of the nasi. So why do so many Jews...
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 haMazon
An overview of the four brachot of Birkat haMazon Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4
Birkat haHama
When are we to make birkat haHama? Is it really once every 28 years? 2012-06-18
Brachot during the meal
Do you make a blessing before or after eating fruit during a meal? What's the rule for dessert? And what is considered a "meal"? Rashi...
Ashkenazim and Torat Eretz Yisrael
Do Ashkenazim have customs remaining over from the minhagim of Eretz Yisrael? Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
Bracha in the Sukkah
Question: When do I say the bracha: leisheiv baSukkah? Answer: On the first night of Sukkot one should say kiddush standing up in the...
Making kiddush
With what can one make kiddush? Part 1 2016-04-05 Bavli BB 97a-b-Qidush Part 2 2016-04-12 Bavli BB 97a-b-Qidush-Yer Pesahim 10-01
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