The Tur (Orah Haim 149) explains that there are two customs with regards to returning the Sefer Torah to the Hechal on […] Read More
Category: Beit Hakneset
It is written (Masechet Sofrim 14:1) that the pious people of Jerusalem had the practice of showing great honor to […] Read More
The Yerushalmi (Megila 4:2) learns from the verse (Devarim 31:26) “Lakoah Et Sefer HaTorah Haze” (“Take this Torah”) that one […] Read More
It is written in the Tosefta (Megila 3:13) that the Hazan should not commence his reading of the Torah until the congregants […] Read More
As was discussed previously, the Arizal explains that two great spiritual lights emerge when the Torah is removed from the […] Read More
There is a passage in the Torah (Shemot 15:22-27) which describes Bnei Israel’s three-day journey in the desert without finding any […] Read More
There are two main types of coverings for the Torah scroll in use today, an embroidered-usually velvet-covering, and a hard […] Read More
**Dedicated to the Refua Shelema of Dan ben Lina** The Arizal writes (Sha’ar HaKavanot 48d) that the opening of the Hechal is […] Read More
The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 124:7) rules that idle chatter is forbidden during the repetition of the Amida and says […] Read More