The Mitzvah of Tzitzit is only applicable in the daytime since the verse states “Uritem Oto” (lit. “and you shall […] Read More
Author: Magen Avot
The Shulhan Aruch (O.H. 28:2) says that when removing the Tefilin, the Tefilin Shel Rosh are removed first. This is […] Read More
Hatmana The third Rabbinic restriction (the first two being Shehiya and Hazara) regarding cooking on Shabbat is called Hatmana, or […] Read More
Adding Water to Dafina The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 253:4), based on Rabbenu Yonah, says that the practice of adding hot or boiling water from […] Read More
As was discussed yesterday, there are a few customs regarding when Berich Sheme is recited. A question arises when one […] 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 are two main types of coverings for the Torah scroll in use today, an embroidered-usually velvet–covering, and a hard […] Read More
Rabbi Binyamin ben Matitya writes (Shu”t Binyamin Ze’ev § 163) that the honors that are given out at the time […] 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 […] Read More
It is written in the Tosefta (Megila 3:13) that the Hazan should not commence his reading of the Torah until […] Read More