The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 4:1) rules that upon waking up in the morning, one should wash one’s hands and recite the blessing […] Read More
Author: Magen Avot
The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 4:10) instructs that when performing Netilat Yadayim, one should fill the vessel with one’s right hand, pass it to […] Read More
The Shulhan Aruch (O.H. 551:2) says that as of Rosh Hodesh Av, any joyful business deailngs are forbidden. Examples of […] Read More
Each of the four Tzitziot of a Talit Katan or Talit Gadol consists of four stringswhich are folded to create eight strings, and a total of six knots […] Read More
The Shulhan Aruch (O.H. 27:1) states that the Tefilin Shel Yad should be placed on the area that is between […] Read More
The Gemara (Menahot 40b) says that the minimum size of a garment which would require Tzitziot for a Talit Katan is the size of a garment that […] Read More
Each of the four Tzitziot of a Talit Katan or Talit Gadol consists of four stringswhich are folded to create eight strings, and a total of six […] Read More
The Shulhan Aruch (O.H. 8:1) rules that when reciting the blessing over the Talit, one should do so standing up. This is learned […] Read More
The Gemara (Menahot 37a) explains that the Tefilin Shel Yad should be placed on one’s weaker hand, which in the […] Read More
The Gemara (Berachot 26a) states that a Bet Kise, or a room in which people go to relieve themselves and which contains human waste, […] Read More