It is common for one to borrow a Talit from one’s fellow when going up to the Torah, for example, […] Read More
Author: Magen Avot
The Shulhan Aruch discusses the proper Beracha to make on a Tallit Katan, mentioning two alternate formulations. Yet, the Sepharadic […] Read More
If one wears a four-cornered wool garment, there is a biblical commandment to place a Tzitzit on each of those […] Read More
The Gemara (Berachot 5b) states that one should not place one’s bed such that its length runs from east to west, but rather […] Read More
There is a universal Jewish practice of reciting Mode Ani as soon as one arises in the morning even though it is […] Read More
The Rama (O.H. 25:11), cites Rabbi Ya’akov Landau (Sefer Ha’Agur) who quotes the Zohar (Parashat Bamidbar), and writes that there […] Read More
The Shulhan Aruch (O.H. 7:1) states that any time one relieves oneself throughout the day, one recites the blessing of Asher Yatzar, and […] Read More
If one wears a four-cornered wool garment, there is a biblical commandment to place a Tzitzit on each of those corners, and […] Read More
The Shulhan Aruch (O.H. 8:14) states that if one removed one’s Talit, even with the intention to put it back on shortly afterwards, […] Read More