The Rambam (She’elot Utshuvot, § 36) was of the opinion that the repetition of the Amida should be nullified. He explains that […] Read More
Author: Magen Avot
Throughout the year the silent Amida is meant to be just that, silent, but the Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 582:9) […] Read More
In Parashat Vayehi, Ya’akov Avinu tells Yosef that he vanquished the Emorites with his sword and with his bow (Bereshit […] Read More
Do the Siddur apps pose a Halachic problem? By Rav Mordechai Lebhar, Rosh Kollel Link Los Angeles, based on a […] Read More
The Rosh writes that if an Etrog does not possess a style, or Pitam, it is Halachically valid as long as it never […] Read More
The Torah mentions the that one should take the “fruit of a beautiful tree” during Sukkot, and according to Oral […] Read More
P’ri ‘Etz Hadar The Passuk states[1]: “U’Lkahtem lachem bayom harishon p’ri ‘etz hadar” – “And thou shall take for yourselves, on this first day […] Read More
The Torah states that any loans advanced to fellow Jews are to be forgiven at the end of the seven-year […] Read More
When the ark is opened to take out the Torah on Shavuot, a special Ketuba is read, including one composed by Rabbi […] Read More
The Mishna teaches (Rosh Hashana 1:2) that Shavuot is the day of judgement for trees. The Tola’at Yaakov says that just as […] Read More