The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 218:4) says that if one passes the place in which one experienced a personal miracle, […] Read More
Author: Magen Avot
The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 219:1) says that there are four situations which warrant reciting Birkat Hagomel, which is based […] Read More
One of the people obligated in reciting Birkat Hagomel is someone who was released from prison. This is alluded to in Tehillim 107, upon […] Read More
The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 219:3) stipulates that Birkat Hagomel must be recited before ten men, and that two among the ten […] Read More
There is a discussion among the Aharonim as to the position of the platform on which the Torah is read, known as […] Read More
The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 151:12) says that if there is a floor above a synagogue, one should be careful […] Read More
Today’s Halacha is Dedicated Leilui Nishmat Simha bat Esther z”l Rabbi Ovadia Yosef (Teshuva in Yalkut Yosef, Hilchot Nefilat Apaim, § 23) and Rabbi […] Read More
Following the laws of prayer, the Shulhan Aruch deals with the laws of synagogue. The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 150:1) […] Read More
The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 151:1), based on the Gemara (Megila 28a), rules that one should not act in […] Read More
The Tur (Orah Haim 149) explains that there are two customs with regards to returning the Sefer Torah to the Hechal on […] Read More