The HIDA (LeDavid Emet, ch. 4, § 6) writes that it is customary to accord the honor of opening the Hechal to […] Read More
Category: Beit Hakneset
Following the laws of prayer, the Shulhan Aruch deals with the laws of synagogue. The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 150:1) rules […] Read More
The Halacha deals with the question of whether a donated Sefer Torah is simply on loan or whether the synagogue/community owns it outright.The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 153:20) rules that […] Read More
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef (Teshuva in Yalkut Yosef, Hilchot Nefilat Apaim, § 23) and Rabbi Betzalel Stern (Shu”t Betzel HaHochma, vol. […] Read More
The Halacha deals with the question of whether a donated Sefer Torah is simply on loan or whether the synagogue/community owns it outright.The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 153:20) rules that […] 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