There is a universal Jewish practice of reciting Mode Ani as soon as one arises in the morning even though it is […] Read More
Category: Daily Moroccan Halachot
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
There is much discussion, especially among the Moroccan Poskim, as to whether covering one’s head is a Halacha, and that by not […] Read More
The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 6:2) states that there is a custom to wait until arriving to the synagogue before reciting the blessing […] Read More
Based on the ruling of Rav Nahman in the Gemara (Menahot 39a), the Shulhan Aruch (O.H. 9:1) says that one is Biblicallty obligated to have Tzitziot (fringes) […] Read More
The Torah requires wearing the Tefillin Shel Rosh (the head Tefillin) “Bein Einecha” – “in between your eyes.” It is […] Read More