The Rama (Orah Haim 694:1) writes that there is a custom of giving three coins each equal to half the […] Read More
Category: Daily Moroccan Halachot
The Mitzvah of having a meal on Purim is specifically in the daytime and the Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 695:1) […] Read More
There is a custom to recite a special prayer when eating each of the Simanim on Rosh Hashana that alludes […] Read More
The Talmudic sage Abaye explains (Keritut 5b) that on Rosh Hashana it is auspicious to eat symbolic foods, “Simanim”, and […] Read More
In the Torah, Rosh Hashana is known as “Yom Terua”, the day of the Shofar blast. There is a debate […] Read More
The Gemara (Rosh Hashana 26b) says that any type of horn is valid for a Shofar, be it a ram, […] Read More
Strictly speaking, the Torah mandates thirty Shofar blasts on Rosh Hashana. In order to ensure that we have unquestionably fulfilled […] Read More
The blowing of the Shofar is the central Mitzvah of Rosh Hashana and whoever is blowing it must do so […] Read More
The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 473:6) writes that during the Yahatz section of the Seder, the one leading the Seder should take the middle of […] Read More
One of the food items used during Seder and that is placed on the Seder plate is the Haroset. The Rama (Orah Haim 473:5) writes […] Read More