Relative to interrupting between Netilat Yadaim and HaMotzi, the laws of interruption for after HaMotzi are stricter. Just like any Birkat HaNehenin(blessings that are recited over […] Read More
Category: Daily Moroccan Halachot
The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 162:1) says that when washing Netilat Yadaim, one should raise one’s hands. This is done because […] Read More
In addition to Netilat Yadaim for bread, the Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 158:4) rules that whenever one eats food dipped into or wet […] Read More
The Mishna Berura (O.H. 158:1) explains that Netilat Yadaim was enacted for two main reasons. The first is that the Kohanim were Rabbinically obligated to […] Read More
Magid is the Mitzvah of relating the story of the Exodus from Egypt and is the central portion of the Seder. The words “Bibhilou […] Read More
The Gemara (Bava Batra 13b, Yerushalmi Megillah 1:9) rules that a Megillah scroll must be attached to a bar or stick (“Amud”) […] Read More
Every one of the forty-nine days of the Omer is characterized by a different combination of Hashem’s Attributes; Lag BaOmer’s combination is “Hod Shebehod” (“Eminence […] Read More
The Gemara (Yevamot 62b) relates that Rabbi Akiva’s 24,000 students died between Passover and Shavuot because they lacked respect […] Read More
The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 170:5) rules that a guest is obligated to do whatever the host tells him to. […] Read More
Besides the Hallel that is recited during the Seder, the Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 487:4) writes that on the first night of Pesah (and on […] Read More