The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 215:2) rules that one may not respond “Amen” to the blessing of a heretic, or […] Read More
Category: Daily Moroccan Halachot
As mentioned previously, the Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 210:1) rules that the minimum volume required to recite an after-blessing on […] Read More
The Gemara (Berachot 43b) learns from the verse (Tehilim 150:6) “Kol Haneshama Tehalel Y-a Hallelu-ya” (lit. “Let every soul praise Hashem”) […] Read More
The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 216:2) rules that the blessing over smelling cloves (and cinnamon for that matter) is “Hanoten Re’ah Tov Baperot” […] Read More
The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 217:1) rules that if one walks into a perfumery one should recite the blessing “Bore […] Read More
The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 218:4) says that if one passes the place in which one experienced a personal miracle, […] Read More
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