The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 151:12) says that if there is a floor above a synagogue, one should be careful […] Read More
Category: Daily Moroccan Halachot
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
The Tur (Orah Haim 149) explains that there are two customs with regards to returning the Sefer Torah to the Hechal on […] Read More
It is written (Masechet Sofrim 14:1) that the pious people of Jerusalem had the practice of showing great honor to […] Read More
The Yerushalmi (Megila 4:2) learns from the verse (Devarim 31:26) “Lakoah Et Sefer HaTorah Haze” (“Take this Torah”) that one […] Read More
It is written in the Tosefta (Megila 3:13) that the Hazan should not commence his reading of the Torah until the congregants […] Read More
As was discussed previously, the Arizal explains that two great spiritual lights emerge when the Torah is removed from the […] Read More
There is a passage in the Torah (Shemot 15:22-27) which describes Bnei Israel’s three-day journey in the desert without finding any […] Read More