The Shulhan Aruch (O.H. 272:2) rules that one may use wine directly from the wine press, which has not fully […] Read More
Category: Shabbat
In general, when a blessing is recited on the performance of a Mitzvah, the blessing is first recited and one […] Read More
When reciting Kiddush, the cup should be held with the right hand, since the right side symbolizes the Divine attribute […] Read More
The Shulhan Aruch (O.H. 271:1) writes that when one returns home from the synagogue on Friday night, one should immediately […] Read More
Although, strictly speaking, only one candle is sufficient to light for Shabbat, the Shulhan Aruch (O.H. 263:1) says that there […] Read More
The Shulhan Aruch (O.H. 262:1-3), based on the Gemara (Shabbat 119a), writes that one should set one’s dining table, make […] Read More
The Gemara (Yoma 81b) learns from the laws of Yom Kippur that there is a Mitzvah to accept Shabbat upon […] Read More
Hatmana The third Rabbinic restriction (the first two being Shehiya and Hazara) regarding cooking on Shabbat is called Hatmana, or […] Read More
Adding Water to Dafina The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 253:4), based on Rabbenu Yonah, says that the practice of adding hot or boiling water from […] Read More
In the current month of Elul, it behooves us to try and observe the Mitzvot more carefully and to be […] Read More