1) Did the Kohanim guarding the Beis haMikdosh sleep on the floor?[1] 2) How should one measure chocolate wafers for Brocho Acharona?[2] 3) I have a Hoodie that has “Fear G-d” emblazoned on the sleeve. Is it okay for me to wear it?[3] 4) One of our regulars has begun Read more…
1) When saying a Brocho Acharona after fruit of the Seven Kinds that are actually produce of Eretz Yisroel, instead of על בארץ ועל הפירות we say: על הארץ ועל פירותיה.[1] If one had also drunk wine – that isn’t from EY, we have a misleading text: על הארץ ועל Read more…
1) In Eichah, from ch.2 onwards, the letter פ precedes the letter ע. Why?[1] 2) Does one who has to eat on Tisha b’Av keep to a regime of ‘shiurim’?[2] 3) Why do we – on Shabbos mornings – invoke “intense Divine mercy” for the communities that were massacred by Read more…
1) Explanation of a challenging passage in Yechezkel[1] about the third Beis HaMikdosh. 2) May I feed my baby in the presence of Seforim?[2] 3) Revisiting laying Tefilin with a man who’s not wearing a shirt:[3] 4) Revisiting whether one ought to stand for Krias HaTorah:[4] 5) Revisiting Brocho Acharona Read more…
1) In the beginning of Parshas Pinchas, the וא”ו in the word שלום is split. In some ST it is split in the middle, in others it is towards the bottom. What’s the Chabad mesorah? Also: Is there any significance in the potential rendition of the word as שלים?[1] 2) Read more…