1) Why do we say Hodu before Boruch sheOmar, unlike Nusach Ashkenaz? 2) I’m behind the minyan, saying Pesukei deZimra, and the Chazan and the congregation are saying the 13 Midos. Do I join in? 3) Cartons of fruit juice usually have a seal that gets torn open when twisting Read more
1) Siyum on Rambam Sefer Haflo’oh: 12) In the passage אביי הוה מסדר, the word קודם is interspersed at each category, it isthen dropped and then picked up again at the last stanza. Explanation of the Rebbe:23) For his medical needs, my father needs to drink often. May I wake Read more
1) Which Brocho should be said on frozen Grape Juice?[1] 2) I wear a bandage on my ankle, to keep the ankle from moving when doing exercise. May I wear it in the street on Shabbos?[2] 3) What should be the attitude of a Jewish child to his/her non-Jewish father?[3] Read more
1) The Shai laMora Sidur writes that in an early print of the AR’s Sidur (Berditshev 5578), the word Shabbos in the Amidah and Kiddush is vowelized with a Komatz: Shabbos Kodshecho. This seems more accurate than the nikud in most Sidurim: Shabbas Kodshecho. Comment?[1] 2) I need to buy Read more