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Fast of Tisha Be’av

Those Who Are Obligated and Exempt From the Fast of Tisha Be’av Someone Ill with a Non-Life-Threatening Illness One who is ill (meaning that he is actually bedridden and the like, even if the illness is not life-threatening) is exempt from fasting on Tisha Be’av. When in doubt about one’s status, one should consult a…

Who Gave the Rabbis the Right

Chapter 1, Mishna 1(a) By Rabbi Dovid Rosenfeld “Moses received the Torah from Sinai and transmitted it Joshua. Joshua transmitted it to the Elders, the Elders to the Prophets, and the Prophets transmitted it to the Men of the Great Assembly. They [the Men of the Great Assembly] said three things: Be deliberate in judgment,…

Avot 1:16

Avot 1:16 Rabban Gamliel used to say: Accept a teacher upon yourself and remove yourself from uncertainty; and do not give excess tithes by estimating [instead of measuring]. Rabban Gamliel used to say… This is the first verse that does not link the sage with a predecessor but simply begins with ‘Rabban Gamliel used to say’….

G-d-fearing individuals

Question: Is there an obligation to leave an area in one’s home unplastered or unfinished as is the custom of some G-d-fearing individuals? Answer: The Gemara (Baba Batra 60b) states that following the destruction of the Bet Hamikdash, the Sages of that generation instituted that one may not build a house plastered and adorned like…

Motza’ei Tisha Be’av

The Laws of Motza’ei Tisha Be’av and the Tenth of Av After halachic nightfall on Tisha Be’av which is approximately twenty minutes after sunset, one is permitted to eat and drink. It is customary to recite Birkat Ha’Levana (blessing on the new moon) following Arvit prayers on Motza’ei Tisha Be’av; it is preferable to eat…

Zohar Parsha 45

Zohar Parsha 45 Deuteronomy 3:2 2. For the Torah teaches man to walk the path of truth and gives him counsel how to repent before his Master. Even when he is sentenced to death, everything is repealed and gone from him, not to rest upon him. Therefore he should be occupied with the Torah day…

Daf Yomi Digest

Megilla 26 Megilla 27 Megilla 28 Daf Yomi Digest is compiled by members of the Ruben Shas Kollel, edited by Rabbi Ben-Zion Rand. Halachah Highlights is not intended to be relied upon for halacha l’maase. It is intended for interest and information. For actual psak consult your local rav.

Kinah for Tisha B’Av Revised

D’var Torah The Three Weeks Kinah for Tisha B’Av Revised By Rabbi Label Lam 1 Woe to us on this bitter day! We have what to cry about! Woe for all the heads without Tefillin After 3700 years from Avraham Avinu After having survived Holocausts and Inquisitions… Jewish boys and girls blunder In the darkness…

Tisha Be’av

KINNOS FOR THE SIX MILLION KEDOSHIM (Holy Martyrs): The destruction of the Six Million is our own generation’s stark connection to the eternalTishah B’Av. Two great and inspiring spiritual leaders of our time, The Bobover Rebbe andRav Shimon Schwab composed Kinnos lamenting and memorializing the unspeakable tragedy. Adopted by many congregations worldwide, these painful laments…

The Laws of Erev Tisha Be’av

The Sefer HaMinhagim, authored by Rabbeinu Eizik Tirna, states that one should not leisurely stroll around on Erev Tisha Be’av. The Rama, some great Acharonim, and seemingly Maran Ha’Chida as well, rule accordingly. On Erev Tisha Be’av during the “Seuda Ha’Mafseket,” last meal before the fast (which takes place following halachic midday, as we shall…