Washing One’s Hands for Less than a Kebeitza of Bread In the previous Halacha we have cited Maran Ha’Shulchan Aruch who rules that if one eats less than a Kezayit (twenty-seven grams) of bread, one need not wash his hands. (These twenty-seven grams of bread are calculated as if one would take bread and squash…
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Washing
Washing One’s Hands for a Small Amount of Bread Question: I was recently at a wedding where I saw someone taste some bread with salad without washing his hands (Netilat Yadayim) before theChuppah; he said he was acting in accordance with Halacha. Is this indeed the law? Answer: There is a rabbinic commandment to wash one’s hands before…
Reciting Keri’at Shema Meticulously
The Mishnah (Berachot 15a) states: “If one recites Keri’at Shema and does not hear the words he is reciting (because one read it so quietly), one fulfills his obligation. If one recited it without being meticulous with its letters, Rabbi Yose says one fulfills his obligation while Rabbi Yehuda says one does not.” The Gemara (ibid. 15b)…
Baruch Shem
The Meaning of “Baruch Shem Kevod Malchuto Le’Olam Va’ed” In the previous Halachot we have established that the verse “Baruch Shem Kevod Malchuto Le’Olam Va’ed” must be inserted into Keri’at Shema. One must likewise have the proper intention while reciting this verse. If one did not, one has not fulfilled his obligation. Let us now explain the meaning…
“Baruch Shem Kevod Malchuto Le’Olam Va’ed”
Question: What is the source for the verse “Baruch Shem Kevod Malchuto Le’Olam Va’ed” and what is the significance of reciting it within Keri’at Shema? Answer: After reciting the first verse of Keri’at Shema, one should recite “Baruch Shem Kevod Malchuto Le’Olam Va’ed.” The source for this verse is the Gemara (Pesachim 56a) which states: “Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish…
Keri’at Shema
If One Forgets to Concentrate During the First Verse of Keri’at Shema In the previous Halachot we have explained that one must have specific intentions while reciting the first verse of Keri’at Shema; if one did not, one has not fulfilled his obligation of reciting Keri’at Shema. Let us now discuss the proper procedure for one who recited the…
The Law Regarding Intention During Keri’at Shema
The Law Regarding Intention During Keri’at Shema The Rishonim disagree whether or not Mitzvot require intention. For instance, if one takes a Lulav and its species on the Sukkot holiday but did not intend to fulfill the Mitzvah by doing so, has he nevertheless fulfilled his obligation or not? This would indeed be subject to…
Praying
Continuation of the Laws of the Position of One’s Body While Praying Question: If one cannot join one’s feet together while praying the Amida standing up but he can do so while sitting, should such an individual pray while standing with his feet separated or sitting with his feet joined together? Similarly, can one open one’s…
Praying
Standing While Praying on an Airplane or Train Question: Must one join one’s feet together during the Amida prayer? Similarly, if one prays while sitting, has he fulfilled his obligation? Answer: Before one begins the Amida prayer, one must join both feet together as if they were one foot in order to compare ourselves to the angels…
The Laws of Fire on Yom Tov
The Laws of Fire on Yom Tov In previous Halachot we have explained that Yom Tov and Shabbat are equal regarding all prohibitions besides for certain works associated with food preparation, such as cooking, which are permitted on Yom Tov. Igniting a Flame One may not produce a new fire on Yom Tov, for instance…
Cooking Dishes that Will Remain After Yom Tov and Washing Dishes
One may not cook on Yom Tov for a regular weekday or Motza’ei Yom Tov. Similarly, in places outside of Israel, one may not cook on the first day of Yom Tov for the second (however, on years when the second day of Shavuot falls out on Shabbat, this Halacha changes, as we shall explain…
Cooking on Yom Tov
The Laws of Cooking on Yom Tov In the previous Halacha we have explained that although Shabbat and Yom Tov are equal in their prohibition to perform work on them and it is therefore a Torah prohibition to drive a car on Yom Tov, nevertheless, certain works associated with food preparation, such as cooking and frying, are…
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