Things To Remember for Bedikas Chometz Tonight, Tuesday Evening, April 7th

1. The search for Chometz should ideally begin immediately after Tzeis Hakochavim, and not be delayed until later on at night. 2. Before beginning the...

Yoma 55: Davening for an Out of Town Choleh

Rabbi Mordechai Koster is presently a member of the kollel at Bais Medresh Govoha in Lakewood, NJ, where he received semichah. He has...

Israel’s Securities Authority (ISA) Approves Heter Iska

On Tuesday, for the first time, the Israeli Securities Authority published a staff position regarding the "Heter Iska" (literally meaning exemption contract, which is an halachic method...

The Poor Millionaire: Does An Individual With Only Non-Liquid Assets Qualify To Receive Tzedaka?

By Rabbi Dovid Grossman Rosh Bais HaVaad L’Inyonei Mishpat, Lakewood, NJ THE STORYLINE The story is told of a wealthy individual who had many real estate...

Video: Rav Yisroel Brog on “Developing Strong and Healthy Children”

Rav Yisroel Brog gives crucial instruction and advice on how to develop strong and healthy children, immune to challenges. Included is an amazing description...

Shovavim Shalom Bayis Initiative – Week Two, Parshas Va’eirah

By Rabbi Yehoshua Berman Having clarified last week that the only way to achieve marital happiness is by realizing that it is for keeps and...

Hilschos Tisha B’Av: A Review

By Rabbi Yissachar Dov Krakowski, Matzav.com The following is meant as a convenient review of Halachos pertaining to Tisha B'Av. The Piskei Din for the most...

Lie or Not to Lie? To Get Drunk or Not to Get Drunk?

By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld Rav Yehudah tells us in the gemara in Bava Metzia, daf chof gimmel, amud bais that there are three things a talmid chacham is permitted to lie about....

Wise in Choosing Mitzvos

By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld The posuk tells us that Moshe took the bones of Yosef with him when he left Mitzrayim. The Midrash says, “Come and see Moshe Rabbeinu’s great love of mitzvos.” When all the Jews were busy gathering bizas hayam, the spoils...

Hilchos Chanukah: Waiting for Your Wife

If one will not be home to light at the proper time, but plans to return at night while members of the...

Minhagim of Pesach Sheini – 1

This coming Wednesday, the 14th of Iyar is Pesach Sheni. According to many opinions one does not fast on this day; make Hespedim, or...

Taanis 23: Yichud in an Elevator

Rabbi Mordechai Koster is presently a member of the kollel at Bais Medrash Govoha in Lakewood, NJ, where he receivedsemichah. He has written several seforim...

Tevilas Keilim – Immersing New Utensils

By Rabbi Avi Zakutinsky כּל־דּבר אשׁר־יבא באשׁ תּעבירוּ באשׁ וטהר אךְ בּמי נדּה יתחטּא וכל אשׁר לֹא־יבא בּאשׁ תּעבירוּ במּים (מטות ל"א:כ"ג) Whatever is used in...

Business Halacha: Paying a Shomer Sochor

Question: What payment is required to render the guardian a shomer sachar (paid guardian)? Answer: Any monetary benefit that the guardian receives in return for...

Growing in Emunah – Facing the Greatest Challenges

By Rabbi Yechezkel Spanglet                                                                                    Today, we will discuss some of the most challenging yesurim. We hope that some of the information conveyed here will...

Tonight: Vesein Tal Umatar Begins in Chutz La’aretz

At Maariv tonight, residents of chutz la'aretz begin to say Vesein Tal Umatar during the Shemonah Esrei in the bracha of Boreich Aleinu. Residents...

Business Halacha: Delaying Payment Until Receipt of Bill

Q: When I asked my dentist about paying for his services, he said, "We'll bill you." Is it permissible to delay payment until receiving...

The Purim Seudah

1)It is a Mitzvah on all Jewish men, women and children to partake of a festive Seudah, meal, on Purim. The Purim Seudah needs to...

Halacha L’Kavod Shabbos – ‘Wearing a Garment With Spare Buttons Sewn On’

The Shmiras Shabbos Kehilchasa cites poskim who contend that one may not wear a garment with spare buttons sewn on it in a...

Sale or Fire Sale?

By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld There are many Poskim that came out against the way we sell Chametz. We find in the MachtzisHashekel Orach Chaim 448:3 that writes that the mechirah will not...

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