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Blessing on Salt The Bracha on salt, as listed in Mishneh Torah, Blessings 8:8 is Shehakol. I have found confirmation in modern generally accepted Halachic sources. According to Mishneh Torah, Blessings 8:7 spices normally have no Bracha at all, before or after, as they are not food. Salt seems to be in the sam... (more) |
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A: For starting Shabbat, is sunset astronomical or visible? TL;DR Shabbos starts at the generally accepted astronomical definition of sunset, and the 18 minutes is before that time. There are a few separate issues here: Halachically, when is "Shkias Hachamah" == Sunset? Sunset is actually a relatively universally agreed upon time. A quick look at MyZ... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #284313 |
I believe that we actually get the Halachah for Sukkah **from** the Halachah for Pesach - see the last line of [this piece of Mishneh Torah](https://www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah%2C_Shofar%2C_Sukkah_and_Lulav.6.7?lang=bi) כְּדִין אֲכִילַת מַצָּה בְּפֶסַח "like the law of eating matsa on Passover." (more) |
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A: Why do we dwell in booths every day during Sukkot, but we don't have to eat matzah every day during Pesach? It is actually very much the same thing, at least ignoring the "sleep in Sukkah" part which most people don't do these days for a variety of reasons, especially outside of Israel. Basically, with both Sukkah and Matzah the rule is: First night - required. So we must eat in the Sukkah on the fi... (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #284170 |
In particular, I suspect that using *Otzar Beis Din* - effectively a community storehouse for all the produce that then gets distributed to all - makes a lot more sense with commercial farms, as Beis Din hires people to work the fields and harvest. With a home garden that gets a bit awkward. On the o... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #283913 |
Still just comments, but a little more info: Just started studying Mishneh Torah Hilchos Brachos. In introductory, mostly general, rules, mentions that a *relevant* interruption is not a Hefsek - classic example is "pass the salt" between Hamotzi and eating bread (Mishneh Torah actually has this exam... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #283913 |
Bracha Levatalah is a real issue, and so the question is quite relevant (and which is why I am only commenting, as I don't have the actual answer). So *planning* properly in terms of minimizing time/interruptions between Bracha and Mitzvah is quite important. But in the end, if there is a delay/inter... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #283913 |
Keep in mind that the Bracha is not usually required. AIUI, the only two Torah Mitzvos (as opposed to Rabbinic) where the Bracha is required are Birkas Hamazon (Grace after meals) and Birchas Hatorah (the blessings said both as part of morning blessings and before/after reading an Aliyah/Torah readin... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281772 |
For some reason I didn't notice it when I looked the first time. Interesting question... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281720 |
@msh210 Obviously it depends on the individual Muslim. The premise, as I see it, is whether it would be *possible* to be a practicing Muslim and a practicing Noahide at the same time, vs. the two being mutually exclusive.
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— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281614 |
@sabbahillel It is both more and less than your examples. Your examples are "not God" in Judaism, by any definition. Whereas a single monotheistic deity by another name *might* be the same as what Judaism considers God. On the other hand, I posit that it wouldn't matter even if that is the case, beca... (more) |
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Respect for the names of Hashem and avoiding Shaimos TL;DR Is Shaimos an issue to be concerned about in posts, and if so, what policy should we set? This question contains (at the moment) a name of God in Hebrew that is considered Shaimos, requiring proper burial of any printed copies and not trash/recycling. There are different opinions as to what ... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281614 |
Not sure how this is even a question - there are many names of God in Hebrew as well as in other languages (e.g., English: God, Lord, Almighty, etc.). Why should Arabic be any different? (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281340 |
That's new to me - I guess that's on a knead-to-know basis. (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281340 |
@msh210 I've heard of such things, but it sounds crazy to me. It is one thing to be in a situation where you may not be able to eat something - e.g., shechita sometimes doesn't go as planned, in which case you can't eat the animal, but you are not in violation of a commandment by owning that animal -... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281340 |
But because the restriction on Chametz is **not** just eating, but also **possessing**, presumably that would be reason enough to bake Matzah prior to Chatzos on Erev Pesach to avoid any possibility of a violation, as well as to make sure you have Matzah in time (i.e., if you bake, have problems, you... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281337 |
[Hebcal](https://www.hebcal.com/) ? [MyZmanim](https://www.myzmanim.com/) ? (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281334 |
@Alaychem Yes, it is still a Mitzvah (though as I understand it, many of the accepted Halachos regarding "missed a day", etc. are based on it *possibly* being D'rabbanan when there is no actual Omer offering). My point is that **in the time of the Beis Hamikdash, it is clearly tied to the actual offe... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281334 |
Shabbat being interpreted to mean "after the Shabbat = 7th day = end of week" of Pesach, rather than the traditional accepted "day after 1st day of Pesach, which is a Shabbat-like day" or the alternative (Samaritan? Karaite? I get all those confused...) "day after actual Shabbat" which led to some gr... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281334 |
Fascinating. Both of the stated cases - Sefirah and Yovel - have to do with things that, at their core, require living in Israel, and clearly will be observed by all Jews identically once we have the Temple again (as opposed to, for example, disagreements about many other things that are not inherent... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281324 |
Mevorchim HaChodesh. But on the other hand, Arba Rashei Shanim Hem - there are 4 "Rosh Hashanahs". I wonder if this is purely grammatical - perhaps even so that you don't have two Shins in succession? (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281292 |
My take on the story, which may or may not be correct, is that the Jews: (a) baked Matzah in advance on Pesach night, in order to eat Matzah as commanded and then, (b) prepared dough in the morning as they would as part of their usual routine of baking each day and *that* dough is the dough that did ... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281237 |
@interested Thank you for the reference. I think the key issue here is "You should not make a mockery out of this matter, rather, it should be handled in a business-like manner." - IMHO (and more importantly, my Rabbi's opinion), an internet-based electronic transaction counts for this purpose, based... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281266 |
Seems to be a bug. 9:08pm EDT, display changed to: **Today is:
20th of Nisan, 5781
5th day of the Omer
Wednesday night (Thursday)** Date & Omer changed, but day of week did not. Windows 7. Identical results with Firefox, Chrome & Edge. (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281266 |
I was about to comment with exactly what @Monica said. As a programmer, I can definitely say that time zones, DST and related issues are very frequently messed up, in systems large and small. If it changes at 9:00, "good enough" since Tzeis Hacochavim is currently between 8 and 9. (more) |
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A: How does agency work for selling chameitz? My LOR was extremely resistant to the idea of a strictly online "no physical Kinyan" sale until last year. We came up with a form (the only option last year, this year he allowed people to contact him to do a traditional Kinyan if desired) stating name, address(es), some other specific questions a... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Edit | Post #281236 | Initial revision | — | over 3 years ago |
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A: Why aren't we required to eat matzah every day during Pesach? As noted by others, there are many (both historical and current) people who make a point of eating Matzah on every day of Pesach based on the Pasuk. In addition, depending on location and the day of the week that Pesach starts, there are between 2 and 5 days (out of 7 or 8) when Matzah is, arguably, ... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280997 |
Need a real Dikduk expert (which is **not** me). But I suspect the difference is the word before "Amcha" == "Your people" vs. "Haam" == "The people". (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280923 |
I first heard about this last year, but it is an established Chabad (and probably some others) custom. (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280891 |
This is a very vague question. Provide specific examples. "new ideas" can mean almost anything. (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280888 |
As I understand it, this is actually a traditional Jewish perspective. With one exception: Tractice of allowing worship elsewhere (Bama) was *not* actually an "exilic" practice, but rather the permitted practice only *inside* the land of Israel, from the time of conquest until (I think, can't check r... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280880 |
Short comment instead of answer because I don't have time to lookup sources: 1 - Not true - applied in Israel until Temple was built; 2- **This is the one**, but need references; 3 - I suspect that's not a problem by itself - 2nd Temple times had only a fraction of the Jewish population in Israel; 4... (more) |
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