Dear Rabbi Mendel Rubin,
Enclosed please find my father’s (of righteous memory) last pair of Tefillin. I have his pair from when he was younger, but this pair is something that shouldn’t b
The Fall Semester 2014 is about to begin… some students have already moved back into the dorms, Freshmen move in this week, the rest of the students this week and next. We are finalizing this year̵
A. Hopefully, you can slowly purchase more Mezuzot. (Remember, the cover is mostly for show, and makes the Mitzvah pretty, but the main thing is the handwritten scroll inside). Fo
A. Only true tree fruit. Tomatoes, pineapples and bananas may be technically considered fruits, but they don’t really grow on woody trees and therefore this Halacha does not
A. Yom Kippur overrides it. The Torah considers Yom-Kippur “The Great Shabbat” and therefore it supersedes Shabbat. We do not make Kiddush on Friday Night, eat Challah or any of that. We do howev
A. No it isn’t. But you have to give the Rabbi enough time after the holiday to repurchase the Chametz back from the non-Jew he sold it to on your behalf. The form says one hour just to be sure &hellip
A. “Shechita” literally translates as Kosher/ritual slaughter, but can also cover the entire Kosher meat/poultry preparation process. I can think of 3 reasons for preference or insistence on spec
A. The Jews originally received the Torah in May/June during the festival of Shavuot. Moses spent 3 sets of 40 days up on the mountain (the first time around, the 2nd set was to get the Jews forgiven for the
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Handy Shabbos & TorahTues Schedules for Fall 2014
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Goodbye Summer…
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Q. For now I can only afford one Mezuzah but have several doors. Which door takes precedence?
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Q. Which type of fruit do you have to wait until the tree’s third year?
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Q. What happens to Shabbat when Yom Kippur falls on Saturday?
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Q. The Chametz-Sale form says to wait an hour after Passover. Why? Is Chametz forbidden for a short window after the holiday ends?
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Q. Why do some people only eat certain types of Kosher Meat – special Shechitas?
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Q. Why do we begin the Torah cycle again anew each year at Simchat Torah?