A. You must be referring to the 3 steps forward and 3 steps backward before and after the standing Amidah prayer. The Code of Jewish Law explains this ritual to be “entering and leaving the presence of
A. No, it doesn’t. It means “watched” – for the grains, flour and process of Shmurah Matzah is carefully watched in preparation for Passover use. In practice, most Shmurah Matzah cont
A. If it is entirely & properly sealed, yes. It’s best that the microwave interior be visually clean as well. Providing, of course, that the product itself is Kosher for Passover. Holiday-wise elec
A. Wish you could hook up with a nearby Seder, see Chabad.org – there are Chabad Seders all over the world even in some remote locations. Let us know if you need
A. The Egyptian Bondage didn’t happen all at once. The Jews were not enslaved overnight. It was a gradual process that started off with lots of carrot and ended up with all
A. Talmud Rosh Hashanah 2b learns it from a juxtaposition of Shlomo’s royal reckoning and the reckoning from the Exodus. Rabbeynu Nissim explains this is because there would never be a Jewish King if we ha
A. It isn’t clear. Rashi seems to say that it did not. Tosefos commentary on Talmud Beitzah 2b quotes conflicting Medrash on this question.…
A. There’s a cycle of tractates, usually an eight-year rotation. Most Yeshivas study the 3 Bavas: Bava Kamma (damages) Bava Metziah (monetary disputes & doubts) and Bava
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Q. How do Yeshivas decide which tractate of Talmud to study in a given year?
A. The Talmud asks the same question. He’s a complex character and different Rabbis of the Talmud read him differently.…
A. No. Adam died in the Jewish year 930 (or 2831 BCE) and the Flood happened in the Jewish year 1656 (or 2105 BCE).
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Q. Did Adam die in the Great Flood?
BTW – BCE stands for Before the Common Era, which i