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Halacha FAQs

Simanim FAQs

Simanim FAQs

  Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi   Why do we eat the Simanim? On Rosh Hashanah, it is customary to eat simanim - symbolic foods - representing blessings...

Simanim FAQs

  Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi   Why do we eat the Simanim? On Rosh Hashanah, it is customary to eat simanim - symbolic foods - representing blessings...

Tsom Gedalia FAQs

Tsom Gedalia FAQs

  Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi Note: The following Halachot apply only to Tsom Gedalia and similar fast days, not to Tisha B’av or Yom Kippur.   Why...

Tsom Gedalia FAQs

  Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi Note: The following Halachot apply only to Tsom Gedalia and similar fast days, not to Tisha B’av or Yom Kippur.   Why...

Tisha B'Av FAQs 5785

Tisha B'Av FAQs 5785

FAQ Series in Memory of Ralph and Ruth Gindi   Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi   The gradual entry into the most reflective day in our history starts...

Tisha B'Av FAQs 5785

FAQ Series in Memory of Ralph and Ruth Gindi   Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi   The gradual entry into the most reflective day in our history starts...

Shivah Asar B’Tammuz FAQs

Shivah Asar B’Tammuz FAQs

FAQ Series in Memory of Ralph and Ruth Gindi   Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi Note: The following Halachot apply only to Shivah Asar B’Tammuz and similar fast...

Shivah Asar B’Tammuz FAQs

FAQ Series in Memory of Ralph and Ruth Gindi   Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi Note: The following Halachot apply only to Shivah Asar B’Tammuz and similar fast...

SEFIRAT HA'OMER FAQs

SEFIRAT HA'OMER FAQs

  Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi Sefirat Ha’omer FAQs The days of counting from Pesah to Shavuot are in anticipation and preparation for the goal of Yesiat Misrayim...

SEFIRAT HA'OMER FAQs

  Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi Sefirat Ha’omer FAQs The days of counting from Pesah to Shavuot are in anticipation and preparation for the goal of Yesiat Misrayim...

Genizah FAQs

Genizah FAQs

  To view/download this article as a PDF click here.   Rabbi Yisrael Elgrabli Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi   What is Genizah? Genizah is the term used for burying, or literally...

Genizah FAQs

  To view/download this article as a PDF click here.   Rabbi Yisrael Elgrabli Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi   What is Genizah? Genizah is the term used for burying, or literally...