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Halacha FAQs

Travel FAQs 5785

Travel FAQs 5785

Prepared by: Rabbi Moshe Arking ― Ave. O Synagogue  Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking ― Ohr Halacha Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi – Ohr Halacha Published By: Ohr Halacha   Prayer for Travel...

Travel FAQs 5785

Prepared by: Rabbi Moshe Arking ― Ave. O Synagogue  Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking ― Ohr Halacha Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi – Ohr Halacha Published By: Ohr Halacha   Prayer for Travel...

Yom Kippur FAQs

Do we have to eat bread on Erev Yom Kippur? There is a mitsvah to eat on erev Yom Kippur. HaShem, as a loving father, gave us the mitsvah to...

Yom Kippur FAQs

Do we have to eat bread on Erev Yom Kippur? There is a mitsvah to eat on erev Yom Kippur. HaShem, as a loving father, gave us the mitsvah to...

Tisha B’Av FAQs – 5784

Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi The gradual entry to the most reflective day in our history starts with the Fast of Tamuz and the weeks that follow; then...

Tisha B’Av FAQs – 5784

Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi The gradual entry to the most reflective day in our history starts with the Fast of Tamuz and the weeks that follow; then...

FAQs – Taanit Esther 5784

FAQs – Taanit Esther 5784

Written by: Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi Note: The following halachot apply only to Taanit Esther and other fast days, however, not to Tisha B’av or Yom Kippur....

FAQs – Taanit Esther 5784

Written by: Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi Note: The following halachot apply only to Taanit Esther and other fast days, however, not to Tisha B’av or Yom Kippur....

Shehehianu FAQ

Shehehianu FAQ

What fruits require a shehehianu? One can only recite shehehianu on produce which is seasonal and therefore not available year-round. Nowadays, many fruits which are seasonal are still readily available...

Shehehianu FAQ

What fruits require a shehehianu? One can only recite shehehianu on produce which is seasonal and therefore not available year-round. Nowadays, many fruits which are seasonal are still readily available...

FAQs – Asarah B’tevet

FAQs – Asarah B’tevet

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

FAQs – Asarah B’tevet

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