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Halacha FAQs

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...

FAQs – Halachot of Doughnuts

FAQs – Halachot of Doughnuts

Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi   Many have the custom of eating foods fried in oil on Hanukah. This reminds us of the miracle which happened through oil...

FAQs – Halachot of Doughnuts

Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi   Many have the custom of eating foods fried in oil on Hanukah. This reminds us of the miracle which happened through oil...

Hallah FAQs 5784

Hallah FAQs 5784

בס"ד Hallah FAQs 5784 Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi When fulfilling the misvah of hallah, it is an auspicious time to pray and ask Hashem for one’s wishes....

Hallah FAQs 5784

בס"ד Hallah FAQs 5784 Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi When fulfilling the misvah of hallah, it is an auspicious time to pray and ask Hashem for one’s wishes....

KADDISH FAQs - 5784/2023

KADDISH FAQs - 5784/2023

 In memory of our dear brothers, sisters, elders, and youngsters who perished in the recent massacre.   KADDISH FAQs  - 5784/2023 by: Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi  ...

KADDISH FAQs - 5784/2023

 In memory of our dear brothers, sisters, elders, and youngsters who perished in the recent massacre.   KADDISH FAQs  - 5784/2023 by: Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi  ...

Hosha’na Rabba FAQs

Hosha’na Rabba FAQs

by Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking ​​Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi What is Hosha'na Rabba? There are three designated days in the calendar for good judgment, Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, and Hosha'na Rabba....

Hosha’na Rabba FAQs

by Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking ​​Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi What is Hosha'na Rabba? There are three designated days in the calendar for good judgment, Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, and Hosha'na Rabba....

FAQs – Succot 5785

FAQs – Succot 5785

Before entering the sukkah, one should have in mind that Hashem commanded us to sit in the sukkah to remember that he surrounded our ancestors with the Clouds of Glory...

FAQs – Succot 5785

Before entering the sukkah, one should have in mind that Hashem commanded us to sit in the sukkah to remember that he surrounded our ancestors with the Clouds of Glory...