Our Halacha FAQs are published around auspicious times during the Jewish Year. These articles lay out the most commonly asked questions about a particular holiday or situation. In addition to being distributed in shuls and stores, all future articles will be published on this website as well.
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Halacha FAQs
Eruv Tavshilin FAQs
Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking – Ohr Halacha Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi – Ohr Halacha Eruv Tavshilin One should hold the bread and the cooked food, and recite the Beracha followed by...
Eruv Tavshilin FAQs
Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking – Ohr Halacha Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi – Ohr Halacha Eruv Tavshilin One should hold the bread and the cooked food, and recite the Beracha followed by...
HOSHA'NA RABBA FAQ
5782-2021 Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking WHAT IS HOSHA'NA RABBA? The day is called hosha' = save; na = please; rabba = great as there are three designated days in the...
HOSHA'NA RABBA FAQ
5782-2021 Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking WHAT IS HOSHA'NA RABBA? The day is called hosha' = save; na = please; rabba = great as there are three designated days in the...
Hanukah FAQ
5785-2024 Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi The misvah of menorah is an extremely beloved misvah (Rambam). All misvot, have a standard way of performance and an enhanced and...
Hanukah FAQ
5785-2024 Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi The misvah of menorah is an extremely beloved misvah (Rambam). All misvot, have a standard way of performance and an enhanced and...
PURIM FAQs
5783-2023 Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi Perashat Zachor The mightiest demonstration of the exalted status of Am Yisrael, was when we were freed from slavery in Egypt (Mitzrayim)....
PURIM FAQs
5783-2023 Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi Perashat Zachor The mightiest demonstration of the exalted status of Am Yisrael, was when we were freed from slavery in Egypt (Mitzrayim)....
SEFIRAT HA'OMER FAQs
5783-2023 Rabbi Moshe Arking – Ave. O Synagogue Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking – Ohr Halacha Edited by Rabbi Moshe Yagen; Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi – Ohr Halacha The days of counting...
SEFIRAT HA'OMER FAQs
5783-2023 Rabbi Moshe Arking – Ave. O Synagogue Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking – Ohr Halacha Edited by Rabbi Moshe Yagen; Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi – Ohr Halacha The days of counting...
SHAVUOT FAQ
BY RABBI HAYIM ASHER ARKING AND RABBI EZRA GHODSI Many have the custom to eat dairy on Shavuot. If one wants to make dairy bread, one should be cognizant of...
SHAVUOT FAQ
BY RABBI HAYIM ASHER ARKING AND RABBI EZRA GHODSI Many have the custom to eat dairy on Shavuot. If one wants to make dairy bread, one should be cognizant of...