Halacha Shiur with Rav Avrohom Baruch Zachariash, including: What you can and cannot do on Motza'ei Tisha B'Av that falls out on Thursday night, including an in-depth look at washing clothing that is not needed for Shabbos and taking a shower on Thursday night. AND MORE!
Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Devarim 5780 Reminders: Mincha Erev Shabbos at 13:30, 17:55 and 19:27. Tisha B'Av schedule is below. We hope to broadcast the Kinos via Zoom. You can also sign up to introduce a Kinah, and you can give this introduction from your home via ZOOM if desired! Weekday MINCHA GEDOLAH: 13:21 instead of 13:15 [...]
May the LORD, the God of your fathers, increase your numbers a thousandfold, and bless you as He promised you. (Devarim 1:13) There is a well known joke about the Rabbi who complained to his congregation about their lack of attendance because only 9 people showed up to the daily minyon (back when there weren’t [...]
"יוֹסֵף עֲלֵיכֶם כָּכֶם" (דברים א:יא) מדרש רבה שם אות יג: "יוֹסֵף עֲלֵיכֶם כָּכֶם, אָמַר רַבִּי אַחָא יְכוֹלִין הָיוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל לוֹמַר לוֹ, רַבֵּנוּ משֶׁה, אָנוּ יֵשׁ בָּנוּ אֶחָד מִכָּל הַדְּבָרִים שֶׁאַתָּה מוֹכִיחֵנוּ וְקִבַּלְנוּ תּוֹכְחוֹתֶיךָ, אֶלָּא שָׁתְקוּ, לְפִיכָךְ הוּא אוֹמֵר כָּכֶם, צַדִּיקִים כַּיּוֹצֵא בָּכֶם, מְקַבְּלִים תּוֹכָחוֹת וְשׁוֹתְקִים" יש סיפור ידוע על רב, כשהגיעו רק 9 אנשים למניין [...]
Halacha Shiur with Rav Avrohom Baruch Zachariash, including: Construction and construction preparation; buying new clothes; havdalah on wine, grape juice or something else; AND MORE!
Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Matos-Masei 5780 Reminders: Mincha Erev Shabbos at 13:30, 17:58 and 19:31. Weekday MINCHA GEDOLAH: 13:21 instead of 13:15 for the next two weeks. Shabbos Shiurim with the Rav: The Rav’s shiur on Beis Elokim written by the Mabit takes place this and every Shabbos at about 08:05. The Rav's Pirkei Avos takes place [...]
Halacha Shiur with Rav Avrohom Baruch Zachariash, including: Saying "shehechiyanu"; practicing on instruments and listening to music; living a life of "leniencies"; wearing new clothing on Shabbos; AND MORE!
“...Hashem will forgive her because her father has restrained her.” (Bamidbar 30:6) Rashi tells us that though the vow was annulled and the woman was unaware of this, she in her mind’s eye transgressed a vow. She needs repentance because she thought she was sinning, even though she wasn’t. The Chasam Sofer asks “The gemora [...]
"וַה' יִֽסְלַח־לָ֔הּ כִּי־הֵנִ֥יא אָבִ֖יהָ אֹתָֽהּ" (במדבר ל:ו) רש"י שם: "וה' יסלח לה. בַּמֶּה הַכָּתוּב מְדַבֵּר? בְּאִשָּׁה שֶׁנָּדְרָה בְנָזִיר וְשָׁמַע בַּעְלָהּ וְהֵפֵר לָהּ וְהִיא לֹא יָדְעָה וְעוֹבֶרֶת עַל נִדְרָהּ וְשׁוֹתָה יַיִן וּמִטַּמְּאָה לְמֵתִים, זוֹ הִיא שֶׁצְּרִיכָה סְלִיחָה וְאַעַ"פִּ שֶׁהוּא מוּפָר, וְאִם הַמּוּפָרִין צְרִיכִים סְלִיחָה, קַ"וָ לְשֶׁאֵינָן מוּפָרִים (עי' קידושין פ"א)" החתם סופר שואל, "הגמרא בקידושין אומרת [...]
Easy to Digest Capsules* are Here! In order to accommodate as many people as possible within our Beis Medrash, while still following the government's decrees on synagogue capacity, we have divided the space into FOUR "capsules". Each "capsule" can hold up to 20 people (Thank you to Mrs. Aryeh Gross who calculated the [...]
