Answering Amen to another Bracha that was Completed at the Same Time
There seems to be a halacha that if one finishes a bracha at the same time as another person, you dont respond Amen, lest it appear that you are saying Amen to your own bracha. Example: HaBocher BAmo Yisrael BAhava, many have the minhag to not respond Amen and just start Shema. Is my analysis […]
Bil’am cursing
Within the story of Balak and Bil’am I noticed a shift in words for curse and cursing. In Numbers 22:6 Balak asks Bil’am to curse him the Israelites ארה-לי ;of which the root seems to be ארר. Numbers 22:11 shows Bil’am saying he was asked to curse them for him: קבה-לי; which seems to come […]
Avoiding the Affect of Negative Words
We all know the power of the word as i was lisening Rabbi Eliezer Zeytouneh, my question is; what do we do when someone we know or we care about it have negative words almost all the time. Is there a way to avoid the consequences of those words? Thank you so much
Giving Maaser without Seeing Returns
If a person is doing the divine service of the Most High. helping others and giving 10% to charity but is not seeing the financial success/financial increase. what is the blockage from seeing the financial success. what message is being sent from the Most High.
Hair Clipper for Peyos
Regarding peyos, can I use hair clippers with the #1 comb?
How Old Must You be to Study Kabbalah Today?
What kind of Jewish education must we have before going to Kabbala. Thank you
Tzedaka and Shalom Bayit
Kevod HaRab. I s it correct to give bigger tzedaka when my wife is against it? I believe I can give more but she thinks that I should think about our own family
Taam milchig
Shalom, Lets say that I am eating a bowl of fruit etc, that has yogurt in it. Then separately I have a cup of hot coffee that is in parve mug (there is no milk in the coffee). If I eat these two items together (the yogurt, and the coffee) will the status of my […]
Targum
Can I be yotsei with reading English for targum of the weekly sedrah? Can I read targum before reading the shneiyum mikrah?
Yichud
Is it yichud to let a non-Jewish man to visit a Jewish woman in her apartment, during the day?
