How can I face G-d after I sinned so much?
How can I face G-d after I have sinned so much during the year? Some sins were unintentional but many were intentional. Last year I confessed, showed regret, promised to improve, and I didn’t keep any of it. I was chutzpadik to my parents, transgressed Shabbat, looked at forbidden things, dressed improperly and now how […]
House dedication on Rosh Hashana eve
Can we make a house dedication on the day before Rosh Hashana?
Peanuts and almonds on Rosh Hashana
I know the custom is not to eat walnuts on Rosh Hashana because numerologically egozim (nuts) equal cheit (sin). But can one eat peanuts and almonds?
Giving a child an inhalation
Can one transgress a festival or Shabbat to give an inhalation with an electrical medical device to a baby who is 21 months old? This is the doctor’s instructions.
Joining an appliance to a Shabbat clock
May one connect a Shabbat clock to an outlet before the festival and then connect a Shabbat hotplate to the Shabbat clock during the festival when it is off?
Revelation of Mt. Sinai in Mussaf
Why does the Mussaf prayer mention the Revelation of Mt. Sinai?
A child blowing shofar
My father has a yeshiva of boys who are becoming religious and no one there knows how to blow a shofar. My father can’t do it and the boys asked me to blow it even though I am not bar mitzva. Can I do it?
Sheep head for a Vegetarian
I am a vegetarian and don’t eat animals. What can I eat on Rosh Hashana for which I can say “May we be like a head and not a tail?”
Lighting candles on Rosh Hashana eve
Do we light candles at the beginning of Rosh Hashana?
Why does G-d need a heavenly court?
I heard several times that there is a heavenly court with its own judges that pass judgment. Why does G-d need them? He can pass judgment Himself and doesn’t need any help.
