The Lights of Shabbos
The great importance and significance of the Shabbos candles.
Category: JEWISH PRACTICE
Proper Behaviour
By Rabbi Chaim Chazzan A group of people bought condos in a building and share ownership of the hallways. The owner of the only apartment on the top floor wishes to extend his...
Illegal Deals
By Rabbi Chaim Chazzan Reuven made a deal with a pauper called Shimon that he will reveal to him the name of an unknown philanthropist Levi who gives a substantial sum to every...
Drunkenness and Halacha
By Rabbi Chaim Chazzan May one who is intoxicated daven, bentch or say brachos on food? Halacha differentiates between various alcohol induced states of mind: (a) One who is mildly intoxicated –...
Requesting of a non-Jew
By Rabbi Chaim Chazzan May one request of a non-Jew to retrieve an object needed on Shabbos that was inadvertently left in a car before Shabbos? The prohibition of amirah l’akum on...
A Canvas Sukkah
By Rabbi Chaim Chazzan Is it permissible to make a sukkah with walls of canvas? A sukkah wall which billows in regular winds, even if the wind does not have the strength...
Havdalah After Yom Kippur
By Rabbi Chaim Chazzan What conditions are required for the candle for it to be permitted to make the blessing on the candle after Yom Kippur? One may not make the brocha...
Hearing the Shofar
By Rabbi Chaim Chazzan Is it permissible to recite Tehillim or the blessing after using the restroom after the first set of tekios, during musaf on Rosh Hashana, before one has heard all...
The Livelihood of Another
By Rabbi Chaim Chazzan May one pick up someone who is waiting at a bus stop for a Jewish owned bus and give him a ride, thereby causing the company to lose the...
Mezuzah Placement
By Rabbi Chaim Chazzan The halachos of mezuzah placement are numerous and complex and unfortunately many homes have the mezuzos placed incorrectly, causing them to be invalid[1]. For this reason it has been...
