Do the Siddur apps pose a Halachic problem? By Rav Mordechai Lebhar, Rosh Kollel Link Los Angeles, based on a response to an article written by Rabbi Zvi Ryzman, author of Ratz KaTzvi series, Los Angeles Hands-Free The Gemara in Berachot [1] writes that one who is praying Amida should hold in his handsTefillin, a Sefer Torah, a knife or a bowl and other such items which, … [Read more...]
Bishul Yisrael: An Overview
By Rabbi Michael Ovadia Introduction The prohibition referred to as “Bishul Akum”, is the rabbinic injunction against the consumption of food cooked by non-Jews. According to almost all Rishonim, this prohibition was enacted in order to prevent intermarriage[1]. Because food that was cooked by a non-Jew is considered non-kosher, all utensils in which it was cooked are … [Read more...]
Home Depot S’chach?
An Audio Shiur by Rabbi Mordechai Lebhar, Posek for the SHC and Rosh Kollel Link, Los Angeles … [Read more...]
An Etrog or a Lemon?
The Halachic method for identifying a real Etrog By Rav Mordechai Lebhar, Posek for the SHC, Rosh Kollel LINK Los Angeles, and author of Magen Avot If you haven’t done so yet, chances are that you are searching for a proper set of Arba’at HaMinim for the upcoming holiday of Sukkot. Surely, you seek out a beautiful Etrog with which to fulfill this precious Mitzvah. You look at … [Read more...]
IN WITH THE OLD, OUT WITH THE NEW
The Prohibition of Hadash and its Practical Applications Adapted from a Shiur by Rav Mordechai Lebhar שליט"א, Rosh Kollel LINK, Los Angeles and Posek for the SHC In and Out of Eretz Yisrael The Pasuk says[1] “Thou shall not eat bread, roasted grain, and fresh kernels until you bring the sacrifice of Hashem on this very day [the sixteenth of Nissan] ”. This means, that one is … [Read more...]