Tag: Shulchan Aruch

The tradition of boiling at least three eggs at a time to nullify blood spots is not explicitly mentioned in halachic sources like the Shulchan Aruch.
The text discusses the controversy surrounding kosher slaughter and the recent legal challenges faced by Jewish organizations in Canada regarding new rules from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency that animal rights activists believe will end kosher animal production.
In this Shiur discussion, various scenarios related to Jewish religious and communal life during times of warfare are addressed.
In this shiur, Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky and Rabbi Aharon Sorscher discuss the concept of Daas Torah in Halacha and Hashkafa.
The article discusses the kashrut of bread in Jewish dietary laws.
In this Shiur, the discussion revolves around various aspects of Tefillah and the decorum in Shul.
The author discusses the laws of kashrut for birds and the different viewpoints of Jewish scholars regarding the signs that determine whether a bird is kosher or non-kosher.
In this episode, the focus is on Rabbi Shnuer Zalman of Liadi's significant contribution of writing a commentary on the Shulchan Aruch.
Rav Chaim Kanievsky was a unique and revered figure in the world of Torah study.
Soft matzah, although not new, has become more commercially available in recent years.
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Dr. Tamara Morsel-Eisenberg, a historian and Junior Fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows, discusses the history of halacha (Jewish law).
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Dr. Tamara Morsel-Eisenberg, a historian and Junior Fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows, discusses the history of halacha (Jewish law).
The gabbais klap is a traditional practice in Jewish synagogues, where the gabbai, or synagogue official, slams his hand on the bimah to remind the congregation to say specific prayers or make additions during the Amidah prayer.
The question of whether a minor can be included in a minyan (a prayer quorum of ten adult male Jews) is a long-standing controversy in Jewish law.
In the discussion of tzedakah (charitable giving) in Jewish law, there are principles of prioritization to guide donors in making decisions.
In episode 14 of the podcast "GAON," Rabbi Arnie Wittenstein discusses the Vilna Gaon's unrealized ambitious projects, specifically his endeavors to write a final version of the Shulchan Aruch and to make Aliyah to Israel.
Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Lamport, a 19th-century Belarusian rabbi and teacher, was also an honored commentator on Torah and Halacha in the tradition of the Gaon of Vilna.
Mishloach Manot, the act of giving food gifts on Purim, does not require the foods to be from different blessing categories, contrary to a common misconception.
Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm delivered a sermon during Chanukah discussing the order of lighting Chanukah candles and reciting Havdalah, reflecting a clash of principles: pirsumei nissa, emphasizing the dramatic and miraculous, and tadir kodem, prioritizing the constant and routine.
Kapparot, a folk custom originating from the early medieval period, involves waving a chicken over one's head, symbolically transferring sins before its slaughter.
The morning Megillah reading on Purim is actually more important than the nighttime reading, according to Halacha.