by Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Haber | Jun 6, 2016
The custom in many communities is to recite Kiddush Levana (bless the New Moon) on the first possible Saturday night. Halachically it must be three days after the ‘birth’ of the new moon, but before the apex of the moon. (The exact calculations needed to determine the...
by Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Haber | Dec 12, 2012
Even though we usually light Chanukah candles once it’s dark, obviously that is impossible on Friday, we therefore have to light before dark. We will discuss some of the associated Halachos. The Shulchan Aruch rules (679) that one should first light Chanukah candles...
by Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Haber | Jul 25, 2012
This year, we have the occurrence of Tisha B’Av on Shabbos. This makes for some interesting Halachic changes which we will explore. The only time a fast day supersedes Shabbos is when Yom Kippur falls on Shabbos, However when any other fast day is Shabbos it is pushed...
by Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Haber | Jun 18, 2010
What happens if on Yom Tov one mixes up the end of the blessing in Shemoneh Esrei , and in place of saying Mekadeish Hashabbos Veyisrael Vehazmanim, he says Mekadeish Hashabbos, or vice versa? There is a three way dispute (Beitzah 17) regarding the proper format of...
by Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Haber | Nov 27, 2009
Source Every Shabbos prohibition is derived from an action that took place in the Mishkan: Writing was performed in the Mishkan when they labeled the kerashim (posts in the Mishkan) so that they would be able to be reassembled in the proper formation. Some add that a...
