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Have you never heard of a “black belt” in Judo-ism? Ok, seriously, the prophet Amos said: “Prepare to meet your G-d, of Israel! ”1...
Rabbi Shlomo: Welcome. I'll be with you in a moment...what's on your mind? Gee: why do we daven in shuls? Wouldn_t it be the same if we had minyan...
There’s a special blessing which the Sages instituted to give thanks to G-d after surviving a dangerous ordeal. This blessing is called...
The Hagomel blessing (blessing of thanksgiving) is a blessing that the Sages instituted to recite after one survives a dangerous circumstance. As a Jew,...
For the technical-halachic answer, please see Is a woman obligated to pray thrice daily? I'd like, however, to share with you my non-technical thoughts on...
The Short Answer: Women have a general biblical obligation to pray but are not necessarily obligated in the three daily rabbinic...
“And bestow dew and rain for blessing” This formal request for rain is inserted in the 9th blessing of the daily Amidah during the months...
"He causes the wind to blow and the rain to fall" Before the start of the silent Musaf Amidah on Shmini Atzeret, the beadle bangs on a table and...
In Yizkor, the souls of the departed are remembered in prayer to G-d and in monetary pledges to charity. It is founded upon the principle that a Mitzvah...
Yizkor is recited following the morning Torah reading of: Yom KippurShmini Atzeretthe last day of Pesachthe second day of Shavuot See "How...