Mishloach Manot

Mishloach Manot Drama Nissan: (Knocks on door of the Ben Naim family) Yaakov, Nurit! Happy Purim! I prepared you a mishloach manot. (Words flash on screen) Every family has a secret. Yaakov Ben Naim: Happy Purim! Thanks so much. Just a moment, we’re going to bring you the mishloach manot that we prepared for you… (Words flash on screen) A secret that they cannot permit themselves to reveal. Nurit Ben Naim: Yaakov! You know that we didn’t prepare him a mishloach manot! (Word flashes on screen) Never Nurit: No, Yaakov, we’re not going to give him the mishloach manot that we received from the Spiegel family! Yaakov: Nurit, there’s no choice. He’s at the door! He’s at the door! (Hands over the package to Nissan) Happy Purim! Yaakov (to wife): How is it possible...

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When "I love you" comes too late.

We should start saying every day to our families how much we love them, how important they are for us, the need to feel us, and we have to show them we will be there for them...ALWAYS ...

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Chazaq Radio

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Silver Vessels

All the Halachot on this site are written based on the rulings of our leader, glory of the generation, Hagaon Harav Ovadia Yosef zt”l      Silver Vessels Question: May one continue to use silver vessels or utensils, such as a Kiddush goblet, on Pesach after they have been used all year round?Answer: All vessels used all year round with cold foods or beverages may be used on Pesach after having been thoroughly washed beforehand, for none of a cold food’s flavor is absorbed into the wall of the vessel and there is therefore no concern that any Chametz flavor will later be released into a Passover dish.Thus, regarding silver vessels, they are certainly used only for cold purposes, such as a silver Kiddush goblet or a silver serving dish and the like...

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Some Detailed Laws Regarding Kitniyot (Legumes) on Pesach

All the Halachot on this site are written based on the rulings of our leader, glory of the generation, Hagaon Harav Ovadia Yosef zt”l   Some Detailed Laws Regarding Kitniyot (Legumes) on Pesach In the previous Halacha we have briefly discussed the primary laws of Chametz and Kitniyot (legumes) on Pesach. We have explained that according to all opinions, legumes such as rice and chick peas are not actual Chametz, for only grain products can be considered Chametz. However, Ashkenazim customarily banned eating Kitniyot on Pesach because it used to be common for grains of Chametz to become mixed with Kitniyot. They therefore customarily abstain from eating them.  “Annulment of Vows” in Order to Eat Kitniyot Ashkenazi communities who customarily prohibit Kitniyot...

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The Laws of Chametz and Kitniyot (Legumes) on Pesach

All the Halachot on this site are written based on the rulings of our leader, glory of the generation, Hagaon Harav Ovadia Yosef zt”l  The Laws of Chametz and Kitniyot (Legumes) on Pesach The Essence of Leavening  The Torah (Shemot 13) tells us regarding the holiday of Pesach: “Matzot shall be eaten for seven days; neither leaven nor sourdough shall be seen in all of your borders.” The leaven that the Torah prohibits is produced by the combination of grain-flour and water remaining in this state for a long enough period of time; this causes the internal composition of the flour to leaven (rise). From the moment the mixture begins to leaven it is considered “Chametz” which is prohibited for consumption or benefit on Pesach and it is also prohibited for a Jew to...

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Thirty Days before Pesach and the Holiday of Purim

All the Halachot on this site are written based on the rulings of our leader, glory of the generation, Hagaon Harav Ovadia Yosef zt”l  Thirty Days before Pesach and the Holiday of Purim The Gemara in Masechet Pesachim (6b) writes that one should begin to inquire about the laws of Pesach thirty days before the actual holiday. The simple meaning of this law seems to imply that thirty days before the holiday of Pesach, one must halt study of any other Torah topics and focus solely on the laws of Pesach.     Maran Ha’Bet Yosef (Chapter 429) asks that the Gemara in Megillah (32a) says that Moshe Rabbeinu instituted that the Jewish nation should expound the laws of Pesach on Pesach, the laws of Shavuot on Shavuot, and the laws of Sukkot on Sukkot. Based...

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Caution Regarding Chametz Issues

All the Halachot on this site are written based on the rulings of our leader, glory of the generation, Hagaon Harav Ovadia Yosef zt”l   Caution Regarding Chametz Issues The Prohibition to Eat ChametzThe Torah (Shemot 13) states regarding the holiday of Pesach: “Matzot shall be eaten for seven days; neither leaven nor sourdough shall be seen in your borders.”Our Sages taught in Masechet Pesachim (21b among other places) through expounding certain verses that not only is Chametz prohibited for consumption on Pesach, it is also forbidden to benefit from Chametz on Pesach, meaning that even if one does not actually eat Chametz on Pesach, he still may not sell it to a non-Jew and the like on Pesach for this would mean that he is benefitting from this sale. Consumption...

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