Halachically Speaking – Brachah on Trees

Halachically Speaking Volume 5 now available at your local  seforim store or at israelbookshoppublications.com The Gemorah in Berochos states, “when the month of Nissin is upon...

Halachically Speaking – Making Early Shabbos Part 1

New Sefer Volume 5  Just Released!!!!! (at your local seforim store) Piskei Harav Belsky zt"l coming very soon (reprint hard cover) There are two aspects of...

Halachically Speaking – Nichum Aveilim

KOF-K Kosher Supervision Volume 5 and Piskei Harav Yisroel Belsky zt"l vol 1 (reprint - hard cover) Coming Soon!! There are many halachic issues that...

Halachically Speaking – Hair Dyeing

To subscribe for free to emails and see archives visit www.thehalacha.com The Learning from this article should be in memory of my Rebbe, Harav Yisroel...

Halachically Speaking – Beracha on Wise People and Kings

To subscribe for free to emails and see archives  visit www.thehalacha.com The Learning from this article should be in memory of my Rebbe, Harav Yisroel...

Halachically Speaking – Reading Another Persons Mail

We are all familiar with the cherem of Rabbeinu Gershom not to read other people’s mail. It is very common in the workplace for...

Halachically Speaking – When and When Not to Recite Tachnun

There are many days of the year where tachnun is not recited. Some times one is in a shul and there will be a...

Halachically Speaking – The Expectant Mother

                Written By Moishe Lebovits - KOF-K Kosher Supervision   The time when a couple finds out that a child is on the way is a very...

Halachically Speaking – Happy Birthday

The Jewish people have always focused on birthdays. On Pesach, we celebrate the birth of the Jewish nation. We say in Mussaf that the...

Halachically Speaking – Secular Dates

The Jewish calendar plays an important role throughout the year. However, we make ample use of the secular calendar as well. Whenever we write...

Halachically Speaking – The Halachos and Kashrus of Chocolate

A visitor to a supermarket is struck by the vast array of chocolate items for sale, such as candies, chocolate cake, chocolate milk, chocolate...

Halachically Speaking – Thanksgiving and Eating Turkey

Written By Rabbi Moishe Lebovits KOF-K Kosher Supervision Much has been discussed over the years regarding Thanksgiving dinner. We will discuss whether such a party is...

Halachically Speaking: Halachos For The Summer (Part 12)

Using A Water Cooler/Water Fountain On Shabbos One may only use a water cooler on Shabbos if he is lenient in regard to opening...

Halachically Speaking: Halachos For The Summer (Part 11)

Asking A Goy To Turn On The Air Conditioning On Shabbos Today, many people are accustomed to air conditioning. Therefore, on Shabbos when one is...

Halachically Speaking: Halachos For The Summer (Part 10)

Playing Ball Then Going To Daven One is supposed to prepare himself properly before one davens to Hashem. Therefore, after one has finished playing ball...

Halachically Speaking: Halachos For The Summer (Part 9)

Rolling One’s Sleeves Up On Shabbos There is a basis to permit one to wear a shirt will the sleeves rolled up outside on a...

Halachically Speaking: Halachos For The Summer (Part 8)

Walking With Jacket Over The Shoulders On Shabbos Wearing ones jacket over ones sleeves is not the derech to wear one’s jacket and therefore,...

Halachically Speaking: Halachos For The Summer (Part 7)

Copyright Issues With the summer months upon us it is very common for one to listen to more music than normally, whether while walking,...

Halachically Speaking: Halachos For The Summer (Part 6)

Photo Gray Lenses One is permitted to wear glasses that change colors when exposed to the Sun. This is not called coloring on Shabbos. Eating Ices/Ice...

Halachically Speaking: Halachos For The Summer (Part 5)

Wearing Sunglasses In A Place That Has No Eiruv The Chai Adom is of the opinion that it is forbidden to walk outside on...

Halachically Speaking: Halachos For The Summer (Part 4)

Car Safety Based on the posuk “to watch out for ourselves” one has an obligation to drive safely; below are a few areas in...

Halachically Speaking: Halachos For The Summer (Part 3)

Buying From A Yiddisha Store vs A Goy There is a mitzvah for a yid to help his fellow Jew in supporting him. Included in...

Halachically Speaking: Halachos For The Summer (Part 2)

Berochos In summer camps the following foods are often offered for sale, therefore, it is noteworthy to mention them. Regular knishes – regular knishes that...

Halachically Speaking: Halachos For The Summer (Part 1)

Calling Women By Their First Name One should not call other peoples wife’s by their first name. For relatives one can be lenient. Many people...

Halachically Speaking: Zecher L’Churban (Part 10)

The Music Ban in Yerushalayim In 1865 a general ban was issued in Yerushalayim against playing music at weddings, and only one instrument was...

Halachically Speaking: Zecher L’Churban (Part 9)

Listening to Tapes of Jewish Music Today the custom is to be lenient and listen to music for the following reasons: 1. Musical instruments...

Halachically Speaking: Zecher L’Churban (Part 8)

Music and Zecher L’churban  Many people listen to music on a regular basis. However, as will be discussed below, one of the gezeiras that were...

Halachically Speaking: Zecher L’Churban (Part 7)

Crowns A chosson does not wear a crown by the chasana, and the kallah does not wear a crown of gold, silver, or precious stone...

Halachically Speaking: Zecher L’Churban (Part 6)

Wedding T’nayim The minhag is to break a plate at the t’nayim as a zecher l’churban. The breaking should be done by any of the machatanim...

Halachically Speaking: Zecher L’Churban (Part 5)

Yeshiva No zecher l’churban is needed in a Yeshiva.   Yerushalayim The halacha of making a zecher l’churban also applies to those who live in Yerushalayim even though...

Halachically Speaking: Zecher L’Churban (Part 4)

Buying a House from a Goy One who bought a house from a goy is not obligated to make a zecher l’churban in his house...

Halachically Speaking: Zecher L’Churban (Part 3)

Each Room Some poskim maintain that an amah by amah should be made in every room of one’s house. Even according to this opinion, a...

Halachically Speaking: Zecher L’Churban (Part 2)

Amah by Amah  When the bais hamikdosh was destroyed the chachumim established that anything that brings joy should be accompanied by a zecher l’churban, since...

Halachically Speaking: Zecher L’Churban (Part 1)

Many people are not properly familiar with the halachos of zecher l’churban which apply today even though the bais hamikdosh was destroyed thousands of...

Halachically Speaking: The 3 Weeks (Part 9)

Swimming - Three Weeks (not including nine days) Some have the custom to refrain from swimming during the three weeks.121 However, the custom is to...

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