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G-d created the human body in such a way that it requires rest, and cannot function properly without a significant period of sleep each nigh...
The Gemara (Bava Mesia 23b) establishes that a Torah scholar is permitted to speak untruthfully in regard to three matters, one of which is...
One should strive to perform Misvot humbly and discreetly, without publicizing the religious act or making a spectacle of himself. In fact,...
The Hafetz Haim, toward the beginning of his Bi'ur Halacha, references the comments written by the author of the anonymous Sefer Ha'hinuch,...
Yir'at Shamayim – the awareness that Hashem is watching us at all times, and sees everything we do – does not come naturally. Since we do no...
The Rama opens his glosses to the Shulhan Aruch by citing a passage from the Rambam's Moreh Nebuchim about the importance of maintaining awa...
The Rama (Rav Moshe Isserles, Poland, 1530-1572) begins his glosses to the Shulhan Aruch by citing the Rambam's comments in Moreh Nebuchim r...
Immediately upon waking in the morning, one should recite the brief "Modeh Ani" prayer, thanking Hashem for restoring his soul. This prayer...
We have been discussing the opening Halacha in the Shulhan Aruch requiring one to be "strong like a lion" to rise in the morning. The Rama (...
The Mishna in Pirkeh Abot (5:20) instructs that one should "run like a deer" ("Ratz Ka'sevi") to fulfill Hashem's will. This refers to the r...
The Mishna in Pirkeh Abot (5:20) instructs us to be "Kal Ka'nesher" – "light as an eagle." The Tur, at the very beginning of the work, comme...
The Midrash tells that each day, King David would have plans for the day, intending to go to various places and to see different people, but...
The Shulhan Aruch begins by urging us to be "strong as a lion" to wake up early for the service of our Creator. The Hesed La'alafim (Rav Eli...
Rav Yosef Karo, author of the Shulhan Aruch, begins his seminal work of Halacha by stating, "Yitgaber Ka'ari La'amod Ba'boker La'abodat Bor'...
The Shulhan Aruch, the authoritative code of Halacha, begins with the following instruction: "Yitgaber Ka'ari La'amod Ba'boker La'abodat Bor...
The word "Yahrtzeit" comes from the Yiddish word "Yahr," which means "year," and it is of course used in reference to the date on which a lo...
When one concludes the twelve-month mourning period following a parent's passing, an event called an "Arayat" is customarily held. The word...
After the passing of a parent, Heaven forbid, the child observes a twelve-month period of mourning, and thus, fundamentally, Kaddish should...
If a mourner is reciting Pesukeh De'zimra when the congregation reaches the point where the mourners recite Kaddish – just before Alenu, at...
When a non-Jew undergoes conversion and becomes a Jew, he is, halachically speaking, no longer related to his biological parents. Neverthele...
The Gemara in Masechet Yebamot (62b) teaches that grandchildren are considered like children. One application of this principle is the rulin...
If a person who had a daughter but no sons passed away, may the daughter recite Kaddish for her deceased parent? The Shebut Yaakob (Rav Yaak...
Rav Shmuel Vital (1598-1677) writes that the custom in his time was to permit even young children to recite Kaddish for a deceased parent, H...
Following the Torah reading on Monday and Thursday, it is customary for the Kaddish to be recited by somebody who is observing the year of m...
After a family member's passing, one has the status of "Onen" until the burial. During this period, he is exempt from Misvot, and thus he do...