Halakha Hotline of the 5 towns

Laws and history of Asara BeTevet:

Today is the Fast of the Tenth of Tevet

One of the four fasts mourning the Temple's destruction, today marks the day the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem began.

Summary of Laws of the Three Weeks – 5783/2023

Many of us go about our lives giving little thought to the churban habayit, but the laws of this period cause us to focus on what we lost.

​​​​​​​The Principles of Eiruv Tavshilin – for Shavuot

In Israel, it is rare to need to prepare Eiruv Tavshilin, but this Shavuot both those of us in the Diaspora and in Israel will be making it.

Some relevant laws for the mitzva of sitting in the Sukkah

What to do if it rains, who is obligated to eat in the sukkah and what foods obligate eating in it. A primer for the holiday.

Selected laws of building a Sukkah

Despite its being a temporary dwelling, the Sukkah has rules on how it is to be built.

A summary of the Halakhot of the Nine Days

This year, the fast falls on Shabbat and is put off for a day, and Sephardi and Ashkenazi observance are almost the same (details below).

A summary of halakhot of the Three Weeks

Through keeping these halakhot properly we strive to merit witnessing the geulah, and the rebuilding of the Beit Hamikdash.

A slippery Shabbat

halakhot related to snow and the application of salt – or ice melt – on Shabbat.