Rosh Hashannah that falls on Shabbat
When Rosh Hashannah falls on Shabbat, one should ideally complete the third Shabbat meal three hours before sunset.
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Rabbi Eliezer Melamed
News and updates about Rabbi Eliezer Melamed
The Last Testament of Rabbi Ben-Zion Meir Hai Uziel ztz”l: Lessons for Generations
He represented the Torah and all Jewry with honor, great wisdom and modesty.
Community Rabbis without charge, and decent salaries for teachers
A community rabbi should ideally receive a salary, but he can teach Torah and serve free of charge. Kudos for teachers'.salary raise.
Is eating trans-fat prohibited?
Is trans-fat, which has been proven to be harmful and dangerous and has been banned in many countries, prohibited according to halakha?
An alternative to the Knesset Bill on Rabbinical leadership of communities
Instead of the Minister of Religion appointing raibbis, we suggest a model of local rabbis elected by the public.
How should a Rabbi be chosen?
According to the Torah, the public should have a key part in determining the character of the local judges and rabbis
On controversy, unity, and Tu B’Av
What characterizes a dispute for Heaven’s sake, and why in such a dispute, the position of the opposing party should not be rejected.
Laws of the Tenth of Av, and Continuing the Legal Reform legislation
Despite the threats and harsh reactions from the Left, the legal reform legislation should be continued and completed.
Customs of the Nine Days
Update to 2023: Example:During the nine days, it is customary to curtail the purchase of luxury products that evoke joy, even by Internet.
The answer to our enemies – birth and aliyah
As long as there are not enough Jews in the Land of Israel, our enemies continue to live here, and murder us.
Customs of the Three Weeks
Laws for a painful time that keep us focussed on what we lost and what we pray to recover.
Acts of kindness, and revealing the Divine Presence
In acts of kindness to others there is an aspect of revelation of the Shekinah.
The book ‘Shemirat Shabbat Ke’Hilchata’ and the controversy it provoked
In his book ‘Shemirat Shabbat Ke’Hilchata’, Rabbi Neuwirth ztz”l, excelled in his precise work, and in consultations with professionals
Avoiding controversy, attitude towards Christians
Evil people tell lies, and see no good in those who disagree with them, encouraging conflict.
The Torah of Eretz Yisrael vs. the Torah of Chutz la’Aretz
The natural environment in the Land of Israel supports the observance of Torah; it does not depend on miracles and overcoming nature.
The true scope of secularism in Israeli religious education graduates and how to change it
The widely cited figures of graduates of the religious education system who become secular are inflated, and stand at less than 20%.
The Torah – a Global Moral Revolution
The Giving of the Torah to Israel rectified an entire world which was subject to slavery, incest, and injustice in law
Everything there is to know about Shavuot
The entire chapter of Rabbi Eliezer Melamed's Peninei Halakha, the comprehensive compendium of Halakha, on Shavuot.
A natural blessing is preferable to a revealed miracle
As the reliance on miracles rose, calamities approached. Op-
Advocacy instead of coercion
There is an inherent conflict between the liberal and traditional-Jewish camps, between values of freedom, Judaism and conservatism.
The mitzva of IDF military service
What is the status of military service vs. Torah study? Both are essential for the nations' survival.
Zionism strengthened Judaism
The processes of secularization were a result of emancipation, and not of the Zionist movement. Judaism in Israel is much better than abroad
Hallel with a Blessing on Yom Ha’atzmaut
It is a Torah-based mitzvah to celebrate days of salvation when Israel is saved from death,and so it is with Yom Ha'atzmaut .
Hundreds of Har Bracha residents visit the Temple Mount
Over two thousand Jews have visited the Temple Mount so far this Passover.
Wine's place in Jewish society and a lesson from the Exodus
What to do about the discovery that the elected leadership is stymied by leftist control of the scientific and economic establishment.
Laws of preparing for Pesach
Cosmetics, toothpaste, Passover wafers and cookies, eating quinoa - all the things you need to know for the holiday.
The blessing over trees and kashering the kitchen for Pesach
Kabbalists emphasized the importance of the blessing in the month of Nissan specifically. How to kasher the kitchen for the holiday.
Laws of the blessing upon eating bread and mezonot
Bread is a general term for satisfying food, therefore its blessing exempts the rest of the food in a meal.
Consoling stories at the end of the Shiva for Yagel and Hallel
Countless people showered love on the residents of Har Bracha, who live on the front line of the Shomron mountain ridge, this week..
Eulogy for the holy Jews Hallel and Yagel Yaniv Hy"d
We did not return to our Land in order to dispossess Arabs but if they rise against us, we will fight them and win, all within the law.
Religious coercion and a Halakhic State
Judaism’s opposition to religious coercion is basic, because coercion harms a person’s freedom of choice
The Judicial System failed to protect the rights of the nationalist minority
The judicial system protected the rights of the secular and anti-Zionists but was tyrannical towards traditional and nationalist citizens.
Blessings over enjoyment and gratitude
A person full of gratitude is a happy person whose gaze is focused on the good in his life.
Tu B'shvat and The Song of the Sea
Tu B'Shvat: fruits vs. vegetables .Shirat Hayam (The Song of the Sea) as the basis for saying Hallel on Yom Ha'atzmaut and Jerusalem Day. .
Build outposts, or invest in planning communities and cities?
Now that we have a government all of whose members support settlement in Judea and Samaria, it should all be done within a State framework
The prohibition of eating meat together with fish
The prohibition is not agreed upon,but since the custom has spread, one should indeed avoid eating both meat and fish together.
The need to reform the legal system
Turning their backs on Torah law, over the years Israeli jurists formulated legal concepts harming the Jewish character of Israel. Op-ed.
From the Torah Teachings of Rabbi Druckman ztz”l
The main point of greatness in the Torah is to understand the important things, as Rabbi Haim ztz”l did.
The Knesset's Basic Law of Torah Study and Rabbi Haim Druckman ztz”l
The idea of a “Basic Law: Torah Study” was mentioned here for the first time, and thank God, the coalition now intends to enact such a law
The laws of lighting Hanukkah Candles
Where to place the Hanukiya, what to do at large events. what to do at family gatherings - and more.
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