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Rabbi Eliezer Melamed

News and updates about Rabbi Eliezer Melamed

Rosh Hashannah that falls on Shabbat

When Rosh Hashannah falls on Shabbat, one should ideally complete the third Shabbat meal three hours before sunset.

Rosh Hashannah that falls on Shabbat

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.

Last Testament of Rabbi Ben-Zion Uziel: Lessons for Generations

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.

Community Rabbis without pay, and decent salaries for teachers

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?

Is eating trans-fat prohibited?

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.

An alternative Knesset Bill:on Community Rabbinical leadership

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

How should a Rabbi be chosen?

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.

On controversy, unity, and Tu B’Av

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.

Laws of the 10th of Av, and Continuing the Legal Reform

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.

Customs of the Nine Days

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.

The answer to our enemies – birth and aliyah

Customs of the Three Weeks

Laws for a painful time that keep us focussed on what we lost and what we pray to recover.

Customs of the Three Weeks

Acts of kindness, and revealing the Divine Presence

​​​​​​​In acts of kindness to others there is an aspect of revelation of the Shekinah.

Acts of kindness, and revealing the Divine Presence

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

'Shemirat Shabbat Ke’Hilchata’ and the controversy it provoked

Avoiding controversy, attitude towards Christians

Evil people tell lies, and see no good in those who disagree with them, encouraging conflict.

Avoiding controversy, attitude towards Christians

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 Torah of Eretz Yisrael vs. the Torah of Chutz la’Aretz

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 true scope of secularism in Israeli religious school alumni

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

The Torah – a Global Moral Revolution

Everything there is to know about Shavuot

The entire chapter of Rabbi Eliezer Melamed's Peninei Halakha, the comprehensive compendium of Halakha, on Shavuot.

Everything there is to know about Shavuot

A natural blessing is preferable to a revealed miracle

As the reliance on miracles rose, calamities approached. Op-

A natural blessing is preferable to a revealed miracle

Advocacy instead of coercion

​​​​​​​There is an inherent conflict between the liberal and traditional-Jewish camps, between values of freedom, Judaism and conservatism.

Advocacy instead of coercion

The mitzva of IDF military service

What is the status of military service vs. Torah study? Both are essential for the nations' survival.

The mitzva of IDF military service

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

Zionism strengthened Judaism

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 .

Hallel with a Blessing on 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.

Hundreds of Har Bracha residents visit holy site

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.

Wine's place in Jewish society and a lesson from the Exodus

Laws of preparing for Pesach

Cosmetics, toothpaste, Passover wafers and cookies, eating quinoa - all the things you need to know for the holiday.

Laws of preparing for Pesach

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.

The blessing over trees and kashering the kitchen for Pesach

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.

Laws of the blessing upon eating bread and mezonot

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..

Consoling stories at the end of the Shiva for Yagel and Hallel

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.

Eulogy for the holy Jews Hallel and Yagel Yaniv Hy"d

Religious coercion and a Halakhic State

Judaism’s opposition to religious coercion is basic, because coercion harms a person’s freedom of choice

Religious coercion and a Halakhic State

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.

The Judicial System did not protect the rights of nationalists

Blessings over enjoyment and gratitude

A person full of gratitude is a happy person whose gaze is focused on the good in his life.

Blessings over enjoyment and gratitude

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. .

Tu B'shvat and The Song of the Sea

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

Build outposts, or invest in planning communities and cities?

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 prohibition of eating meat together with fish

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.

The need to reform the legal system

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.

From the Torah Teachings of Rabbi Druckman ztz”l

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 Basic Law of Torah Study and Rabbi Haim Druckman ztz”l

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.

The laws of lighting Hanukkah Candles