…Emden (Meor Uketziah beginning of Hal. Chanukah) and the Orach Hashulchan (siman 670, 8) all write the event was not on Chanukah. 4. Seufgoniot Another food eaten by Jews on…
…rather than commands. Supporting these with scriptural proof texts, he labels them with the solo term mitsvah, a label that he also uses to designate rabbinical directives. The scriptural mitsvot…
…entering and exiting it is obligatory to recite the prayer of Nehunia Ben HaKana[13]. The Shulhan Aruch also follows his psak. In order to further facilitate the fulfilment of this…
…was not unusual for the Ḥafetz Ḥayyim to reuse parts of his kuntresim. [31] Geder Olam (Warsaw 1889), f. 19 ,p. 37. [32] Arukh ha-Shulhan (Jerusalem, 1969), VI, f.18, p….
…fasts, because there are a number of different versions, including one that’s quoted in Shulchan Aruch [Orach Chayim 580:2]. I even gave a full seminar on this topic. One of…
…the Shulchan Aruch. For those who followed the opinion of Rabbeinu Tam, there is no conclusive evidence[2] in either halakhic literature or practice, that Rabbeinu Tam or anyone until after…
