http://www.chabad.org/search/keyword.asp?kid=7357 Newest articles written by Eli Silberstein Copyright 2005, Chabad.org - Chabad-Lubavitch Media Center, all rights reserved. http://www.chabad.org/media/images/50/CtRx507451.gif 130 52 http://www.chabad.org Tue, 7 Apr 2009 12:00:00 EST Tue, 7 Apr 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=873635 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=873635 At first the wrongdoer is immobilized by a sense of guilt and self-loathing. Shortly thereafter, the self-preservation instinct kicks in, and the person begins to justify the act... Tue, 7 Apr 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=863757 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=863757 It is dawn in Jerusalem. The light is clear. A bent woman lays her head upon the stones; the men are draped in a sea of undulating black and white prayer shawls. The morning service has begun. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=629146 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=629146 זָב שֶׁרָאָה קֶרִי, וְנִדָּה שֶׁפָּלְטָה שִׁכְבַת זֶרַע, וְהַמְשַׁמֶּשֶׁת שֶׁרָאֲתָה נִדָּה - צְרִיכִין טְבִילָה. וְרַבִּי יְהוּדָה פּוֹטֵר. A Zav who saw a seminal emission, a niddah who emitted semen from prior sexual relations and a woman who had marital relations that saw her niddah (period): they are required to immerse in a mikvah. However, Rabbi Yehudah exempts them [from mikvah in-order to study Torah]. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=625678 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=625678 הָיָה עוֹמֵד בַּתְּפִלָּה, וְנִזְכַּר שֶׁהוּא בַּעַל קֶרִי - לֹא יַפְסִיק, אֶלָּא יְקַצֵּר. יָרַד לִטְבֹּל: אִם יָכוֹל לַעֲלוֹת וּלְהִתְכַּסּוֹת וְלִקְרוֹת עַד שֶׁלֹּא תָּנֵץ הַחַמָּה - יַעֲלֶה וְיִתְכַּסֶּה, וְיִקְרָא. וְאִם לָאו - יִתְכַּסֶּה בַּמַּיִם, וְיִקְרָא. אֲבָל לֹא יִתְכַּסֶּה, לֹא בְּמַיִם הָרָעִים, וְלֹא בְּמֵי הַמִּשְׁרָה, עַד שֶׁיַּטִּיל לְתוֹכָן מַיִם. וְכַמָּה יַרְחִיק מֵהֶם וּמִן הַצּוֹאָה? אַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת. If one was standing in prayer and remembers that he is a baal keri, he does not stop praying, rather he should abbreviate the prayer. If he went down to immerse in a mikvah, if he is able to come up, cover himself and recite the Shema before sunrise – he should rise, cover himself and recite the Shema. But if he is not able to do so – he should cover himself in the water and recite the Shema. But he may not cover himself, not in foul waters, and not in water in-which flax was soaked, (one may not recite the Shema in front of urine); until he pours water into it. A Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=625677 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=625677 בַּעַל קֶרִי – מְהַרְהֵר בְּלִבּוֹ וְאֵינוֹ מְבָרֵךְ, לֹא לְפָנֶיהָ וְלֹא לְאַחֲרֶיהָ. וְעַל הַמָּזוֹן – מְבָרֵךְ לְאַחֲרָיו, וְאֵינוֹ מְבָרֵךְ לְפָנָיו. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר: מְבָרֵךְ לִפְנֵיהֶם וּלְאַחֲרֵיהֶם. The Baal Keri mentally reads the Shema in his heart, but doesn’t need to do the same for its blessings, not for its preceding blessings and not for its following blessings. And for food: he blesses the after-blessing, but not the preceding-blessing. Rabbi Yehudah says: he even recites the preceding and following blessings. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=622412 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=622412 נָשִׁים וַעֲבָדִים וּקְטַנִּים – פְּטוּרִין מִקְּרִיאַת שְׁמַע וּמִן הַתְּפִלִּין, וְחַיָּבִין בַּתְּפִלָּה, וּבַמְּזוּזָה, וּבְבִרְכַּת הַמָּזוֹן. Women, slaves and minors are exempt from reciting the Shema and from Tefillin, but are obligated in Prayer, Mezuzah and to recite the Grace after Meal Blessing. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=622411 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=622411 נָשִׁים וַעֲבָדִים וּקְטַנִּים – פְּטוּרִין מִקְּרִיאַת שְׁמַע וּמִן הַתְּפִלִּין, וְחַיָּבִין בַּתְּפִלָּה, וּבַמְּזוּזָה, וּבְבִרְכַּת הַמָּזוֹן. Women, slaves and minors are exempt from reciting the Shema and from Tefillin, but are obligated in Prayer, Mezuzah and to recite the Grace after Meal Blessing. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=622410 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=622410 קָבְרוּ אֶת הַמֵּת וְחָזְרוּ, אִם יְכוֹלִין לְהַתְחִיל וְלִגְמֹר עַד שֶׁלֹּא יַגִּיעוּ לַשּׁוּרָה – יַתְחִילוּ, וְאִם לָאו – לֹא יַתְחִילוּ. הָעוֹמְדִים בַּשּׁוּרָה: הַפְּנִימִים – פְּטוּרִין, וְהַחִיצוֹנִים – חַיָּבִין. Those who buried the deceased and have returned; if they are able to start and finish before returning to the line, they should begin [to recite the Shema], but if not, they do not begin. As for those standing in the line; the inner ones are exempt and the outer ones are obligated. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=622409 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=622409 מִי שֶׁמֵּתוֹ מוּטָל לְפָנָיו – פָּטוּר מִקְּרִיאַת שְׁמַע, מִן הַתְּפִלָּה, וּמִן הַתְּפִלִּין. נוֹשְׂאֵי הַמִּטָּה, וְחִלּוּפֵיהֶן, וְחִלּוּפֵי חִלּוּפֵיהֶן, אֶת שֶׁלִּפְנֵי הַמִּטָּה וְאֶת שֶׁלְּאַחַר הַמִּטָּה: אֶת שֶׁלַּמִּטָּה צֹרֶךְ בָּהֶן – פְּטוּרִין, וְאֶת שֶׁאֵין לַמִּטָּה צֹרֶךְ בָּהֶן – חַיָּבִין. אֵלּוּ וָאֵלּוּ – פְּטוּרִין מִן הַתְּפִלָּה. One who’s dead (relative) lies before him; is exempt from reciting Shema, from Prayer and from Teffilin. The pall bearers, their replacements and the replacements of their replacements, those before the stretcher and those after the stretcher: those that are needed for (carrying) the stretcher are exempt and those that are not needed for the stretcher are obligated. These and these are exempt from Prayer. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=622408 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=622408 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST