Eliezer Wenger

Adar - Ta’anis Esther Refer back to numbers 45-49 regarding saying Selichos and fasting. 50. When Purim comes out on a Sunday and therefore the fast is advanced to the Thursday before, if he finds it difficult to fast that Thursday because of his travelin...

92. One who needs to say Yizkor on the second day of Shavu’os and is in a place where there is no minyan, may say it aloneRabbi Aryeh Levin, The Yizkor Handbook p. 54. 93. In Eretz Yisrael, where there is only one day Yom Tov, Yizkor is recited on the fir...

3. If one will be saying Selichos without a minyan, then he should not say the 13 Midos Harachamim — the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy — or any references to them, such as “uzechor lanu hayom bris shelosh esrei.” He also needs to omit the requests which ar...

"May it be Your will, G-d, our G-d and the G-d of our fathers, that You should lead us in peace and direct our steps in peace..."

A Halachic guide and handbook for the Jewish traveler

Afikomen: The matzah eaten at the end of the Passover Seder. Al Hanisim: A special prayer inserted in Shemoneh Esrei and Birkas Hamazon during Chanukah and Purim. Aliyah: The honor of being called up to the Torah when it is read in public. Amah, Amos (pl....

1. In many communities during the summer time, Shabbos is brought in much earlier, i.e. they daven Kabolas Shabbos about a hour before sunset. If the whole community (i.e. every shul) where the traveler is spending Shabbos follows this custom, then he mus...

The obligation 1. One who has crossed the ocean or desert is required to say Birkas Gomeil upon reaching his destinationשו"ע או"ח סימן רי"ט סע' א. 2. Even if the trip was uneventful and he did not actually experience danger, Birkas Gomeil must still be sa...

1. It is preferable to return from a journey while it is still day. 2. A married man who goes on an extended trip should bring his wife gifts upon his returnאהלך באמיתך פרק כ"ז הערה ח'. 3. One should try to get an aliyah on the Shabbos following his retur...

The Search for Chameitz 67. One who will be leaving his home within 30 days of Pesach and who has no intentions of returning before Pesach so that no one will be at home to search the chameitz the night before Pesach can do one of two things: (a) He can a...