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2 October 2010

• 19:0619:06, 2 October 2010 diff hist +68‎ Brachot ‎No edit summary
• 18:5818:58, 2 October 2010 diff hist +3,993‎ N Raw Grain, Granola, Puffed Wheat ‎ Created page with '==Raw or roasted grains== # For any of the five grains or if they are whole and roasted (but not cooked) the Bracha is HaAdama. <Ref>S”A 208:4 </ref> # Because there’s a dis…'
• 18:5818:58, 2 October 2010 diff hist +39‎ Brachot ‎No edit summary
• 18:5618:56, 2 October 2010 diff hist −826‎ Shemini Aseret ‎No edit summary
• 18:4818:48, 2 October 2010 diff hist +29‎ Sukkot ‎No edit summary
• 18:4618:46, 2 October 2010 diff hist +4,958‎ Shemini Aseret ‎No edit summary

27 September 2010

• 18:0218:02, 27 September 2010 diff hist +984‎ N Birchat Ha'ilanot ‎ Created page with '==Who's obligated?== # Women are also included in the mitzvah of Birchat Ilanot. <ref> Yalkut Yosef (Kitzur S"A 226:2) </ref> ==Timing== # It's preferable to say the Birchat Hail…'
• 17:5917:59, 27 September 2010 diff hist 0‎ Brachot ‎No edit summary
• 17:2817:28, 27 September 2010 diff hist 0‎ Brachot ‎No edit summary
• 17:2717:27, 27 September 2010 diff hist +21‎ Brachot ‎No edit summary
• 17:2217:22, 27 September 2010 diff hist +280‎ N Using the Sukkah before the holiday ‎ Created page with '==Eating or sleeping in the Sukkah== # It’s permissible to eat in the Sukkah before Sukkot (erev Sukkot) and it’s not an issue of Bal Tosif. <Ref> Chazon Ovadyah pg 481 holds…'
• 17:2117:21, 27 September 2010 diff hist +150‎ Sukkot ‎No edit summary
• 17:1917:19, 27 September 2010 diff hist +923‎ N Shemini Aseret ‎ Created page with '==Outside Israel== ===Eating in the Sukkah=== # Some say that a Jew from outside Israel who is visiting Israel for Sukkot should not eat in the Sukkah if it’s difficult to sit …'
• 17:1817:18, 27 September 2010 diff hist +41‎ Sukkot ‎No edit summary
• 17:1417:14, 27 September 2010 diff hist +1,274‎ N Making the Beracha ‎ Created page with '==Sitting== # One should sit while making Birkat HaMazon. Some say one should also sit for Al HaMichya. It’s preferable to sit for Boreh Nefashot, but in cases of need one may …'
• 17:1317:13, 27 September 2010 diff hist +29‎ Communal fast days ‎No edit summary
• 17:1217:12, 27 September 2010 diff hist +1,059‎ N Communal fast days ‎ Created page with '==Giving Tzedaka== # It’s customary to give Tzedaka at mincha on a fast day, the value of the amount of food one would have eaten that day. <Ref> Mishna Brurah 566:12 </ref> ==…'

25 September 2010

• 21:0821:08, 25 September 2010 diff hist +246‎ Walls of the Sukkah ‎No edit summary
• 21:0421:04, 25 September 2010 diff hist +319‎ Sitting in the Sukkah ‎No edit summary
• 20:5820:58, 25 September 2010 diff hist +54‎ Sitting in the Sukkah ‎No edit summary
• 20:5620:56, 25 September 2010 diff hist +427‎ Sleeping in Sukkah ‎No edit summary
• 20:4320:43, 25 September 2010 diff hist +220‎ Sleeping in Sukkah ‎No edit summary
• 19:4619:46, 25 September 2010 diff hist +528‎ N How long does one have to say Birkat HaMazon? ‎ Created page with '# If one forgot to make Birkat HaMazon right away, one may make the Bracha as long as one is full. <ref>Yalkut Yosef (Brachot pg 300) </ref> # However, if one just had a Kezayit …'
• 19:4219:42, 25 September 2010 diff hist +52‎ Birkat Hamazon ‎No edit summary
• 17:4217:42, 25 September 2010 diff hist +289‎ N Beating the Aravot ‎ Created page with '==Who's obligated?== # Women are exempt from beating the Aravot. <ref> Chazon Ovadyah (Sukkot pg 443) </ref> ==Which Aravot are fit?== # The Aravot used for beating the Aravot mu…'
• 17:3917:39, 25 September 2010 diff hist +25‎ Sukkot ‎No edit summary
• 17:3817:38, 25 September 2010 diff hist +65‎ N Lulav ‎ Created page with '==Split Tip== # ==Crooked Spine== # ==References== <references/>'
• 17:3617:36, 25 September 2010 diff hist +380‎ N Etrog ‎ Created page with ' ==Eating the Etrog== #It’s forbidden to eat an Etrog all the days of Sukkot and if one does take a bite out of the Etrog it’s unfit <ref> Rama 649:5 </ref> #In Israel, it's …'
• 17:3417:34, 25 September 2010 diff hist +1,156‎ N Order of Taking the Four Minim ‎ Created page with '==When to make the Bracha== # It’s preferable to either * take the lulav (including the Hadashim and Aravot) in one’s right hand, leave the Etrog on the Table (out of the bo…'
• 17:3217:32, 25 September 2010 diff hist +490‎ N Walls of the Sukkah ‎ Created page with '==Plastic curtains as walls== # Many authorities hold that plastic curtains are unfit for walls of a Sukkah, while others permit. <Ref> Rav Ovadyah Yosef in Chazon Ovadyah (pg 1-…'
• 17:3217:32, 25 September 2010 diff hist +114‎ Sukkot ‎No edit summary
• 17:3117:31, 25 September 2010 diff hist +3,957‎ N Sleeping in Sukkah ‎ Created page with '==Those who are lenient== # If it’s cold outside, some defend the practice of those who are lenient not to sleep in the Sukkah, however, many hold that one should make an extra…'
• 17:3017:30, 25 September 2010 diff hist +1,876‎ Sitting in the Sukkah ‎No edit summary
• 17:2817:28, 25 September 2010 diff hist +30‎ Hoshana Rabba ‎No edit summary
• 17:2817:28, 25 September 2010 diff hist +1,576‎ N Hoshana Rabba ‎ Created page with '==Learning on Hashana Rabba== # It’s the practice of Israel to learn on the night of Hoshana Rabba and some stay up all night. It’s proper to read the Seder Leil Hoshana Rabb…'
• 17:2717:27, 25 September 2010 diff hist +20‎ Sukkot ‎No edit summary

22 September 2010

• 05:3705:37, 22 September 2010 diff hist +702‎ Before the Bracha ‎No edit summary
• 05:2405:24, 22 September 2010 diff hist +45‎ Halachot of Brushing One's Teeth ‎No edit summary
• 05:2205:22, 22 September 2010 diff hist +1,156‎ N Before the Bracha ‎ Created page with '== Physical preparations== # When making a bracha, one's mouth should be empty so that one can fully praise Hashem. <ref> Gemara Brachot 50b writes that if one forgot and put foo…'
• 05:2105:21, 22 September 2010 diff hist +30‎ Halachot of Brushing One's Teeth ‎No edit summary
• 05:1205:12, 22 September 2010 diff hist +532‎ N Halachot of Brushing One's Teeth ‎ Created page with '# It's proper to rinse out one's mouth in the morning so it's clean in order to pray and praise Hashem <ref> S"A 4:17 writes that some have the practice of cleaning out one's mou…'
• 05:0705:07, 22 September 2010 diff hist 0‎ Morning Conduct ‎No edit summary
• 05:0705:07, 22 September 2010 diff hist −6‎ Morning Conduct ‎No edit summary
• 05:0605:06, 22 September 2010 diff hist +27‎ Morning Conduct ‎No edit summary
• 04:4604:46, 22 September 2010 diff hist +49‎ Brachot ‎No edit summary
• 04:4604:46, 22 September 2010 diff hist −78‎ Brachot on Mitzvot ‎No edit summary

21 September 2010

• 11:4011:40, 21 September 2010 diff hist +4‎ Opening Bottles, Cans, and Packages ‎No edit summary
• 11:3711:37, 21 September 2010 diff hist +35‎ Opening Bottles, Cans, and Packages ‎No edit summary
• 11:3611:36, 21 September 2010 diff hist +513‎ N Opening Bottles, Cans, and Packages ‎ Created page with '==Preferred option== # TO avoid all forbidden activities with opening bottles and cans on Shabbat, it's preferable to open the bottles and cans before Shabbat. <ref> Shemirat Sha…'
• 11:1711:17, 21 September 2010 diff hist +31‎ Shabbat ‎No edit summary