Daily Halacha Podcast - Daily Halacha By Rabbi Eli J. Mansour
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Responding to Kaddish Out Loud
The Gemara in Masechet Shabbat (119) speaks of the great merit earned by responding "Yeheh Shemeh Rabba" to Kaddish, stating that responding "with all...
Responding to Kaddish With Concentration
The Gemara in Masechet Shabbat (119) teaches that responding "Yeheh Shemeh Rabba" to Kaddish "with all one's strength" has the power to annul harsh de...
Adding Unnecessary Kaddishim
Just as it is improper to intentionally create a situation that requires an additional Beracha, it is similarly improper to intentionally create a sit...
The Great Rewards for Responding to Kaddish
Numerous sources emphasize the great importance and value of answering to Kaddish. In Masechet Berachot (6b), the Gemara teaches that when Hashem come...
The Required Number of Daily Kaddish Recitations
The Bet Yosef cites the Shiboleh Ha'leket (Rav Sidkiya Ha'rofeh, Italy, 13 th century) as establishing that one should hear at least seven Kaddish rec...
Understanding the Structure of Kaddish
There are several different kinds of Kaddish, the first of which is commonly known as "Hasi Kaddish" – "half-Kaddish." The term "Hasi Kaddish" is actu...
Why is Kaddish Written in Aramaic?
Numerous different theories have been advanced to explain why the Kaddish prayer was written in Aramaic, and not in Hebrew. One reason given is based...
The Special Significance of Kaddish
The Aruch Ha'shulhan (Rav Yechiel Michel Epstein, 1829-1908) writes that the text of the Kaddish prayer was likely written by the Ansheh Kenesset Ha'g...
Situations Where One May Not Respond When Hearing Kaddish or Nakdishach
Normally, a person who hears Kaddish or Nakdishach may respond even if he hears from a distance, and is not present with the Minyan. There are, howeve...
Is One Credited With Praying With a Minyan If He Prays in a Different Room?
If a person prays outside the room where the Minyan is taking place, or in an adjoining room, and he hears the entire service and fully participates,...
Responding to Kaddish, Barechu or Nakdishach From a Different Room
If a person happens to be in the vicinity of a prayer service, and he hears Kaddish, Barechu or Nakdishach, is he required to answer? The Ben Ish Hai...
Counting For a Minyan Men in a Different Section of the Shul
Occasionally, there are men who sit in the ladies' section in the synagogue on weekdays, when women generally do not come to the synagogue. While this...
Forming a Minyan When a Narrow Room Extends Into a Wider Room
In order for ten men to form a Minyan, they must all be situated in the same room. In some circumstances, though, two rooms might perhaps be considere...
Forming a Minyan When a Narrow Room Extends Into a Wider Room
In order for ten men to form a Minyan, they must all be situated in the same room. In some circumstances, though, two rooms might perhaps be considere...
Forming a Minyan in Two Rooms if the Hazzan Stands the Middle
Ten men form a Minyan only if they are all assembled in the same room. If the ten are interspersed among two rooms, then even if there is no door betw...
Forming a Minyan in Two Rooms if the Hazzan Stands the Middle
Ten men form a Minyan only if they are all assembled in the same room. If the ten are interspersed among two rooms, then even if there is no door betw...
Can a Person Outside a Window be Counted Toward a Minyan?
If nine men are assembled in a room, and a tenth men is outside by the window, can this tenth men be counted so a Minyan can be formed? It is clear th...
Can a Person Outside a Window be Counted Toward a Minyan?
If nine men are assembled in a room, and a tenth men is outside by the window, can this tenth men be counted so a Minyan can be formed? It is clear th...
Does a Person Count Toward a Minyan if He Stands in the Doorway?
Ten men combine to form a Minyan only if they are together in the same room. The Rishonim debate the question of whether a person can count toward a M...
Does a Person Count Toward a Minyan if He Stands in the Doorway?
Ten men combine to form a Minyan only if they are together in the same room. The Rishonim debate the question of whether a person can count toward a M...
Forming a Minyan in a Room With a Partition
If ten men wish to make a Minyan in a room with a curtain that separates the room into two sections, must they all be together on one side of the curt...
Forming a Minyan in a Room With a Partition
If ten men wish to make a Minyan in a room with a curtain that separates the room into two sections, must they all be together on one side of the curt...
Can Someone Who is Sleeping Be Counted Toward a Minyan?
If a Minyan consists of precisely ten men, and one of them falls asleep, is the group still considered to comprise a Minyan, allowing them to recite K...
Can Someone Who is Sleeping Be Counted Toward a Minyan?
If a Minyan consists of precisely ten men, and one of them falls asleep, is the group still considered to comprise a Minyan, allowing them to recite K...
Can Ten Men Form a Minyan if They are In Two Different Rooms?
The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 55:13), based on the ruling of numerous Rishonim, writes that ten men cannot combine to form a Minyan if they are not tog...
Can Ten Men Form a Minyan if They are In Two Different Rooms?
The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 55:13), based on the ruling of numerous Rishonim, writes that ten men cannot combine to form a Minyan if they are not tog...
Is It Proper for the Hazzan To Wait for Everyone to Finish the Silent Amida?
As we've seen in previous installments, the Hazzan at Arbit may proceed to Kaddish after the Amida as long as at least six men (including him) have co...
Is It Proper for the Hazzan To Wait for Everyone to Finish the Silent Amida?
As we've seen in previous installments, the Hazzan at Arbit may proceed to Kaddish after the Amida as long as at least six men (including him) have co...
Must the Hazzan Wait for Ten Men to Finish the Silent Amida?
Often, when a small Minyan is praying, one or several of the men in attendance take longer than the others to complete the Amida. The question then ar...
Must the Hazzan Wait for Ten Men to Finish the Silent Amida?
Often, when a small Minyan is praying, one or several of the men in attendance take longer than the others to complete the Amida. The question then ar...
Counting for a Minyan – The Status of Heretics, and of Devoted Jews Who Cannot Read Hebrew
A person who does not observe Yom Tob, but observes Shabbat, can be counted toward a Minyan. One who violates Yom Kippur, however, is akin to a Shabba...
Counting for a Minyan – The Status of Heretics, and of Devoted Jews Who Cannot Read Hebrew
A person who does not observe Yom Tob, but observes Shabbat, can be counted toward a Minyan. One who violates Yom Kippur, however, is akin to a Shabba...
Can a Person Who Is Drunk Be Counted Toward a Minyan?
The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 99:1) rules that if a person has become inebriated such that he cannot articulate his words properly, and is not fit to a...
Can a Person Who Is Drunk Be Counted Toward a Minyan?
The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 99:1) rules that if a person has become inebriated such that he cannot articulate his words properly, and is not fit to a...
Can a Deaf-Mute Be Counted Toward a Minyan?
An individual who, Heaven forbid, suffers from a physical impairment or disability may be counted toward a Minyan. The concept of a Minyan is rooted i...
Can a Deaf-Mute Be Counted Toward a Minyan?
An individual who, Heaven forbid, suffers from a physical impairment or disability may be counted toward a Minyan. The concept of a Minyan is rooted i...
Men Who Cannot Be Counted Toward a Minyan
A person who has lost an immediate family member, Heaven forbid, has the status of "Onen" from the time of the death until the burial, a status which...
Determining the Date of the Bar-Misva of a Child Born on Rosh Hodesh Kislev
A person who has lost an immediate family member, Heaven forbid, has the status of "Onen" from the time of the death until the burial, a status which...
Men Who Cannot Be Counted Toward a Minyan
A person who has lost an immediate family member, Heaven forbid, has the status of "Onen" from the time of the death until the burial, a status which...
Determining the Date of the Bar-Misva of a Child Born on Rosh Hodesh Kislev
Months in the Jewish calendar consist of either 29 or 30 days. When a month continues for 30 days, two days of Rosh Hodesh are observed – on the 30 th...