What is the Hebrew Date Today?
The Hebrew Date Today is: English transliteration for Hebrew Date Today is:
Early Maariv changes (and/or קבלת שבת)
The question I would like to know your perspective on the following: We don’t really poskin that an early Maariv changes (and/or קבלת שבת) the date, do we? (Along the lines of a Terumas haDeshen, if I recall correctly.) There have been times when I have been surprised in both directions (when someone with a …
keeping kosher in a non-kosher world
Rabbi Eliezer Wolff wrote this for a general Jewish Orthodox audience. The book is slightly dated but all the concepts are richly educational. The topics covered are concise but extensive enough to cover almost every problem or question you might come across. The book was translated into multiple languages including Russian. Translate this page to …
How to Install Hebrew Keyboard on Windows & Linux Ubuntu (with Pictures) include Nikkud
Source: https://www.search3w.com/adding-hebrew-language-to-your-computer-or-laptop/ Adding Hebrew language to your computer or laptop Several people have asked me recently, “How can I add Hebrew to my Word or PowerPoint documents?”. (You may not know, but I was part of the Microsoft team that wrote the RTL code for its operating system). If you use Microsoft, you have full …
56 different names for sugar
This is not a Kosher recommended list. Some sugars listed here are 100% Chametz or Kitniyot. Explore more, or ask your Rabbi for a specific type of sugar. Sucrose Fructose High-Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) Agave Nectar Beet sugar Blackstrap molasses Brown sugar Buttered syrup Cane juice crystals Cane sugar Caramel Carob syrup Castor sugar Coconut …
Are all Nestle products Kosher?
Introduction Source: OU Kosher. Nestlé was founded in 1847 when Henri Nestlé developed the world’s first infant food for babies who were unable to breastfeed. Over 157 years later, providing the very best in nutritious food and beverage products is still a company priority. Nestlé has been committed to making good food for all occasions …
Is half Moon (Pregnant K) kosher?
It seems to have been inherited by OU. What that means for products now that only have that hechser? OU is managing the kashrus of its operations which is good. Sometimes OU keeps the original hechsher kind of as a band thing, but sometimes it differentiates slightly different kashrus standards. Basically at worst it depends on …
Is Cosmetic Plastic Surgery allow By Halacha?
Cosmetic Surgery – Rabbi Chaim Jachter Introduction Last week we introduced the question as to whether Halacha permits cosmetic surgery. We cited rulings by Rav Moshe Feinstein and Rav Yaakov Breisch who permitted a young woman who was experiencing difficulty finding an appropriate Shidduch to undergo cosmetic surgery to improve her appearance. This week we …
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What is the Shabbos (Shabbat) Candle Time?
Shabbat begins at sunset on Friday, but the candle-lighting time is about 18 minutes before sunset. Why? Shabbat begins at sundown, and from that time on it is forbidden to perform certain activities (including lighting Shabbat candles). The Shulchan Aruch states that one should “add from the weekday onto Shabbat (Lehosif me’kodesh al chol)” . Mean, addition to …
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Define Shidduch שידוך
The Shidduch (Hebrew: שידוך plural: shidduchim שידוכים) is a system of matchmaking in which Jewish singles are introduced to one another in Orthodox Jewish communities and dating for the purpose of marriage. The picture taken from the TV series in Israel Shtisel. Here is a short video from one of the advance dates (not the …