[12] Kiddush: All you need to know! Part 1 of 2
One of the most beautiful scenes is the family gathering around the table on Friday night for Kiddush. Likewise, the Kiddush on Shabbos...
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Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
- Jun 1
- 5 min
[11] The Shabbos Meals: Clarifying the Obligation
In this article we will discuss the obligation to eat meals on Shabbos, the proper meal times, using two loaves of bread, which foods to...
Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
- May 30
- 2 min
Semantic Satiation in Judaism
Scientists have yet to explain the phenomenon known as 'Semantic satiation'. Oxford dictionary defines this as 'a peculiar sense of loss...
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Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
- May 23
- 4 min
[10] Dairy on Shavuos: The Why and How?
WHY: THE SOURCE OF THE CUSTOM There is a widespread minhag (custom) to eat dairy foods on Shavuos (Remah OC 494:3). In a previous...
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
- May 21
- 3 min
Sivan: Creating Unity from Duality
From the age of 4 weeks old, identical twins Jim Lewis and Jim Springer were raised apart. Yet fascinatingly, when they were finally...
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Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
- May 17
- 4 min
[9] Meat and Wine on Yom Tov: Including how to reconcile Shavuos!
INTRODUCTION: THE OBLIGATION TO BE HAPPY ON YOM TOV All Jewish adults are biblically obligated to be happy throughout the three...
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Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
- May 11
- 5 min
[8] Timers on Shabbos: How, When, and for What Purpose?
INTRODUCTION The Mishna (Shabbos 17b) records a dispute between Beis Hillel and Beis Shammai regarding whether one can leave materials in...
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Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
- May 3
- 4 min
[7] Heating Food and Liquid on Shabbos (inc. 'Sabbath Mode' Oven guidelines)
NOTE: The laws of warming food on Shabbos are numerous and complex with a variety of opinions. This brief overview is merely a summary of...
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Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
- Apr 27
- 5 min
[6] Kaddish: The Laws and Customs
The General Guidelines: The Kaddish can only be recited in the presence of a minyan (quorum of ten Jewish males over age thirteen)...
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
- Apr 23
- 4 min
Iyar: Harness your Strength
There’s the joke of the agricultural inspector who goes out to a farm to do inspections. He calls out in the yard upon his arrival, but...
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Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
- Apr 20
- 3 min
[5] A Quick Guide to The Laws of Mezuza
Why should I put Mezuzos? Primarily because we are commanded to, as the Passuk in Devarim 6:9 states 'וּכְתַבְתָּם עַל־מְזֻזוֹת בֵּיתֶךָ...
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Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
- Apr 11
- 2 min
[4] Wearing a smartwatch on Shabbos/Yom Tov
May one wear a smartwatch on Shabbos and Yom Tov? Obviously, when touching the screen or buttons, as with all electronics, this falls...
Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
- Mar 29
- 3 min
Is the Seder time wrong?
I have done the math and I think we have all been celebrating the Seder nights at the wrong time! If we travel back 3335 years to the...
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
- Mar 24
- 3 min
Nissan: Hold your Head High
Long ago, a nation of princes was enslaved. Employed in backbreaking labor and subjugated with harsh abuse, beatings, and even deaths,...
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Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
- Mar 18
- 4 min
[3] The Early Shabbos Conundrum
Does a household automatically accept Shabbos at the time when the husband accepts Shabbos early or recites Kabbolas Shabbos?...
Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
- Mar 1
- 2 min
Thou Shalt Be Joyful!
In the leadup to Purim, the Mishna (Taanit 4:6) says “When Adar begins, we increase in joy.” The difficulty though is obvious. However,...
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
- Feb 22
- 3 min
Adar: Be Happy!
It was 1997 when Billie Bob Harrell Jr.’s struggles were finally over. After winning $30 million in the lottery, he quit his job at Home...
Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
- Jan 31
- 2 min
We Are Trees?
Dear Friends, This year, Tu B’Shevat, the 15th day of the month of Shevat, occurs on Sunday Eve, Feb 5 and Monday, Feb 6. The day is...
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
- Jan 18
- 3 min
Shevat: The Perfect Balance
In the dry and arid desert of a continent far from ours, East Africa is currently experiencing its longest and most severe drought on...
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
- Dec 23, 2022
- 3 min
Tevet: The Light Within the Dark
Over 2000 years ago, in this very month, Egyptian-Greek Emperor King Ptolemy gathered 72 torah sages and locked each of them into a...
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