by Rabbi Moshe Aberman | Dec 18, 2004
Rav Moshe Aberman Former Rosh Kollel in Chicago In some of our past articles we have written about reciting kidush and havdalah with wine. What should the halachah be when wine is unavailable or when one may not drink wine. It should be noted that though this...
by Rabbi Moshe Aberman | Nov 5, 2004
Rav Moshe Aberman Former Rosh Kollel in Chicago The Havdalah service recited Saturday night is meant to declare the difference between the sanctity of the Shabbat and the mundane of the rest of the week. In that sense the Havdalah can be viewed as the flip side...
by Rabbi Moshe Aberman | Aug 14, 2004
It is a well-known fact that, in most synagogues in the Diaspora, Kidush is recited at the conclusion of the Friday night Tefila, while in Israel few if any synagogues practice this tradition. As a matter of fact, the practice of reciting Kidush in the synagogue has...
by Rabbi Moshe Aberman | Jun 5, 2004
Rav Moshe Aberman Former Rosh Kollel in Chicago As we read in this week’s Torah portion “Behaalotcha et ha’nerot”, the lighting of candles in the Mikdash, let us, too, discuss the lighting of candles, only we will learn the laws of lighting Shabbat...
by Rabbi Moshe Aberman | Feb 14, 2004
The topic we will attempt to discuss in this piece has been dealt with broadly in modern responsa literature. In the limited space of this article we will try to understand the central points and conclusions of this issue. It is interesting to note that in early...
by Rabbi Moshe Aberman | Jan 31, 2004
The Rambam in the thirtieth Chapter of Hilchot Shabbat writes that all the laws pertaining to Shabbat can be divided into four sections. Two of the four, “Zachor” commemoration of Shabbat and “Shamor” preservation of the uniqueness of Shabbat are mi’deorita. The other...
by Rabbi Moshe Aberman | Jan 17, 2004
It is our feeling, that although the meat of halachic details is found in the prohibitions that pertain to Shabbat, it is the Mitzvot Asae (positive commandments), that create the true atmosphere of the day. We will therefore attempt to deal with some halachic details...
