Rabbi Yaakov Klass

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	Select an Archives Section: JP Archives: Questions & Answers 412 Archived Articles Found in Questions & Answers Next 20 Articles > 21) Posted Jun 29 2011 Q & A: Do They Hear? By Rabbi Yaakov Klass QUESTION: Do the souls of one's parents hear the Kaddish said on their behalf by their son? Are their souls elevated to a higher place when the son says Kaddish? Ben Glassman (Via E-Mail) Read Article 22) Posted Jun 22 2011 *Q & A: Hallel:* Its Requirement (Conclusion) By Rabbi Yaakov Klass QUESTION: Is reciting Hallel a biblical obligation or is it an enactment of the rabbis? Additionally, does it supersede the tefillah in a situation where one has to choose between the two? M. Goldblum Via E-Mail Read Article 23) Posted Jun 15 2011 Q & A: Hallel: Its Requirement (Part III) By Rabbi Yaakov Klass QUESTION: Is reciting Hallel a biblical obligation or is it an enactment of the rabbis? Additionally, does it supersede the tefillah in a situation where one has to choose between the two? M. Goldblum Via E-Mail Read Article 24) Posted Jun 07 2011 Q & A: Hallel: Its Requirement (Part II) By Rabbi Yaakov Klass QUESTION: Is reciting Hallel a biblical obligation or is it an enactment of the rabbis? Additionally, does it supersede the tefillah in a situation where one has to choose between the two? M. Goldblum Via E-Mail Read Article 25) Posted Jun 01 2011 Q & A: Hallel: Its Requirement By Rabbi Yaakov Klass QUESTION: Is reciting Hallel a biblical obligation or is it an enactment of the rabbis? Additionally, does it supersede the tefillah in a situation where one has to choose between the two? M. Goldblum Via E-Mail Read Article 26) Posted May 25 2011 Q & A: A Simcha During Sefira (Conclusion) By Rabbi Yaakov Klass QUESTION: I've been invited to engagement celebrations, weddings, and bar mitzvahs this year as well as over the past few years during the period of sefira that I observe. What is one to do in such a situation? I've been told that you have addressed this matter in the past. Name Withheld By Request Read Article 27) Posted May 18 2011 Q & A: A Simcha During Sefira (Continued from last week) By Rabbi Yaakov Klass** QUESTION: I've been invited to engagement celebrations, weddings, and bar mitzvahs this year as well as over the past few years during sefira. What is one to do in such a situation? I've been told that you have addressed this matter in the past. Name Withheld By Request Read Article 28) Posted May 11 2011 Q & A: A Simcha During Sefira By Rabbi Yaakov Klass QUESTION: I've been invited to engagement celebrations, weddings, and bar mitzvahs this year as well as over the past few years during sefira. What is one to do in such a situation? I've been told that you have addressed this matter in the past. Name Withheld By Request Read Article 29) Posted May 04 2011 Q & A: Which Shoe First? By Rabbi Yaakov Klass QUESTION: The Kitzur Shulchan Aruch states that when putting on shoes, a person should first put on his right one, then his left, then tie the laces of the left shoe, and afterward tie the laces of his right shoe. The reason for this sequence seems to be that the right side is generally considered more important, except when it comes to tying (as tefillin are wrapped - "tied" - on the left arm). My question is, since it is the right hand that wraps the tefillin, it seems that even for tying, it is the right side that should take precedence. Why then do we tie the left shoe first? Y. Malinsky (Via E-Mail) Read Article 30) Posted Apr 28 2011 Q & A: An Early Shabbat During Sefirah By Rabbi Yaakov Klass QUESTION: This past Friday evening, after an early Kabbalat Shabbat followed by Ma'ariv, it suddenly occurred to me that I had not counted the Omer the night before or the whole day of Friday. At that point, I immediately counted. Was it the right thing to do? No Name, Please (Via E-Mail) Read Article 31) Posted Apr 18 2011 Q & A: Tefillin On Chol Hamo'ed By Rabbi Yaakov Klass QUESTION: My custom is not to don tefillin on Chol Hamo'ed. What should I do if I come to a shul where it is the custom to don tefillin on Chol Hamo'ed? M. Jakobowitz (Via E-Mail) Read Article 32) Posted Apr 13 2011 *Q & A: Moses, The Haggadah, And Yetziat Mitzrayim* (Conclusion) By Rabbi Yaakov Klass QUESTION: On Passover night, it is a mitzvah to recount the story of our nation's delivery from bondage in Egypt. Why then are we exempt that night from reciting Shema, which mentions the exodus? Furthermore, why is there no mention in the text of the Haggadah of Moses, the greatest Jew who ever lived and who was instrumental in our departure from Egypt? Zvi Kirschner (Via E-Mail) Read Article 33) Posted Apr 06 2011 Q & A: Moses, The Haggadah, And Yetziat Mitzrayim (Part II) By Rabbi Yaakov Klass** QUESTION: On Passover night, it is a mitzvah to recount the story of our nation's delivery from bondage in Egypt. Why then are we exempt that night from reciting Shema, which mentions the exodus? Furthermore, why is there no mention in the text of the Haggadah of Moses, the greatest Jew who ever lived and who was instrumental in our departure from Egypt? Zvi Kirschner (Via E-Mail) Read Article 34) Posted Mar 30 2011 Q & A: Moses, The Haggadah, And Yetziat Mitzrayim By Rabbi Yaakov Klass QUESTION: On Passover night, it is a mitzvah to recount the story of our nation's delivery from bondage in Egypt. Why then are we exempt that night from reciting Shema, which mentions the exodus? Furthermore, why is there no mention in the text of the Haggadah of Moses, the greatest Jew who ever lived and who was instrumental in our departure from Egypt? Zvi Kirschner (Via E-Mail) Read Article 35) Posted Mar 23 2011 *Q & A: Kashering* One's Home And Utensils For Passover By Rabbi Yaakov Klass QUESTION: We are ba'alei teshuva in the process of becoming more observant. We wish to kasher our home and utensils for Passover with minimal expense. Do you have any suggestions? Names withheld by request Read Article 36) Posted Mar 16 2011 Q & A: Two Adars (Conclusion) By Rabbi Yaakov Klass QUESTION: I have a few questions regarding the Jewish leap year. Why do we always add a second Adar as opposed to adding a second Tevet or Iyar for example? Why do we call it Adar Alef? Why is Purim celebrated in the second Adar? And which Adar is the real Adar? Shea Aronovitch (Via E-Mail) Read Article 37) Posted Mar 09 2011 Q & A: Two Adars (Part III) By Rabbi Yaakov Klass QUESTION: I have a few questions regarding the Jewish leap year. Why do we always add a second Adar as opposed to adding a second Tevet or Iyar for example? Why do we call it Adar Alef? Why is Purim celebrated in the second Adar? And which Adar is the real Adar? Shea Aronovitch (Via E-Mail) Read Article 38) Posted Mar 02 2011 Q & A: Two Adars (Part II) By Rabbi Yaakov Klass QUESTION: I have a few questions regarding the Jewish leap year. Why do we always add a second Adar as opposed to adding a second Tevet or Iyar for example? Why do we call it Adar Alef? Why is Purim celebrated in the second Adar? And which Adar is the real Adar? Shea Aronovitch (Via E-Mail) Read Article 39) Posted Feb 23 2011 Q & A: Two Adars By Rabbi Yaakov Klass QUESTION: I have a few questions regarding the Jewish leap year. Why is Adar the month that is picked for this purpose? Why do we call it Adar Alef? Why is Purim celebrated in the second Adar? Which one of them is the real Adar? Shea Aronovitch (Via E-Mail) Read Article 40) Posted Feb 16 2011 Q & A: Mi Sheberach (Conclusion) By Rabbi Yaakov Klass QUESTION: I have several questions regarding the Mi Sheberach, the blessing for the congregant called up to the reading of the Torah. Is it right to mention a specific sum of money when reciting the Mi Sheberach? I am also intrigued by the text of the Mi Sheberach, in which we ask Hashem to do our bidding. Is there a halachic source for the Mi Sheberach other than its presence in the siddur? Lastly, is there mention anywhere of the role of the shamash or gabbai as the one who recites the Mi Sheberach? M. Schwartz (Via E-Mail) Read Article 412 Archived Articles Found in Questions & Answers** Next 20 Articles >
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