Shulchan Aruch – Page 3

Orach Chayim

Rav Chaim zatzal on Muktzah – 4 Rulings

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman | April 8, 2022

The Mishna Brurah (308:12) writes that one may not move a Kli shemelachto l’issur u’l’heter letzorech gufo – in order to use it for a permitted purpose if there is...

Kohanim on a Plane Saying Birchas Kohanim

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman | April 5, 2022

Birkas Kohanim is a Torah obligation found in Sefer BaMidbar (6:22) , “Koh s’vorchu es Bnei Yisrael – thus shall you bless the children of Israel.” Indeed, the Gemorah in...

Rav Chaim Kanievsky zatzal: Does an Adult who Undergoes a Bris Milah Bentsch Gomel?

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman | April 4, 2022

A number of years ago, Sinai Academy placed an advertisement in the Jewish newspapers for people to come to a special siyum. A young man from a secular Russian family...

Yoreh De'ah

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Rav Chaim zatzal on Motivating Students

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman | April 5, 2022

A Rosh Yeshiva of a Yeshiva for weaker students posed a question: "My Yeshiva is going through a rough patch currently. What is the best manner in which to strengthen...

Rav Chaim zatzal on Snitching

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman | April 5, 2022

The Yeshiva had a strict policy: NO CELL PHONES PERMITTED! Yet they knew that there were violators of the policy. But now, they had taken things up a notch. One...

What Should a Bar Mitzvah Boy Take On?

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman | April 1, 2022

Rav Chaim zatzal on “What Kabalah Should a Bar Mitzvah Bochur Take Upon Himself?” Often, a Bar Mitzvah bochur would inquire of Maran zatzal what kaballah he should take upon...

Even Ha-Ezer

Broken Engagements

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman | May 12, 2022

Reb Naftali Weinberg in his Rav Chaim Kanievsky on Shidduchim had posed a queestion to Maran Sar HaTorah about whether one may ask a Shadchan to return the shadchanus if...

Rav Chaim zatzal on Wedding Costs

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman | May 11, 2022

It is well-known that wedding expenses are one of the most enormous costs that parents can have. Reb Naftali Weinberger shlita (printed in his new Sefer, "Rav Chaim Kanievsky on...

Maran Rav Chaim zt”l and More on Younger Siblings and Shidduchim

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman | May 10, 2022

It was why Yaakov Avinu married Leah prior to his marrying Rochel, and it is something that comes up over and over again. Yet, notwithstanding its frequency, people have only...

Choshen Mishpat

Rav Chaim on Barbers and Nail Salons

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman | April 14, 2022

Someone once posed the following question to Rav Chaim zatzal regarding barbers. It is the custom when one enters a barber shop to wait in line based upon when you...

Window Open or Closed? Rav Chaim zatzal’s Opinion

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman | March 28, 2022

When the weather gets cold, there are often disputes as to whether to keep the window open or closed. And often, halacha gets quoted. What follows is the view of...

The Book Sales That Happen in Shuls in Eretz Yisroel

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman | March 27, 2022

There is a new type of Seforim-selling that has been happening in Shuls throughout Eretz Yisroel. The books are left in boxes outside of shul. The purchaser is instructed to...