When You Don’t Have Water..

It happens every so often, that one does not have water available.  The Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim 4:22) addresses this issue and writes that in such a situation one should use a midi d’menaki – an item that cleans.  The question is, however, how is this done?  Does one merely wipe both sides of the…

Read More

Attending a Sefardic Minyan For a Shidduch

Someone posed a question to Maran Rav Chaim zt”l about shidduchim: There are numerous young men and you women that are having difficulty finding their zivug. Does Maran have a suggestion for them? Rav Chaim t”l suggested that they should have in mind during Birchas Kohanim that their zivug come quicker. The question was further…

Read More

Staying Up Late at Night

Rav Chaim was asked by a Rosh Yeshiva the following question: I often tell my talmidim to get an early start in the mornings and not to stay up late.  They respond that there are many stories of Gedolim who stayed up late at night to learn.  What should I tell them? Rav Chaim zatzal…

Read More

6 Brachos Rulings from Maran HaRav Chaim zt”l

Brachos Psakim from Maran HaRav Chaim Kanievsky zatzal Generally speaking the ruling of the Mishna Brurah is that if one is not drinking water for pleasure or thirst then one does not recite a bracha.  What if one is drinking cold water on a hot day or hot water on a cold day? The custom…

Read More

Bain HaZ’manim Letter to Yeshiva boys

Four years ago, Maran Sar HaTorah penned a letter regarding 4 obligations that a Yeshiva Bochur has during Bain HaZmanim. The ltter is translated below: Motzai Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Mishpatim and Shkalim 5778 I would almost have suggested to abolish Bein HaZmanim and outings and other such things altogether. Bain HaZmanim was established solely for…

Read More

Rav Chaim on Barbers and Nail Salons

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 entered.  However, some people prefer to wait for the particular barber that they prefer.  Essentially, a second (or even third) line forms in that barber…

Read More

Rav Chaim zatzal on Siyums

Since there will be numerous siyumim this Friday, it is worthwhile to see what Maran Rav Chaim zatzal said about Siyumim, in general. Can a siyum be made – just on Gemorah – without Rashi? If he understands what he learned it is a siyum.  Abaya himself who (Shabbos 119a) said, regarding a siyum that…

Read More

מעמד פתיחת “מתעלים” בבית מרן ראש הישיבה הגרי”ג אידלשטין שליט”א

“!לימוד המוסר הוא לא ממידת חסידות – אלא מעיקר הדין” הדברים נאמרו ע”י מרן ראש הישיבה הגרי”ג אידלשטין שליט”א בכינוס מיוחד במעונו במעמד הגאון הגדול רבי שרגא שטינמן שליט”א והגאון רבי אברהם ישעיהו קניבסקי שליט”א בנו הגדול של מרן שר התורה זצוק”ל * במעמד הוכרז על פתיחת תוכנית לימוד “מתעלים” לעילוי נשמת מרן שר התורה…

Read More