The Shulchan Aruch (581:1) says that the Minhag is to say Slichos early in the morning. The Mogen Avrohom says that the ned of the night right before the morning is a special Eis Ratzon....read more
Every Shabbos before Rosh Chodesh we are Mivarech the Chodesh. We add an extra Tefila announcing the new month and asking Hashem for it to be a good one. The Mogen Avrohom brings...read more
Money is our ticket in thisworld. With money we can perform a great deal of mitzvos. In Shema wesay that we love Hashem "Bichol Mi'odecha" even if he would take awayall our...read more
The pasuk says (31:17) that when Bnei Yisrael turns away from Hashem, "V'Histarti Panai Mei'hem", Hashem will hide his face from them and great suffering will find them. The...read more
There was a town near Radin whose Mikva fell into disrepair and could no longer function as a kosher mikva. The Chofetz Chaim, then at a very advanced age, wrote a letter to the community...read more
"Hakhel Es HaAm HoAnashim VihNashim VihaTaf" - "Gather the nation, the men, women, and children." By the Mitzvah of Hakhel, the Torah commands the parents to even...read more
Rav Elazar Reinman the Rav of Galagov said that when he received Smicha from his Rebbi the Maharsham, he told him that surely as a descendent of Holy people he will soon start to learn Zohar and...read more
The Shulchan Aruch paskens (OC 53:19) that even a single person's dissent can disqualify someone from becoming the Ba'al Tefilla. If a Chazzan has already been appointed only a majority...read more
The Medrash asks, do the nations of the world not know how to blow a Shofar? The Medrash answers that they don't know how to appease their Creator with the sounds of the Shofar....read more
The gemara Yerushalmi says that if someone sleeps on Rosh HaShanah, his Mazal will sleep all year. The Rema brings this as well (OC 583:2). The Mishna Brura (SK 9) writes that the...read more
