The Laws of the Siddur - Halacha Yomit

The Laws of the Siddur - Halacha Yomit

The Laws of the Siddur - Halacha Yomit

The Laws of the Siddur - Halacha Yomit

The Laws of the Siddur - Halacha Yomit

According to some Poskim and Rishonim we are obligated to recite Bircat HaTorah Min HaTorah. This has certain Halachic ramifications as Rabbi Brovender notes in today’s Halacha Yomit

The Laws of the Siddur - Halacha Yomit

What do you do if you forget to say Bircat HaTorah? The Shulchan Aruch notes that in such a case, the bracha of ‘Ahavat Olam’ (or Ahava Raba’) can serve as a sort of substitute for Birchat HaTorah. Why that is and how exactly this works is the subject of today’s Halacha Yomit.

The Laws of the Siddur - Halacha Yomit

Before we learn Torah we are required to say Bircat HaTorah. This obligation falls upon both men and women. Today’s Halacha Yomit explores the details of this halacha.

The Laws of the Siddur - Halacha Yomit

Each morning when we wake up we are obligated to wash our hands and recite the bracha ‘Al Netilat Yadayim’. The question arises, though, where one should perform this mitvah as well as where is the appropriate place to recite the bracha upon it. The answer to those questions is the subject of today’s Halacha Yomit.

The Laws of the Siddur - Halacha Yomit

There are two special, complimentary brachot that we say each morning - ‘Asher Yatzar’ and ‘Elokai Neshama’. The first bracha relates to the wonder of the human body, the second expresses our gratitude for the human soul. Together, these two brachot encompass the human being as a whole. No wonder Chazal established that we recite both brachot first thing in the morning, as Rabbi Brovender relates in today’s Halacha Yomit.