ופרצת
On the Chabad custom to recite the additional verse ופרצת at the conclusion of the אתה הוראת verses before Simchas Torah
Customs
אתה הוראת צום ערשטאן מאל
On the custom to recite various verses before dancing on Simchas Torah
The Rebuke – the בעל קורא’s Aliyah
כרמים תטע ועבדת, ויין לא תשתה ולא תאגר כי תאכלנו התלעת Though you plant vineyards and work them, you shall not drink wine nor store because the worm shall eat them. The Custom of Not Calling the בעל קורא for his twice annual Aliyah There is a twice-a-year custom in which during the reading of … Read more
Stepping over the Silver Spoon
a discussion on potential homiletical meaning behind the Chabad custom of the groom and bride stepping over a silver spoon on the threshhold of the Yichud Room.
Halaĉa and Hashkafa in the שהחיינו of a Reunion
Abstract The Gemara establishes that one who meets a dear friend after an interval of thirty (30) days recites the blessing of שהחיינו. Yet, normative Jewish practice today dictates that this blessing is omitted. This paper explores the Halaĉic, pragmatic, and Ĉassidic dimensions of this discrepancy, culminating in an analysis of the historic 1989 dialogue … Read more
שלום זכר
On the custom of the שלום זכור – welcoming a newborn boy on Shabbos by night.
reciting the Nasi of the Day
the Offering of Nadav and Avihu
the Minhag to recite the Nasi-of-the-Day in Nisan