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4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: Lighting Neiros in Shul ■ Third Night of Chanukah But Only Two Candles ■ Miracle Products and Other Chanukah Issues ■ Ner Chanukah: Where,When and Other Issues..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: Must a Kallah Cover Her Hair at the Chasuna? ■ Leaving a Chasuna Before Benching ■ Shana Reshona--The First Year of Marriage ■ Marriage and the Birchas Airusin..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: G'neivas Da'as: Deception & Your Fellow Man ■ The Prohibition Against Revealing Secrets ■ The Prohibition Against Flattery ■ Reading Other's Mail & Other Privacy Issues..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: Changing Nusach: Ashkenaz vs. Sephard ■ The Gartel: To Wear or Not to Wear ■ The Minyan: Who Counts? ■ Tefilla B'Tzibur: Is it Mandatory?..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: Hallel On Yom Ha'atzma'ut ■ Davening Towards Mizrach ■ V'sain Tal U'matar ■ Maariv..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: Tachanun ■ Makom Kavuah and Other Davening Issues ■ Tefilas Tashlumim - Making Up a Missed Davening ■ Must Mincha Have a "Chazoras Hashatz"?..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: Establishing Time of Death ■ Tombstones-Halachic Questions & Answers ■ Writing a Halachically Sanctioned Will ■ The Laws and Customs of the Hesped..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: Embalming, Autopsies and Cremation ■ Exhumation--When Is It Permitted? ■ Yahrtzeit ■ Funerals in Halacha..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: Yerushalayim in Halacha ■ Rending Garments on Seeing Yerushalayim ■ Americans in Israel-One Day or Two? ■ The Temple Mount Today..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: Conversion (Geirus) ■ Conversion for Ulterior Motives ■ Sefer Rus and Its Halachic Implications ■ Geirus - Mitzvah, Reshus or Issur?..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: Gelatin: Is It Kosher? ■ Honey - Why is it Kosher? ■ Is Turkey Kosher? ■ Kosher Cheese: What Is It?..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: Xmas Eve in Halacha and Agadah  ■ Astrology: Is It For Us? ■ Christianity in Halacha ■ The Seven Noachide Laws..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: The Insects in Vegetables Controversy ■ The Tuna Fish Controversy ■ Waiting Between Meat and Milk ■ Cholov Yisroel in Modern America..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: Grape Juice and Yayin Mevushal ■ "Chamar Medinah"- What Can Be Used for Kiddush ■ Kiddush Shabbos Morning ■ Eating Before Kiddush..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: Can Kohanim Visit Graves of Tzadikim? ■ Are Our Kohanim Really Kohanim? ■ Birchas Kohanim ■ Kohanim in Hospitals--A Real Problem..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: Birchas Kohanim - Who Can Who Can't ■ The Kohain and the Divorcee ■ The Mitzvah of Ve'Kidashto - Honoring Kohanim ■ The Ba'alas Teshuva and the Kohain..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: Learning in Kollel ■ Learning on Shabbos - A Good Idea? ■ Learning Kabbalah  ■ Learning and Davening on the Road..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: The Fearless Judge: A Difficult Task ■ Polygraph in Halacha ■ Turning an Offender Over to the Secular Authorities ■ Circumstancial Evidence..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: Mixed Seating at Weddings ■ Marriage Between Relatives ■ Reconciling Divergent Customs in Marriage ■ Weddings in Shuls: Is There a Problem?..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: Katlanis-The Twice Widowed Woman ■ Is Marriage a Mitzvah? ■ Pilegesh-An Alternative to Marriage? ■ The Laws & Customs of the Chupah Ceremony..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: Milah and the Yellow Baby ■ Bris Milah: The Metzitzah Controversy ■ The Sandik ■ The Bris Milah Seudah..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: Mohel and Baby - Who Goes to Whom? ■ Bris Milah that Causes Chilul Shabbos ■ Anesthesia During Milah ■ Sandik - Can You Change Your Mind..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: Rationing Medical Care ■ Malpractice ■ Withholding Medical Treatment ■ Euthanasia..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: Kidney Donations-Endangering Oneself  ■ Elective Surgery and Milah on Thursday ■ Experimental Medical Treatment ■ Unethical Medical Research..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: Calling a Shomer Shabbos Doctor ■ Dealing With Illness on Shabbos ■ Returning From a Medical Emergency ■ Taking Medication on Shabbos..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: The Melacha of Carrying ■ The Melacha of Writing ■ The Melacha of Dyeing ■ The Melacha of Memachek..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: The Tzava'ah (Last Will & Testament) of Rabbeinu Yehuda Hachasid ■ Superstition In Halacha ■ Dreams In Halacha & Hashkafa ■ Dreams In Halacha II..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: The Mitzvah of Daled Kosos ■ Daled Kosos: Another Look ■ Women and Daled Kosos ■ Netilas Yodayim for Karpas..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: Rabbonim & Roshei Yeshiva--Do Sons Inherit? ■ S'char Shabbos: How Do We Pay Rabbonim? ■ Can One Charge for Teaching Torah? ■ Teaching Torah to Non-Jews..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: Adoption: Problems & Solutions ■ The Abortion Controversy ■ Artificial Insemination ■ The Childless Couple In Halacha..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: Sterilization: Is It Permitted? ■ Abortion to Save A Baby ■ Artificial Insemination Before Chemotherapy ■ Choices in Marriage Partners..

8 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: Sefiras Ha'omer ■ Minhagim of the Days of Sefira ■ Lag B'omer ■ Sefiras Ha'omer, Shavuos & the International Dateline ■ Sefer Rus and Its Halachic Implications ■ Bathing on Shabbos and Yom Tov ■ Shavuous Issues- Late Maariv - Lea..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: Amirah L'Akum: The "Shabbos Goy" ■ Kiddush: To Sit or Not to Sit ■ Candle Lighting/Havdalah: How Early & Late? ■ The Melacha of Tying Knots..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: Making Ice on Shabbos ■ Fax Machines on Shabbos ■ Umbrella on Shabbos ■ Wearing a Watch on Shabbos..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: Melacha Before Havdalah ■ The Mitzvah of Kiddush for Men and Women ■ Making Shabbos Early ■ Lechem Mishna..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: The Microphone On Shabbos ■ Living Above a Shul ■ Shalosh Seudos in Shuls: Is There a Problem? ■ Selling a Shul..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: The Chol HaMoed Trip and other Succos Issues Is Building a Succah a Mitzvah? Does Eating Mezonos Require a Succah? Succos - The Mitzvah of Lulav; What exactly is it?..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: Does it Cover Only Married Men? ■ Techeiles Today ■ Donning a Tallis for the Amud ■ Tallis-- Bringing it Home on Shabbos..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: Obligation to Give Maaser ■ Allocating Your Tzedaka Dollar ■ The Pushka in Halacha ■ Accepting Tzedaka From Women..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: Sheitel-Woman's Obligation to Cover Her Hair ■ Teaching Torah to Women ■ Female Vocalists: The Problem of Kol Isha ■ Women and Daled Kosos..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: May A Daughter Say Kaddish? ■ Women's Testimony in Hilchos Niddah ■ Sa'ar B'isha Ervah ■ Women and Tzitzis..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: Candle Lighting on Friday Night ■ Conditional Licht Benching ■ Women and the Laws of Tznius ■ Must Women Daven?..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: The Prohibition of Yichud ■ Sotah: The Case of the Unfaithful Wife ■ Yichud and the Housekeeper ■ Yichud and the "Open Door Policy"..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: Chanukah and Hidur Mitzvah ■ Purim Issues II ■ Is Shaving Permitted on Chol Hamoed? ■ Working On Chol Hamoed--Is it Permitted?..

CD One: The Neshama - Your Most Precious Asset There is a part of each of us that lives for all eternity - our neshamah, the indestructible soul that was loaned to us at birth. The strong spiritual light that guides our conscience, the neshamah is at the same time vulnerable and must be protected f..

Disc One: Teshuvah and Midas HaGevurah Jews are strong. If we weren't, we would have disappeared centuries ago. How can we harness this strength to lift ourselves to the level of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur - and to stay there all year? We can't do everything at once - but we can do something at o..

Disc One: It's Not My Fault Teshuva - it seems simple enough - saying I'm sorry. But that requires accepting responsibility, and that's not so simple. Rabbi Frand helps us understand the dynamics involved in this important process, helping us learn how to come closer both to man and G-d. Disc Two: ...

Disc One: Sefer Yonah: Painting your masterpiece In the waning hours of Yom Kippur we read the dramatic story of Yonah HaNavi. Our sages revealed that this small sefer contains a fundamental message not only for this one holy day, but for life in general. Listen as Rabbi Frand uncovers the potent le..

Rabbi Yissocher Frand is deservedly one of the most respected and popular lecturers of our time. Let him improve the quality of your life - your spiritual, Jewish life - with two scintillating lectures. Teshuva 5771: Disc 1: Shabbos: The Key to a Lasting Teshuva Learn how to improve your Shabbos a..

Rabbi Yissocher Frand is deservedly one of the most respected and popular lecturers of our time. Let him improve the quality of your life - your spiritual, Jewish life - with two scintillating lectures. Teshuva 5772: Disc 1: Teshuvah: Reaching Up by Reaching Out All of us, specially in these days ..

Rabbi Yissocher Frand is deservedly one of the most respected and popular lecturers of our time. Let him include the quality of your life -- your spiritual, Jewish life -- with two scintillating lectures. This past year, 2009/5769 has been a trying time for Klal Yisroel and indeed the entire wo..

Disc One: U'teshuva U'tefillah Yom Kippur is the only time when Viduy is part of the Shemoneh Esrei--why? This most solemn of all days begins with the annulment of vows-- strange, isn't it? How can we fill our prayers with sincere meaning? And how should we react if Hashem's answer to our praye..

Rabbi Yissocher Frand is deservedly one of the most respected and popular lecturers of our time. Let him improve the quality of your life - your spiritual, Jewish life - with two scintillating lectures. Society at large has been plagued by a lack of tolerance towards anyone who has differing opini..

4 Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: Singing During Davening Pro or Con? Standing During Davening Proper Attire For Davening Davening Out Loud?..

Rabbi Yissocher Frand is deservedly one of the most respected and popular lecturers of our time. Let him improve the quality of your life - your spiritual, Jewish life - with two scintillating lectures. Society at large has been plagued by a lack of tolerance towards anyone who has differing opini..

Four Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: My Father’s Chumros Can A Father Be Mochel? Can You Sue Your Father? Father or Grandfather-Who Do You Honor..

Four Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: Standing Up While Doing Mitzvos Getting Paid For Mitzvos The Bracha on a Mitzva: When? Distractions When Performing A Mitzva..

Four Lectures from Rabbi Frand's popular Commuter's Chavrusah Series: Dishwashers on Shabbos A Manicure on Shabbos? Birthday Cakes on Shabbos Hairbrushes on Shabbos-Permitted or Not Permitted..

    In just one hour on September 11, the whole world changed. President Bush mobilized the nation and alerted the world to declare war on terror.     But are military and political responses enough?     NO, says Rabbi Yissocher Frand! There is a spiritual Ground Zero, with a message for us all. ..

A straightforward and practical guide, this handbook provides halachic procedures for funerals, burial, erecting a monument, and selected laws of mourning. Convenient for use by rabbis and laymen, the appropriate services include complete instructions, as well as the service in Hebrew and English. ..

A concise and clear summary of all the laws of Purim, in a wonderfully convenient pocket size (4""x6"") The halachos are written in a readable, easy-to-follow style, while extensive source notes make this a valuable resource for further, in-depth study. Includes Birchas HaMazon - A unique gift to gi..

Basic to every Jewish home is a practical, reader-friendly guide to Shabbos observance. In this final volume of his two-volume The Shabbos Home (and the last volume in his series on the laws of Shabbos), Rabbi Cohen addresses hundreds of real-life situations and questions.From flowerpots to foo..

The practical aspects of Shabbos laws as they relate to the typical home, clarifying principles so the reader understands how they apply to new situations and appliances. Includes rulings by Rabbi Moshe Feinstein and Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach...

People sometimes overlook the fact that the Torah offers laws and guidelines for proper interpersonal relations that inform every aspect of our day.Rabbi Avrohom Ehrman, a distinguished Torah scholar, wrote Halichos Olam, to clarify and disseminate the frequently overlooked laws that regulate human ..

People sometimes overlook the fact that the Torah offers laws and guidelines for proper interpersonal relations that inform every aspect of our day.Rabbi Avrohom Ehrman, a distinguished Torah scholar, wrote Halichos Olam, to clarify and disseminate the frequently overlooked laws that regulate human ..

An authoritative yet practical guide to kashruth observance today, by one of the world's leading experts in a field that grows consistently more complex. This book explains many frequently used terms and contains a wealth of information that is not available anywhere else. Widely acclaimed by expert..

In Thirty Years, the Kedushah, the Holiness of Shabbos, Has Not Changed...But Your Kitchen Has.The Shabbos Kitchen -- Fully Revised and ExpandedThirty years ago, Rabbi Simcha Bunim Cohen published his halachic masterwork, The Shabbos Kitchen. With its clear, understandable explanations of the issues..

The Essential Book for Every Jewish Home Rabbi Binyomin Forst is a master at explaining halachah in a readable, understandable, and practical manner. In The Kosher Kitchen he explains the basic principles of kashrus and their practical ramifications, showing us how to avoid problematic situations a..

""Will enhance observance of Jewish law for generations to come."" ""This is a breakthrough that belongs in every home and library.""Since 1864, Rabbi Shlomo Ganzfried's Kitzur Shulchan Aruch has been one of the world's most widely used Halachic guides for daily Jewish living. No work of H..

""Will enhance observance of Jewish law for generations to come."" ""This is a breakthrough that belongs in every home and library."" Since 1864, Rabbi Shlomo Ganzfried's Kitzur Shulchan Aruch has been one of the world's most widely used Halachic guides for daily Jewish living. No work of Halachah..

""Will enhance observance of Jewish law for generations to come."" ""This is a breakthrough that belongs in every home and library."" Since 1864, Rabbi Shlomo Ganzfried's Kitzur Shulchan Aruch has been one of the world's most widely used Halachic guides for daily Jewish living. No work of Halachah..

""Will enhance observance of Jewish law for generations to come."" ""This is a breakthrough that belongs in every home and library."" Since 1864, Rabbi Shlomo Ganzfried's Kitzur Shulchan Aruch has been one of the world's most widely used Halachic guides for daily Jewish living. No work of Halachah..

""Will enhance observance of Jewish law for generations to come."" ""This is a breakthrough that belongs in every home and library."" Since 1864, Rabbi Shlomo Ganzfried's Kitzur Shulchan Aruch has been one of the world's most widely used Halachic guides for daily Jewish living. No work of Halachah..

""Will enhance observance of Jewish law for generations to come."" ""This is a breakthrough that belongs in every home and library.""Since 1864, Rabbi Shlomo Ganzfried's Kitzur Shulchan Aruch has been one of the world's most widely used Halachic guides for daily Jewish living. No work of H..

In this fascinating book, the Chofetz Chaim's teachings and insights about the laws and sanctity of speech are distilled in 178 daily readings. As an added feature, the book includes anecdotes from his personal life, and a comprehensive overview as well as practical strategies for guarding our speec..

In this fascinating book, the Chofetz Chaim's teachings and insights about the laws and sanctity of speech are distilled in 178 daily readings. As an added feature, the book includes anecdotes from his personal life, and a comprehensive overview as well as practical strategies for guarding our speec..

Rabbi Simcha Bunim Cohen's classic books on the Laws of Shabbos and Yom Tov have made complex halachos understandable and practical to laymen and scholars alike.Rabbi Cohen now turns his attention to the laws that apply to the routines of daily life.The word for Jewish law is halachah, whi..

For tens of thousands of readers, Rabbi Simcha Bunim Cohen's books of halachah, Jewish law, are synonymous with extraordinary clarity. Rabbi Cohen has the rare gift of being able to take complex topics and make them understandable without talking down to the reader. Even more remarkably, he can, in..

Once again, Rabbi Shion Finkelman and The Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation have responded to the oft-expressed need for daily lessons on matters that touch the heart of Torah life.In this new book, Rabbi Finkelman draws on the Chofetz Chaim's writings of honesty, integrity, and faith. He leavens hi..

This contemporary halachic classic explains how the complex laws of blessings on food are developed and derived. Includes a comprehensive list of foods and blessings and an eloquent, philosophical introduction. With Rabbi Aaron D. Twerski...

How many of us have the background to seek rabbinical guidance on kashrus problems - intelligently? How prepared are we to deal with the maze of modern appliances in the typical kitchen? This book explains the principles of kashrus laws, and shows how real-life problems fit into the framework of hal..

Ribbis? Easy! That means interest on a loan. That's all. Right? Wrong! Ribbis can mean many things, and its law can affect everyone from students to homemakers, including many practices that people have been taking for granted all their lives. Not that everything is forbidden very often there are ri..

We all know that one of a Jew's primary obligations is to give tzedakah, to support the poor, help the sick, and share the burden of Torah institutions. But just as the laws of kashrus are detailed and complex, so are the laws of tzedakah. Rabbi Shimon Taub, a scholar of note, has mastered these law..

Rabbi Cohen's works of practical halachah have earned him a following in the thousands. He has the exceptional ability to clarify the underlying principles of the halachah, so that the reader understands how they are applied to new situations and modern appliances. Included are the rulings of such a..

Selecting Arba Minim, the Four Species, can be a satisfying privilege or frustrating task. The difference between confidence and confusion lies in how well prepared you are to judge between kosher and posul, and if you can discern a true mehudar. This handbook will teach you how to make these imp..

The Laws and Customs of the Year of Mourning. For generations, people have wanted a book that sets forth the laws of mourning clearly and accurately, citing relevant sources and the customs of various communities in Israel, America and Europe. The Hebrew ""P'nei Baruch"" filled that need. Now after ..

Dr. Abraham S. Abraham is a world renowned physician who has lectured at medical conferences in many countries. In addition, he is one of the world's leading experts on the halachic ramifications of modern medicine. He was exceptionally close to the great gaon and posek Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach,..

Dr. Abraham S. Abraham is a world renowned physician who has lectured at medical conferences in many countries. In addition, he is one of the world's leading experts on the halachic ramifications of modern medicine. He was exceptionally close to the great gaon and posek Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach,..

Dr. Abraham S. Abraham is a world renowned physician who has lectured at medical conferences in many countries. In addition, he is one of the world's leading experts on the halachic ramifications of modern medicine. He was exceptionally close to the great gaon and posek Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach,..

He is as alive today as he was when his masterpiece on the laws of speech first appeared. The Chofetz Chaim’s influence continues to grow, as thousands upon thousands adopt his message that the tongue can be a priceless tool or a lethal weapon. This new book is a vital gift f..

The ""shemiras halashon revolution"" that swept the Torah world showed us how important - and, yes, how possible - it is for us to speak in accordance with the laws of proper speech. But how can we present those laws, with their many details and rules, in a way that is enjoyable reading for all ages..

The ""shemiras halashon revolution"" that swept the Torah world showed us how important - and, yes, how possible - it is for us to speak in accordance with the laws of proper speech. But how can we present those laws, with their many details and rules, in a way that is enjoyable reading for all ages..

Thousands of readers have enhanced their knowledge and understanding of Jewish law with the groundbreaking Kleinman Edition Kitzur Shulchan Aruch: Code of Jewish Law. Now, it's easy to take it with you!The personal size set contains the same contents as the full size, in ten smaller, soft-cover..

The complete laws of the Shabbos and Festival candle-lighting, Kiddush, Lechem Mishneh, meals, Bircas HaMazon, and Havdalah...

The Jews' declaration of faith...

A comprehensive guide to the laws of Shabbos and Yom Tov as they apply to a non-Jew doing work on behalf of a Jew...