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  All credit goes to Dirshu | 911 County Line Rd. , Suite 205, Lakewood, NJ 08701 The Rema in  Shulchan Aruch  cites the  minhog  to recite a portion of the  Hagadda  on  Shabbos Hagadol.  Although the Vilna Gaon is not in agreement with this  minhog , he agrees with the source for this  minhog . That is because on that day the  geulah  began at the moment that the  Yidden  took the lamb to set aside as a  korban . Why, indeed, is this action of setting aside the lamb for the  korban Pesach  viewed as the beginning of the  geulah? The Vilna Gaon disputes the  minhag  to recite the  Hagadda  on  Shabbos Hagadol  based on the  Chazal  that states that  sipur yetzias Mitzrayim  is limited to the time that the  matzah  and  marror  are laying before you. However, he agrees that this was the pivotal moment that began the  ge...

  Is It Proper…? Some people insist that Hebrew and Lashon HaKodesh are two different languages. Is the assertion correct and is the motivation behind making this assertion commendable? By   Jewish Press Staff  all credit goes to them  -   2 Iyyar 5781 – April 14, 2021   0 Share on Facebook   Tweet on Twitter       Photo Credit: Jewish Press / 123rf.com Some people insist that Hebrew and Lashon HaKodesh are two different languages. Is the assertion correct and is the motivation behind making this assertion commendable?     Rabbi Steven Pruzansky This is an obvious and somewhat incomprehensible mistake, as can be attested to by the  Mishnah  ( Sotah  7:2), which states that certain passages must be recited in  Lashon HaKodesh , among them  Mikra Bikurim  and  Birkat Kohanim . Clearly,  Lashon HaKodesh  in these contexts – and every other one – means Hebrew. This requirement is in cont...

  All credit goes to Dirshu | 911 County Line Rd. , Suite 205, Lakewood, NJ 08701 What is the minimal length of  tzitzis  strings? Min haTorah , there is no minimum length for  tzitzis  strings.  Mid’rabonon,  however, the strings must be a certain length. Some  Rishonim  say that they must be at least as long as four  gudlin  (the width of the upper joint of a thumb). Others say that twelve  gudlin  is the minimal length. The  halacha  follows the more stringent view, and a person’s  tzitzis  should be at least twelve  gudlin . This length applies to the free-hanging part of the  tzitzis ; the knots and wrapped section do not count towards the required measurement. [שו"ע יא, ד, משנ"ב יט, כ, כב ו־כד, וביה"ל ד"ה אין (וראה עוד שם), ד"ה וכן, וד"ה יותר] Is there a reason to have extra-long  tzitzis  strings? Tzitzis  must have both a  g’dil  (a wrapped and knotted section)...

  | COMMUNITIES | TIMES (DON’T) CHANGE IN GATESHEAD ALL CREDIT GOES TO Binyamin Rose and the Mishpacha   By  Binyamin Rose   | JANUARY 20, 2016 Email Print It’s a bit of a riddle, a phenomenon that’s gone against the trend. How is it that the challenge of assimilation that wreaked havoc on Jewish communities around the world didn’t touch Gateshead, the only provincial Jewish community of prewar England that is still almost exclusively Orthodox and is only improving with age?    Photos: Ruskin Photography, Gateshead Yeshiva archives  "H   ave you ever been to Gateshead before?” “Yes,” I answer, “about 20 years ago.” “So, has anything changed around here in the last 20 years?” These two questions were repeatedly posed on my recent visit to Gateshead by curious, friendly, and courteous Jewish community members who will never enter a shul or yeshivah building without looking over their shoulder to keep the door open for anyone trailing behind the...