Bo 5770-2010
"Finding Favor in the Eyes of the Egyptians" by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald In this week's parasha, parashat Bo, the ninth plague, darkness, strikes. In response to the plague, Pharaoh…
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Passover Preparations
Passover Preparations “And this day will be for you as a memorial and you will celebrate it as a festival for G-d. Throughout…
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Passover Writings
Passover Writings Order in Ten Plagues by Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald Demystifying…Bedikat Chametz (The Search for Chametz)…
Water, Water
Prepare for the fast of the Seventeenth of Tammuz, which begins at sunrise on Sunday, by drinking extra water ovr the next two days.
Prepare For The Fast
If you would like to eat before tomorrow's fast, set your alarm to be up and finished before sunrise.
Kee Tisah 5769-2009
"An Opportunity for Those Who Seek to Repent" by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald In this week's parasha, parashat Kee Tisah, we learn of the grave sin committed by the People of Israel who…
Fast of the Firstborn
There has always been a lot of pressure on firstborn children, as they were often expected to care for the family property or business in order to ensure stability within the family and…
The Tenth of Tevet
And it was in the ninth year of [King Zeddekiah’s] reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth (day) of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, came, he and all his legions, upon…
Early Morning
As on all fast days except Yom Kippur and Tisha b'Av, one may wake up before sunrise to eat breakfast before the fast.
Fast Tomorrow
The Fast of the Tenth of Tevet is tomorrow. Refrain from eating or drinking from sunrise tomorrow until nightfall (when you make kiddush to sanctify Shabbat).