Special Shiurim, Programs and Events in the Community July 19, Shabbos Shabbos afternoons at 4:30pm– Women’s Pirkei Avos Shiur w/Rebbitzen Debbie Summers at the Summers home, 1453 So Durango (ANSHE) Kollel’s Womens Shiur – The Shabbos women’s Shiur sponsored by the Kollel of Los Angele...

By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz Recently, I was in someone’s home when the mother served ice cream to everyone. When she was done, she gave the container to one of the children and asked him to put it in the freezer so that the remaining ice cream wouldn’t melt. An hour later, the precocious child sh...

This article has been written by Rav Ari Shvat (Chwat), Rosh Midreshet Tal Orot in Michlelet Orot, Elkana. He has graciously offered to share his wisdom with the readers of Tzipiyah.com, and given me a few, very powerful and all very relevant, articles to share with you. This is the first part of th...

1) What are you up to musically these days? The only organized, regular thing is singing in the barony choir. I participate regularly in a musical congregation but usually don't have the chance to lead or innovate. I'm not currently doing anything with folk music or instruments. 2) From the viewpoin...

I made siyum with J yesterday. It was also (I realized) my first gemaranniversary--the first time I opened a gemara and learned, and jumped into the daf yomi cycle. Yevamot it was. Thank you J for your nonstop kvetching and making it happen. Got a generally positive response to my devar Torah, so I ...

Special Shiurim, Programs and Events in the Community July 12, Shabbos ANNOUNCING: MIDDOS FOR MARRIAGE FOR YOUNG COUPLES Starting (Jul 12), Rabbi Motti & Sharon Shenker will be organizing eight classes focusing on the biggest problem in your marriage: YOU!  Healthy relationships grow from healt...

The Gemora (Daf Yomi: Sotah 47b) states: When there increased the number of Jews who accepted charity from idolaters, the idolaters were on top and Israel was on bottom. The Gemora (Nazir 62a) cites a Scriptural source to teach us that an idolater can vow vowed-offerings and freewill-offerings just ...

Rav Yehudah said in the name of Rav (Daf Yomi: Sotah 46b): Whoever escorts his fellow four amos in the city, insures that no harm will come to him during his journey. The Maharal uses our Gemora to explain the famous Medrash. It is written [Breishis 45:27]: And he (Yaakov) saw the wagons that Yosef ...

Question: Can you please tell me why married women have to wear a wig? Answer: Thank you very much for your question. Although there is no obligation for a woman to wear a wig, there is a Torah prohibition for a married woman to appear in public with her hair uncovered. Jewish, obligatory custom (Da...

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