Sivan: Creating Unity from Duality
From the age of 4 weeks old, identical twins Jim Lewis and Jim Springer were raised apart. Yet fascinatingly, when they were finally...
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RABBI AND REBBETZIN'S BLOG
Insights, notes, and memos from Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran's desk and the Rebbetzin's Monthly Musings
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Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
May 17, 20234 min read
[9] Meat and Wine on Yom Tov: Including how to reconcile Shavuos!
INTRODUCTION: THE OBLIGATION TO BE HAPPY ON YOM TOV All Jewish adults are biblically obligated to be happy throughout the three...
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Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
May 11, 20235 min read
[8] Timers on Shabbos: How, When, and for What Purpose?
INTRODUCTION The Mishna (Shabbos 17b) records a dispute between Beis Hillel and Beis Shammai regarding whether one can leave materials in...
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Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
May 3, 20234 min read
[7] Heating Food and Liquid on Shabbos (inc. 'Sabbath Mode' Oven Guidelines)
NOTE: The laws of warming food on Shabbos are numerous and complex with a variety of opinions. This brief overview is merely a summary of...
Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
Apr 30, 20232 min read
One for All and All for One
On Shavuot, we celebrate the giving of the Torah which changed the spiritual status of our nation. We know that prior, our forefathers...
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Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
Apr 27, 20235 min read
[6] Kaddish: The Laws and Customs
The General Guidelines: The Kaddish can only be recited in the presence of a minyan (quorum of ten Jewish males over age thirteen)...
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
Apr 23, 20234 min read
Iyar: Harness your Strength
There’s the joke of the agricultural inspector who goes out to a farm to do inspections. He calls out in the yard upon his arrival, but...
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Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
Apr 20, 20233 min read
[5] A Quick Guide to The Laws of Mezuza
Why should I put Mezuzos? Primarily because we are commanded to, as the Passuk in Devarim 6:9 states 'וּכְתַבְתָּם עַל־מְזֻזוֹת בֵּיתֶךָ...
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Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
Apr 11, 20232 min read
[4] Wearing a smartwatch on Shabbos/Yom Tov
May one wear a smartwatch on Shabbos and Yom Tov? Obviously, when touching the screen or buttons, as with all electronics, this falls...
Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
Mar 29, 20233 min read
Is the Seder time wrong?
I have done the math and I think we have all been celebrating the Seder nights at the wrong time! If we travel back 3335 years to the...
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
Mar 24, 20233 min read
Nissan: Hold your Head High
Long ago, a nation of princes was enslaved. Employed in backbreaking labor and subjugated with harsh abuse, beatings, and even deaths,...
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Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
Mar 18, 20234 min read
[3] The Early Shabbos Conundrum
Does a household automatically accept Shabbos at the time when the husband accepts Shabbos early or recites Kabbolas Shabbos?...
Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
Mar 1, 20232 min read
Thou Shalt Be Joyful!
In the leadup to Purim, the Mishna (Taanit 4:6) says “When Adar begins, we increase in joy.” The difficulty though is obvious. However,...
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
Feb 22, 20233 min read
Adar: Be Happy!
It was 1997 when Billie Bob Harrell Jr.’s struggles were finally over. After winning $30 million in the lottery, he quit his job at Home...
Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
Jan 31, 20232 min read
We Are Trees?
Dear Friends, This year, Tu B’Shevat, the 15th day of the month of Shevat, occurs on Sunday Eve, Feb 5 and Monday, Feb 6. The day is...
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
Jan 18, 20233 min read
Shevat: The Perfect Balance
In the dry and arid desert of a continent far from ours, East Africa is currently experiencing its longest and most severe drought on...
Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
Dec 31, 20221 min read
The Only Vegan in the Room
We all know the feeling of being under siege. It may be as innocuous as being the only vegetarian at the family reunion dinner, as...
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
Dec 23, 20223 min read
Tevet: The Light Within the Dark
Over 2000 years ago, in this very month, Egyptian-Greek Emperor King Ptolemy gathered 72 torah sages and locked each of them into a...
Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
Nov 30, 20221 min read
Chanukah's Eternal Message
Dear Friends, In our long history, few individuals have threatened the spiritual survival of the Jewish people as did Antiochus IV...
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
Nov 24, 20223 min read
Kislev: Fly like an Arrow
More than a millennia ago, in a small country savaged by changing leadership and war, there dwelt the Jewish nation. Whilst the...
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