Table Of Contents
- ►Shabbat (372)
- ►01 – Introduction (16)
- ►02 – Preparing for Shabbat (12)
- ►03 – Shabbat Times (5)
- ►04 – Lighting Shabbat Candles (8)
- ►05 – Torah Study and Prayer on Shabbat (15)
- ►06 – Laws of Kiddush (10)
- ►07 – Shabbat Meals and Melaveh Malka (8)
- ►08 – Havdala and Saturday Night (8)
- ►09 – The Principles of the Melakhot (12)
- ►10 – Bishul (Cooking) (25)
- ►11 – Borer (Separating) (18)
- ►12 – Food Preparation (12)
- ►13 – Melakhot Pertaining to Clothing (16)
- ►14 – Personal Grooming (9)
- ►15 – Boneh and Soter (14)
- ►16 – Mav’ir and Mekhabeh (8)
- ►17 – Electricity and Electrical Appliances (18)
- ►18 – Kotev, Moĥek, and Tzove’a (6)
- ►19 – Agricultural Melakhot (Ĥoresh, Zore’a, Kotzer, and Me’amer) (11)
- ►20 – Animals (10)
- ►21 – Hotza’ah (15)
- ►22 – The Spirit of Shabbat (19)
- ►23 – Muktzeh (15)
- ►24 – Children (10)
- ►25 – Melakha Performed by a Non-Jew (9)
- ►26 – Ma’aseh Shabbat and Lifnei Iver (10)
- ►27 – Sick People and Saving Lives (17)
- ►28 – Illness That Is Not Life-Threatening (14)
- ►29 – Eruvin (8)
- ►30 – Teĥum Shabbat (14)
- ►01 – Introduction (16)
- ►Laws of Women’s Prayer (205)
- ►Chapter 01: Fundamentals of the Laws of Prayer (8)
- ►Chapter 02: The Mitzva of Prayer for Women (10)
- ►Chapter 03: The Reasons behind Women’s Mitzvot (9)
- ►Chapter 04: Waking Up in the Morning (3)
- ►Chapter 05: Netilat Yadayim in the Morning (9)
- ►Chapter 06: Birkhot Ha-shaĥar – The Morning Blessings (7)
- ►Chapter 07: Birkhot Ha-Torah – The Blessings on the Torah (7)
- ►Chapter 08: The Shaĥarit Prayer and the Laws Prior to its Recitation (10)
- ►Chapter 09: Preparing the Body for Prayer (7)
- ►Chapter 10: Mental Preparation and Proper Attire (7)
- ►Chapter 11: The Place of Prayer (11)
- ►Chapter 12: The Amida (14)
- ►Chapter 13: Additions, Errors, and Omissions in the Amida (10)
- ►Chapter 14: Respect for Prayer (6)
- ►Chapter 15: Korbanot and Pesukei De-zimra (7)
- ►Chapter 16: Keri’at Shema and Its Berakhot (14)
- ►Chapter 17: The Prayers after the Amida (7)
- ►Chapter 18: Minĥa and Ma’ariv (3)
- ►Chapter 19: The Bedtime Shema (3)
- ►Chapter 20: Praying with a Minyan (19)
- ►Chapter 21: Some Laws Concerning the Synagogue, Tzitzit, and Tefilin (6)
- ►Chapter 22: Shabbat Prayer and Kiddush (11)
- ►Chapter 23: Some Laws Concerning the Holidays and Festivals (11)
- ►Chapter 24: Prayer Rites (Nusaĥ) and Customs of Different Communities (6)
- ►Chapter 01: Fundamentals of the Laws of Prayer (8)
- ►Laws of the Festivals (140)
- ►Preface (1)
- ►Introduction (1)
- ►01 – Introduction (17)
- ►02 – Positive Yom Tov Obligations (13)
- ►03 – The Principles of the Melakhot (10)
- ►04 – Melakhot Pertaining to Food (8)
- ►05 – Mav’ir, Mekhabeh, and Electricity (11)
- ►06 – Hotza’ah and Muktzeh (6)
- ►07 – Various Laws of Yom Tov (5)
- ►08 – Eruv Tavshilin (5)
- ►09 – Yom Tov Sheni (9)
- ►10 – The Mitzvot of Ḥol Ha-mo’ed (7)
- ►11 – Melakha on Ḥol Ha-mo’ed (18)
- ►12 – When Work Is Permitted on Ḥol Ha-mo’ed (13)
- ►13 – Shavu’ot (15)
- ►Glossary (1)
- ►Preface (1)
- ►Simḥat Ha-bayit U-virkhato – On the Mitzvot of Marital Intimacy and Procreation (120)
- ►Preface (1)
- ►01 – The Mitzva of Marital Sexual Relations (8)
- ►02 – The Laws of Ona (19)
- ►03 – Sanctity and Intention (15)
- ►04 – Safeguarding the Covenant of Circumcision (17)
- ►05 – Procreation (23)
- ►06 – Complications and Infertility (9)
- ►07 – Castration and Sterilization (6)
- ►08 – Consolation for the Childless (8)
- ►09 – Terminating Pregnancy (14)
- ►Preface (1)
- ▼Pesaĥ (167)
- ►Introduction & Glossary (2)
- ►1-The Meaning of the Holiday (8)
- ►2 – General Rules of the Prohibition against Ĥametz (7)
- ►3 – The Mitzva of Getting Rid of Ĥametz (7)
- ►4 – Bedikat Ĥametz – the Search for Ĥametz (14)
- ►5 – Bitul and Bi’ur Ĥametz (6)
- ►6 – Mekhirat Ĥametz – the Sale of Ĥametz (6)
- ►7 – Ĥametz Mixtures (6)
- ►8 – Pesaĥ Kashrut (9)
- ►9 – Kitniyot (7)
- ►10 – The Principles of Hagalat Kelim (14)
- ►11 – Koshering the Kitchen (16)
- ▼12 – The Laws of Matza (8)
- 1. The Mitzva of Eating Matza
- 2. Shmura Matza
- 3. Does the Guarding Have to Be with the Intent to Fulfill a Mitzva?
- 4. Handmade versus Machine-Made Matza at the Seder
- 5. Is There Value in Eating Handmade Matzot All Pesaĥ?
- 6. Water That Has Stayed Overnight
- 7. Preventing Leavening during Kneading
- 8. More Laws about Matza
- ►13 – The Laws and Customs of Erev Pesaĥ (8)
- ►14 – When Erev Pesaĥ Falls on Shabbat (2)
- ►15 – The Hagada (9)
- ►16 – Seder Night (38)
- ►Introduction & Glossary (2)
- ►Tefila (236)
- ►01 – Fundamentals of the Laws of Prayer (10)
- ►02 – The Minyan (10)
- ►03 – The Place of Prayer (11)
- ►04 – The Chazan and the Mourner’s Kaddish (8)
- ►05 – Preparations for Prayer (11)
- ►06 – Nusach: Wording of Prayer (9)
- ►07 – Waking Up in the Morning (3)
- ►08 – Washing One’s Hands in the Morning (9)
- ►09 – Birkot HaShachar – The Morning Blessings (6)
- ►10 – Birkot HaTorah – The Blessings on the Torah (7)
- ►11 – The Times of Keriat Shema and Shacharit (12)
- ►12 – Before the Shacharit Prayer (10)
- ►13 – Korbanot – The Passages of the Sacrificial Offerings (6)
- ►14 – Pesukei d’Zimrah (6)
- ►15 – Keriat Shema (12)
- ►16 – Birkot Keriat Shema (7)
- ►17 – The Amidah (21)
- ►18 – Errors, Additions, and Omissions in the Amidah (10)
- ►19 – The Chazan’s Repetition of the Amidah (9)
- ►20 – Birkat Kohanim – The Priestly Blessing (11)
- ►21 – Nefillat Apayim and the Prayers of Supplication (8)
- ►22 – Several Laws of Torah Reading (9)
- ►23 – The Conclusion of Shacharit and the Laws of Kaddish (12)
- ►24 – The Minchah Prayer (7)
- ►25 – The Ma’ariv Prayer (9)
- ►26 – The Bedtime Shema (3)
- ►01 – Fundamentals of the Laws of Prayer (10)
- ►Zemanim (216)
- ►01 – Rosh Ĥodesh (18)
- ►2 – The Laws of Counting the Omer (10)
- ►3 – Customs of Mourning During the Omer Period (12)
- ►4 – Yom HaAtzmaut, Yom Yerushalayim, Yom HaZikaron (14)
- ►5 – Lag B’Omer (7)
- ►6 – The Four Fasts Commemorating the Churban (5)
- ►7 – The Laws of the Minor Fasts (12)
- ►8 – The Customs of the Three Weeks (23)
- ►9 – The Eve of Tish’a B’Av (5)
- ►10 – The Laws of Tish’a B’Av (21)
- ►11 – Hanuka (11)
- ►12 – Lighting the Chanukah Candles (15)
- ►13 – When and Where to Light Ĥanuka Candles (16)
- ►14 – The Month of Adar (10)
- ►15 – Purim and Reading the Megillah (15)
- ►16 – The Mitzvot of Joy and Kindness (16)
- ►17 – Walled and Unwalled Cities (5)
- ►01 – Rosh Ĥodesh (18)
- ►Shabbat (372)
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Series Editor: Rabbi Elli FischerThe Laws of Shabbat (1+2) - Yocheved Cohen
The Laws of Prayer - Atira Ote
The Laws of Women’s Prayer - Atira Ote
The Laws of Pesach - Joshua Wertheimer
The Laws of Zemanim - Moshe LichtmanEditor: Nechama Unterman
Chapter: 12 – The Laws of Matza
1. The Mitzva of Eating Matza
It is a Torah commandment to eat matza on the night of the fifteenth of the month of Nisan, as it says, “In the evening, you shall eat matzot” (Shemot 12:18). Even though the Torah also says, “you shall eat … Continue reading
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2. Shmura Matza
The Torah states, “And you shall observe (u-shemartem) the matzot” (Shemot 12:17). The Sages interpreted this to mean that the matza must be guarded from becoming ĥametz. This refers specifically to the matzot eaten on the Seder night in fulfillment … Continue reading
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3. Does the Guarding Have to Be with the Intent to Fulfill a Mitzva?
Guarding the matzot to be used for fulfilling the mitzva of eating matza on the Seder night has two implications: being extra vigilant to prevent it from becoming ĥametz and having the intention that the matza is to be used … Continue reading
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4. Handmade versus Machine-Made Matza at the Seder
A great dispute has raged among poskim ever since the invention of matza-baking machines. The dispute centers on two principal questions: 1) Is there indeed no concern that machine-made matzot may become ĥametz? 2) Can one use them to fulfill … Continue reading
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5. Is There Value in Eating Handmade Matzot All Pesaĥ?
The mitzva of guarding the matzot was stated about the matzat mitzva we are commanded to eat on the night of the fifteenth of Nisan. The idea is to honor the mitzva by guarding them especially carefully. In other words, … Continue reading
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6. Water That Has Stayed Overnight
The Sages prohibited kneading the dough for Pesaĥ matzot with lukewarm water. Warmth accelerates the leavening process, increasing the risk of the dough becoming ĥametz if the workers are not especially quick in kneading and baking it. The Sages forbade … Continue reading
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7. Preventing Leavening during Kneading
The flour for matzot is ground at least one day before it is kneaded into dough, since the grinding heats the flour slightly, increasing the risk that the dough will become ĥametz (SA 453:9). No salt or pepper is added … Continue reading
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8. More Laws about Matza
The oven should be heated thoroughly, so that the dough begins to bake immediately. If the heat is low, the dough might begin to become ĥametz before it bakes. Clearly one may not bake matza in the heat of the … Continue reading
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