January 14, 2025

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Rabbi Daniel Mann

Articles by Rabbi Daniel Mann

Right Pronunciation of Shehakol

לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: I pronounce the second-to-last word of Shehakol as “nehiya” (with a kamatz at the end).

Taking Tablets to Aid Fasting

לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: Is it permitted/proper to take pills before Yom Kippur in order to improve one’s fasting

Leining by a Boy With Reading Challenges

לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: A boy in our shul with moderate learning disabilities has an upcoming bar mitzvah. He

Basketball Swap?

לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: Two members of my community asked me a no-tension, monetary halacha question. Reuven Cohen lent

Possible Orla in Soap

לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: I bought an Israeli-produced soap that claims to use fruit extracts for fragrance, without further

Counting Sefirah Somewhat Early

לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: My shul davens Mincha right before sunset and Maariv right after it. During the Sefirah

Purim on Motzei Shabbat

לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: What should we know about the transition from Shabbat to Purim this year (outside Yerushalayim)?