About 56cm. One should not follow the smallest shiur, especially as one should use here wider tefachim, thus it would be at least 57.16 cm. Ideally it should be…
About 56cm. One should not follow the smallest shiur, especially as one should use here wider tefachim, thus it would be at least 57.16 cm. Ideally it should be…
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שאלה: בשיעורי תורה (סימן ג', ס"ח) מכריע הגרא"ח נאה שיש לדחוס את הלחם על מנת לשער כזית, והוא מגיע שהמשקל הסגולי של הלחם (כשהוא דחוס), שווה לזה של המים,…
Question: I heard that it was mekubal from Chassidim that the Alter Rebbe said that the shiur of a reviis is the size of a "sotka" - 120 milliliters.…
35-6 inches. Sources: שצ״ל שוחקות ולא עצבות - ראה בהשמטות למנ״ח קומץ המנחה תקמז. מס׳ מזוזה הלכות מעקה בשעה״צ מט. ועוד. וראה ועשית מעקה בירורים כז. בשיעור שוחקות…
Question: I try to keep the minhag of melave malka every week, including washing. Sometimes it's hard to eat a lot after having eaten recently at the Shabbos meal...…
Question: I’m eating some cake or fruit or fish etc., is there a simple way to estimate if it’s a kazayis? Answer: Approximately the size that fits into…
Pregnant women (or nursing women) must fast Yom Kippur like all healthy women. The dispensation from fasting is only if it's potentially a life-threatening condition. Therefore, in low-risk pregnancy,…
