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Rabbi Koskas In Depth 6 minute Halacha

Don’t look at someone else eating

9 mins; November 15, 2022

One shouldn’t drink from his friend’s cup

6 mins; November 14, 2022

Speaking while eating?

5 mins; November 13, 2022

Friday night dinner guest who will probably not say berachot

5 mins; November 11, 2022

Kaak with coffee 2 scenarios

4 mins; November 10, 2022

Eating Kaak with coffee. One or two berachot?

4 mins; November 09, 2022

If Hamosi was said instead of mezonot

10 mins; October 30, 2022

If someone said Hamosi on pasta

3 mins; October 28, 2022

Fried dough. Mezonot? Not so simple

6 mins; October 24, 2022

Eating within the Achilat Peras time

5 mins; October 23, 2022

“Everything bagel” beracha

4 mins; October 21, 2022

The beracha on croutons

4 mins; October 20, 2022

Etrog jelly? Any source?

3 mins; October 19, 2022

Leshev Basukkah even if you eat pasta only

3 mins; October 14, 2022

Not even a cup of water outside the Sukkah? One case

2 mins; October 13, 2022

The right Kavana to have in the Sukkah

5 mins; October 09, 2022

Pizza is Mezonot

7 mins; October 06, 2022

Can one use IV artificial feeding methods for Yom Kippur?

7 mins; October 04, 2022

Mezonot vs. Hamosi breads

7 mins; October 02, 2022

Saying beracha even on a minute amount of food.

6 mins; September 30, 2022

When can one say beracha for someone else?

4 mins; September 23, 2022

Wait until guests answer Amen and then cut

3 mins; September 22, 2022

Some customs to repeat the beracha in arabic

5 mins; September 20, 2022

Saying “Thank you Hashem for this bread”?

11 mins; September 19, 2022

If someone said Boreh Peri Haets/haadama on bread?

5 mins; September 18, 2022

If someone spoke after hearing the beracha from the Mebarech who already ate

6 mins; September 09, 2022

Don’t say Baruch Hu Ubaruch Shemo when Yotse

7 mins; September 08, 2022

Silence is not a Hefsek

3 mins; September 07, 2022

10 fingers on the bread during the beracha

4 mins; August 31, 2022

Another aspect of possible Hefsek after the beracha

4 mins; August 31, 2022

Our breads don’t need to be dipped in salt

5 mins; August 29, 2022

One can use the morning Netila to cover the whole day

5 mins; August 26, 2022

Hamotsi Lehem and not Motsi

6 mins; August 26, 2022

Cutting the bread

4 mins; August 25, 2022

It is Midat Hasidut to not talk after Netila

4 mins; August 23, 2022

Talking between Netila and hamotsi

5 mins; August 22, 2022

Who washes first?

4 mins; August 21, 2022

When someone does Netilat Yadayim in the middle of the meal (mekomot hamechusim)

4 mins; August 18, 2022

Feed someone who doesn’t say berachot

4 mins; August 17, 2022

Even if someone is being fed he needs Netila

5 mins; August 16, 2022

When can someone cover his hand instead of washing it?

5 mins; August 14, 2022

If a non jew serves non mevushal wine

5 mins; August 11, 2022

If before drying the hands someone touches them

6 mins; August 10, 2022

No need to lift the hands

6 mins; August 09, 2022

Why don’t we say “Litol Yadayim”?

4 mins; August 08, 2022

If one washes only one hand should he say al netilat yad or Yadayim?

5 mins; August 05, 2022

If someone has a cast and can only wash one hand

5 mins; August 04, 2022

Netilat Yadayim with the rings on?

4 mins; August 03, 2022

Netilat Yadayim when the nail polish isn’t perfect

5 mins; August 02, 2022

Netilat Yadayim in a bathroom

3 mins; August 01, 2022

Desalinized ocean water

6 mins; July 31, 2022

Can one do Netilat Yadayim with orange juice?

5 mins; July 28, 2022

When ice becomes water

5 mins; July 26, 2022

Water of the cooler

4 mins; July 24, 2022

Saying a Beracha even in a case of doubt?

5 mins; July 22, 2022

White cloudy water

3 mins; July 21, 2022

Netilat Yadayim with coffee?

6 mins; July 20, 2022

Is Kavana needed for Netilat Yadayim?

6 mins; July 14, 2022

Disposable cups for Netilat Yadayim?

11 mins; July 13, 2022

Pour from the left hand onto the right hand

4 mins; July 12, 2022

3 times or 1 time is enough?

6 mins; July 11, 2022

What part of the hands must be touched by water ?

6 mins; July 10, 2022

Can one use hot water for Netilat Yadayim ?

3 mins; July 08, 2022

Can one use the faucet as Netilat Yadayim?

4 mins; July 07, 2022

Can a monkey pour water for Netilat Yadayim?

4 mins; July 03, 2022

A keli that is punctured

15 mins; July 01, 2022

Netilat yadayim from a jug

2 mins; June 30, 2022

Can someone use a bottle for Netilat Yadaim?

4 mins; June 29, 2022

Would a sponge work as a Keli for Netila?

4 mins; June 16, 2022

If one netila (for pickles) covers the other (for bread)

4 mins; June 10, 2022

Doing Netila when it isn’t necessary

4 mins; June 09, 2022

Drinking with the hands

4 mins; June 09, 2022

Grilled meat with its natural moisture

4 mins; June 03, 2022

Something wet requires Netila

4 mins; June 01, 2022

Why do we wash for Karpas?

3 mins; May 30, 2022

Wash for pickles?

5 mins; May 29, 2022

Drying the hands with an electric dryer

4 mins; May 27, 2022

Dipping the hands in the water (ocean)

5 mins; May 26, 2022

Don’t talk from Netila until drying the hands

6 mins; May 25, 2022

If someone forgot to say the beracha on Netila

6 mins; May 24, 2022

Safek sefeka answers why we say beracha after washing

5 mins; May 23, 2022

Why don’t we say the beracha before the Netila?

6 mins; May 19, 2022

If someone eats bread to relieve saltiness or spicyness. Netila?

4 mins; May 17, 2022

Netila before eating lots of cake?

6 mins; May 16, 2022

If after washing you don’t want to eat bread anymore

5 mins; May 15, 2022

Bread less than Kazayit

5 mins; May 12, 2022

Netila without beracha for bread less than Kabetsa

5 mins; May 11, 2022

Is there a mitzva of educating our children in mitzvot Derabanan?

4 mins; May 10, 2022

The doubt is the reason for the Takanat Hachamim

4 mins; May 09, 2022

What does the word Netila mean?

4 mins; May 08, 2022

Introduction to Netilat Yadayim on bread. Why?

6 mins; May 06, 2022

Yom Haatzmaut inspiration

6 mins; May 05, 2022

Can an Ashkenazi cook rice on Pesah to eat after Pesah?

5 mins; April 21, 2022

Al Achilat Matza during the 7 days of Pesah?

7 mins; April 19, 2022

Can one drink coke instead of wine for the 4 cups?

4 mins; April 12, 2022

Pesaj: Siyum on Taanit Bechorot

6 mins; April 10, 2022

Shemitah: Eating by others

6 mins; April 08, 2022

Shemitah: Hatarat Nedarim for someone who now wants to rely on Heter Mechira

5 mins; April 07, 2022

Shemitah: Can a Jew work for a non-jew’s field during Shemitah?

4 mins; April 06, 2022

Shemitah: Would Hefker alone work?

4 mins; April 05, 2022

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