by moi613 | Aug 19, 2026 | Prayers & Blessings
Rabbi Abadi, Is there anything real about davening at a kever – like the Rebbe’s kever in Queens? Does the place add anything to the tefilla? And the specific piece people do there: asking the tzaddik to intercede. Legitimate, or over the line into doresh...
by moi613 | Aug 19, 2026 | Prayers & Blessings
Rabbi Abadi, My situation: Shabbat and Yamim Tovim I’m in shul for sure, and I try to catch weekday mincha and maariv. The rest I daven at home – and honestly, I enjoy it more and feel better davening at home. For someone in that position, is tefilla...
by Abraham Chairez | Jun 28, 2026 | Prayers & Blessings
Hello, A few weeks ago you wrote an article about the bracha on Pizza. I understand that pizza is almost always treated as a meal, so the bracha should be Hamotzi, but what about other pastries that are actually snacks and not that often meals? For example: sweet...
by Abraham Chairez | Jun 19, 2026 | Prayers & Blessings
Hello, Are we allowed to say brachot (Asher Yatzar, Birkot Hashachar, food blessings) by walking or doing something else? For example, you wake up, wash hands, and when making the bed or other morning activities saying the Birkot Hashachar. Or going to the bathroom...
by Aaron Abadi | Jun 9, 2026 | Prayers & Blessings
People are often shocked when they hear me say that Jewish law does not allow reciting Tehillim as a “remedy” for a sick person. Since this comes up constantly, I wanted to clarify the issue here briefly. First, people should look at the actual sources inside. The...
by Elad Siman-Tov | May 10, 2026 | Prayers & Blessings
Hello Rabbi, Which Zeman is the earliest that one may count the Omer? Thank You
