Prayers, Worship, Rituals
Orthodox Rabbi Ari Enkin provides answers to questions about Prayers, Worship, and Rituals in Judaism.
What should a Kohen do if he discovers he is married to a whore?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked what a Kohen should do if he discovers his wife is a whore.
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked what a Kohen should do if he discovers his wife is a whore.
Where should the mezuzah be placed when the door post is too small?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked where to hang a mezuzah when the door post is too small to hold the mezuzah.
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked where to hang a mezuzah when the door post is too small to hold the mezuzah.
How can I find out if I am a Kohen, Levi, or Israelite?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked how a Jew can know if he or she is a Kohen, Levi or Yisrael when one fills out forms to join a Temple.
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked how a Jew can know if he or she is a Kohen, Levi or Yisrael when one fills out forms to join a Temple.
How can I replace an old mezuzah with a new one? How do I hang the mezuzah?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked how to replace an old mezuzah with a new one and how to hang the new mezuzah on the door frame.
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked how to replace an old mezuzah with a new one and how to hang the new mezuzah on the door frame.
Why do Jews wash hands before meals? What is the post-meal hand-washing ritual?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked about Judaism's pre-meal hand washing ritual called Netilat Yadayim and post-meal hand washing called Mayim Achronim.
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked about Judaism's pre-meal hand washing ritual called Netilat Yadayim and post-meal hand washing called Mayim Achronim.
Can Jews light candles for someone who is ill?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked if Judaism allows lighting candles for someone who is ill or having a hard time.
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked if Judaism allows lighting candles for someone who is ill or having a hard time.
What if a Kohen can't make the traditional hand sign of the Priestly Blessing?
Rabbi Ari Enkin explains what a Kohen who is unable to form the traditional Kohen hand sign during the Jewish Priestly Blessing should do.
Rabbi Ari Enkin explains what a Kohen who is unable to form the traditional Kohen hand sign during the Jewish Priestly Blessing should do.
How can one hang a mezuzah if there are no door posts?
According to orthodox Judaism, how can one hang a mezuzah if there are no door posts? Rabbi Ari Enkin explains what Jewish law - halacha - says about hanging mezuzot in special circumstances.
According to orthodox Judaism, how can one hang a mezuzah if there are no door posts? Rabbi Ari Enkin explains what Jewish law - halacha - says about hanging mezuzot in special circumstances.
Can the Torah be read publicly on any day?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked if the Torah can be read publicly on days other than Monday, Thursday and Saturday.
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked if the Torah can be read publicly on days other than Monday, Thursday and Saturday.
Is there a prayer in Judaism for a healthy birth?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked if Judaism has a prayer one can say for a healthy birth.
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked if Judaism has a prayer one can say for a healthy birth.
How was the Kohen Gadol - Jewish High Priest - inaugurated in biblical times?
Orthodox Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked how the Jewish High Priest - Kohen Gadol - was anointed during the time of the holy Temple in Jerusalem?
Orthodox Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked how the Jewish High Priest - Kohen Gadol - was anointed during the time of the holy Temple in Jerusalem?
How do you know when someone is really a Rabbi?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked how to know if someone is really a Rabbi. How can one check if a person has be ordained as a rabbi?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked how to know if someone is really a Rabbi. How can one check if a person has be ordained as a rabbi?