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Melaveh Malkah — (also, Melave Malka or Melava Malka) (Hebrew: מלווה מלכּה, lit. Escorting the Queen ) is the name of a meal that, as per halakha, is customarily held by Jews after their Sabbath (Shabbat), in other words, on Saturday evening). The intent of the… … Wikipedia
Mishnah Berurah — (Hebrew: Clarified Teaching, a reference to the portion in Deuteronomy where Israel is commanded to inscribe God s commandments in large clear writing on a mountainside) is a work of halakha (Jewish law) by Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan, better known … Wikipedia
Minyan — This article is about the term in Judaism. For other meanings, see Minyan (disambiguation). Minyan Halakhic texts relating to this article: Torah: Leviticus 22:32 Mishnah: Megillah 4:3 … Wikipedia
Yad soledet bo — (יד סולדת בו, the degree of heat from which the hand recoils ) is a principle in Jewish law that governs those laws that deal with cooking.It can be referred to as scalding [Rabbi Simcha Bunin Cohen, The Shabbos Kitchen , Mesorah Publications,… … Wikipedia
Chaim Sofer — Not to be confused with Yaakov Chaim Sofer, the Iraqi rabbi and author of Kaf Hachayim Chaim Sofer (also known as the Machne Chaim, the name of his responsa) (September 29, 1821 June 28, 1886[1]) was a renowned Hungarian rabbi[2] and scholarly… … Wikipedia
