Ask Rabbi Hassan

A lot of people have been asking me to write a blog about Sephardic practices during the omer .  But before I do that I think it is imp...

It's that time of the year again when I get the following questions. Does butter really need to be kosher for Passover? Do my dogs real...

Why do I need to sell my hametz? Can I sell my  hametz online? Is it better to do it in person with the rabbi? These questions and othe...

In today's synagogues there are more and more choices of whiskies available at kiddushim. For many the mark of a good kiddush is the am...

Question: Now that we are on Daylight Saving Time, how can we pray the evening prayer while it is still light outside? Answer:  Many co...

Is Purim just the Jewish version of Halloween? It has costumes and treats after all. We know that there is a mitzvah to give mishloach mano...

In 1976, in light of Medical findings that cigarette smoking cause harm, the Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv, Rabbi Hayim David Halevy ,...