Ask Rabbi Hassan
I am a Sephardic Rabbi and I write about contemporary halakhic issues.
Sunday, 26 January 2020
Dvar Torah on Parashat Bo
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Dvar Torah - The Jewish People Ask for Gold and Silver Vessels – by Rabbi Hassan Based on the teachings of Rav Hirsch Our Parasha has all th...
Tuesday, 15 August 2017
Eclipses in Jewish Thought
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On August 21st there will be a solar eclipse. For some of us it will be a total solar eclipse. Is there any significance to eclipses in Jud...
Tuesday, 11 July 2017
Preparing for Tisha B'Av 5777/2017
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Preparing for Tisha B'Av I'm calling this blog post preparing for Tisha B'Av because the mourning customs we have leadin...
Thursday, 17 March 2016
Seeing the Beauty of Nature around Us
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I was walking in the quad of the University of Washington after a Jewish Studies Advisory Board meeting when I was asked is there a beracha...
Tuesday, 8 March 2016
Collecting for Matanot La'Evyonim
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It happens every year, everyone is really excited about what food they will be sending their friends for Mishloach Manot and what costumes ...
Monday, 25 January 2016
Honi and Tu Bishvat
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There is a wonderful piece of Aggadata (the narrative material in the Talmud) about the Rabbinic personality Honi HaMa'agel - Honi the ...
Tuesday, 12 January 2016
Tu Bishvat and Fruticas: What's it all about?
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I've always enjoyed Tu Bishvat and everything that it represents. Tu Bishvat is probably the lowest ranked Jewish Holiday and ...
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