Ask the Rov: If Shabbos begins at shkiah, why do we light the candles earlier? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.

Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including making Kiddush before musaf, purreying raspberries, and the correct brocho for Rice Krispies.

Ask the Rov: What is the halachic basis for a girl to light her own candle with a bracha? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.

A new Gemara B’Iyun program, Kollel Iyun HaTalmud, is offering a special week of introductory shiurim on Mesechtas Pesachim, featuring renowned Roshei Yeshiva and Maggidei Shiur Rabbi Dov Popack, Rabbi Moshe Wolberg, and Rabbi Mendel Krasnjanski.

Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including carrying in a yard with open gates, Hoshanos for young children, and why we prefer a Talis-Koton of wool.

Ask the Rov: What should a woman do if she forgot to light Shabbos candles? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.

Ask the Rov: How many candles are required to light for Shabbos? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.

Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including is 9 haddasim allowed, securing schach with natural string, and Weeping Willow for Aravos.

Ask the Rov: May I use someone’s tallis, tefillin, or siddur without asking? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.

Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including Hatoras Nedorim at night, tzitzis without an undershirt, and kittel on Yom Kippur after a second marriage.

Ask the Rov: How much extra am I obligated to pay for a more mehudar esrog? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.

Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including carrying in a fenced park, is a Tehillim with a Rebbe's dime muktza, and flushing a toilet with electric sewage pump on Shabbos.

Ask the Rov: If I came late to shul, should I skip korbanos to daven Shemoneh Esrei with the minyan? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.

Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including shechting kaporos without kashering them, when to take three steps before shemone esrei, and taking a tefilas haderech keychain into the bathroom.

Ask the Rov: Does one make a bracha on water drunk before running? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.

Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including behind during selichos, oven relit by a non-Jew, and guidelines for repurposing a church to be a Shul.

Ask the Rov: How may an unmarried man serve as a teacher or tutor? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.

Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including bringing tefillin into the mikvah, missed kapitlach before Boruch She'omar on Shabbos, and tickling someone in the ear with tzitzis.

In this week’s episode of Lemaan Yishmeu, Rabbi Yosef Braun addresses intriguing halachic questions on a wide range of practical topics — real questions that have come to his desk, along with his clear and insightful responses.

Ask the Rov: Which bracha do we make on rice? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.

Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including saying “Elokim Acheirim,” missed parsha when traveling to Eretz Yisroel, and splitting shachris between two chazzonim.

Ask the Rov: I walked into Mincha, and they’re in the middle of Shmoneh Esrei. Should I daven or wait? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.

In this week’s episode of Lemaan Yishmeu, Rabbi Yosef Braun addresses intriguing halachic questions on a wide range of practical topics — real questions that have come to his desk, along with his clear and insightful responses.

Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including bracha on ice cream with crumbs, man wearing shorts, Shnayim Mikra interruptions, and age of tznius for a girl.