Eliezer Wenger

Any person about to start a journey should try to have people escort himשערי תשובה סימן ק"י ס"ק ו'. Anyone who is escorted by his friends or others will not encounter any harm. Those who are leaving and who neglect to arrange an escort, or those able to e...

1. If one must leave on a trip before it gets light — even though it will be difficult for him to put on his tefilin while traveling — he must wait for the proper time before donning his tefilin. If, however, he is traveling by foot, he may don the tefili...

1. It is preferable for one to pause from his travels while saying Tefilas Haderechטור או"ח סימן ק"י, מגן אברהם שם ס"ק י"א. 2. If it is not possible to stop, for instance if he is traveling on a bus or train, or if there is no place on the highway to stop...

The First Day 1. One should not say Tefilas Haderech while still in the city before starting out on the journeyמגן אברהם או"ח סימן ק"י ס"ק י"ד, משנה ברורה שם ס"ק כ"ז . 2. Tefilas Haderech should ideally be said within the first parsah after leaving the ci...

1. A person is required to say Tefilas Haderech whenever he takes a “long-distance” journey. The mode of travel is insignificant, whether by foot, animal, wagon, ship, automobile, railroad or even airplane. Even traveling on highways or by rail also invol...

1. Since any form of travel, whether by land, sea or air involves a certain degree of danger — notwithstanding that the desire to travel is preordained and caused by G-dפי' הבעל שם טוב על הפסוק מה' מצעדי גבר כוננו ודרכו יחפץ - תהלים ל"ז:כ"ג ., it is neces...

The blessing of thanksgiving recited when one is saved from tragedy with its attendant laws and particulars

What is Amen? When to recite Amen; when to refrain from saying amen; the laws of Yehie shmie Rabbah

On Purim we emphasize the importance of Jewish unity and friendship by sending gifts of food to friends. We send a gift of at least two kinds of ready-to-eat foods (e.g., pastry, fruit, beverage), to at least one friend on Purim day.

When we awaken in the morning, we immediately recognize and appreciate the kindness G-d has done with them.