Mishna Berura Summaries is a concise English synopsis of the Mishna Berura — siman by siman — written to make regular revision of the halacha possible at a glance.
About the author
Rabbi Moshe Yaakov Edelman has been learning in kollelim in Passaic (2 years), Ner Yisroel Baltimore (1), Mir Yerushalayim (14), Yad Shaul Johannesburg (13), and Mercaz Torah Utefilla in Baltimore (5).
Among his extensive teaching experience, Rabbi Edelman served as Mashgiach in Yeshivas Bais Yisroel, Neve Yaakov for seven years, before becoming a much-loved rebbe in the Johannesburg Cheder for twelve years. He is the creator of the widely acclaimed Rebbe’s Mussar Stories, and is currently the Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Gevuras Ari in Baltimore.
The summaries on this site grew out of years of learning and revising the Mishna Berura together with a group of students, distilled into a brief synopsis of every pertinent halacha.
What this is — and what it is not
These summaries are a learning and revision aid. They are written to help you review ground you have already learned, and to find your place quickly in a vast work. They are not a substitute for learning the Mishna Berura itself. The halachos were discussed together in a chaburah in Kollel Yad Shaul Johannesburg and in Mercaz Torah U’Tefillah Baltimore.
Some halochos singled out, are simple ones that we perform but do not realize that they are the fulfilment of Hashem’s will – the goal of being more cognisant of our all encompassing avodas Hashem. Other halochos that stand out are ones that are relavent all the time and are not so well known – the goal to correct our behaviour to serve Him better. We have attempted to put forth bottom line halochos. The reason why this should not be taken as an authoritative text is because it is only our opinion of what the Mishna Berura is saying. This is not a kitzur Mishna Berura.
Haskamos
The work carries letters of approbation from Rabbi Boruch Dov Grossnass, Previous Rosh Hakollel of the Kollel Yad Shaul, Johannesburg and from Rabbi Y Auerbach of Ohr Somayach, Glenhazel Johannesburg. Read the haskamos.