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You Aren’t What You Make (Arachin 23b)
Posted on: January 26th, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaThere are two different types of vows, nedarim, mentioned in the Torah. The first, which is the subject of Tractate Nedarim, is the prohibitive vow, nidrei issur, pursuant to which a person utters a vow not to do an action, which but for the vow would have been permitted.
Posted on: January 26th, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaA Burning Question? ‘If Said In The Concerned Person’s Presence It’s Not Evil Speech’ (Arachin 15b)
Posted on: January 20th, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaPidyon ha’ben, like brit milah, is primarily the responsibility of the father. A brit milah must be performed on the eighth day of the child’s birth, unless it would endanger the life of the child. Pidyon ha’ben must be performed on the 31st day of the child’s birth. Neither ceremony may be delayed beyond its prescribed time unless there is some halachic justification to do so.
The Limits Of Chinuch (Part III)
Posted on: January 20th, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaQuestion: Are there limitations to the mitzvah of chinuch?
Posted on: January 20th, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & Hashkafa"Yosef, congratulations on your graduation!" said Uncle Sam. "I want to buy you a new bike as a present."
Posted on: January 20th, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaWhen a Dead Ewe Gave Birth to a Live Lamb ‘We Do Not Wait For Her To Give Birth’ (Arachin 7a)
Posted on: January 11th, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaA son who is not himself a kohen or a Levi, firstborn to a Jewish mother who is not the daughter of a kohen or a Levi, has the status of a bechor and must be redeemed through a ceremony known as pidyon ha’ben. The performance of the pidyon ha’ben ceremony, which should take place [...]
The Limits Of Chinuch (Part II)
Posted on: January 11th, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaQuestion: Are there limitations to the mitzvah of chinuch?
Posted on: January 11th, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaLulav or Shofar on Shabbos ‘It Refers To Tithing In Our Days’ (Bechoros 61a)
Posted on: January 5th, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaLingua Franca ‘The Jordan Is Only From Jericho And Below’ (Bechoros 55a)
Posted on: January 4th, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & Hashkafa"Do you realize that it's Shaindy's 30th birthday in a month?" Sara asked Penina. "It's amazing how time flies!"
The Limits Of Chinuch (Part I)
Posted on: January 4th, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaQuestion: Are there limits to the mitzvah of chinuch?
Posted on: December 29th, 2011
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaQuestion: What should a person do if he brings a relative to the hospital on Shabbat and is asked to sign his name? Can he sign if the hospital will not admit the patient otherwise?
Posted on: December 29th, 2011
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaAn Eventual Resolution ‘May The Likes Of You Increase Manifold In Israel’ (Bechoros 45b)
Posted on: December 22nd, 2011
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaHe must be a very important person to get such an important mitzvah, I heard them say, as Mr. Loewenstein, the local assemblyman, stepped up to recite the Torah blessing before the reading of the Ten Commandments. And Mr. Kleppish was too embarrassed to tell his wife that he only got third galilah on Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Chanukah.
Posted on: December 22nd, 2011
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaAs Yisrael opened his garage on Friday morning, Eli was already waiting there. "I'm driving to Baltimore for Shabbos," Eli said, "but funny things have been happening with the car recently. Can you check the battery and brakes?"
Posted on: December 21st, 2011
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaWhat Is A Sheep? ‘If It…Does Not Possess Three Vertebrae’ (Bechoros 40b)
Sheva Berachot After Shalosh Seudot
Posted on: December 21st, 2011
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaQuestion: Normally one may not eat or drink after Birchat Hamazon of Shalosh Seudot until after Havdalah. What is the halacha, however, if one schedules Sheva Berachot for a Shalosh Seudot meal? Should the groom and bride drink from the wine of Sheva Berachot or not?
Posted on: December 17th, 2011
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaIn June 1967, even skeptics and agnostics admitted that the people of Israel, who only days before were digging their own graves, were saved by nothing short of a miracle. Over the years, however, however, the miracle, so obvious when it occurred, became camouflaged in a shroud of strategic, military terms.
Posted on: December 15th, 2011
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaBeware Big Brother! ‘All The Defects Which Come About By Man…’ (Bechoros 35a-b)
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