Here, Take it!

Posted on: February 27th, 2013

The Golds were planning a two-week vacation. Mrs. Gold did not want to travel with her jewelry, but was concerned about leaving it in their apartment while they traveled.

Increasing Joy

Posted on: February 27th, 2013

Question: The Talmud (Ta’anit 29a) notes that we should be more joyous starting from the beginning of Adar. Does this period of joy continue after Purim?

Daf Yomi

Posted on: February 27th, 2013

Out On A Limb ‘One May Reset A Fracture’ (Shabbos 148a)

Why Didn’t Mordechai Flee?

Posted on: February 21st, 2013

Question: Why did Mordechai refuse to bow to Haman, thus endangering the entire Jewish people? Couldn’t he have simply fled Shushan?

Daf Yomi

Posted on: February 21st, 2013

Treifa Cow’s Milk? ‘A Toldah Of Dash’ (Shabbos 144a)

Washing One’s Hands Before Or After Kiddush

Posted on: February 21st, 2013

If you eat mayonnaise with everything, or you attended Breuers, or you wash your hands before Kiddush, you are probably of German Jewish descent. The first two inferences are understandable. Where does the third one come from?

Half The Truth!

Posted on: February 21st, 2013

"Today we will continue learning about oaths," Rabbi Dayan began his shiur. "Does anyone remember what we learned last lesson? How many cases are there in which the Torah imposes an oath in beis din?"

Drinks To Make Kiddush Over

Posted on: February 14th, 2013

Just because God has given us a weekly lifetime subscription to paradise, we should not take Shabbat for granted. No gift should go unacknowledged and no giver should go forgotten.

He Told Me!

Posted on: February 14th, 2013

"Today we will learn about oaths," Rabbi Dayan announced to his shiur. "There are many sugyos [passages] in the Gemara that deal with imposing an oath."

Daf Yomi

Posted on: February 14th, 2013

Circumcised At The Hand Of Heaven? ‘A Drop Of Blood Must Be Taken’ (Shabbos 135a)

Relying On Hashem

Posted on: February 13th, 2013

Question: When may a Jew rely on Hashem and when must he engage in activities to secure his own needs?

Daf Yomi

Posted on: February 7th, 2013

Damsel In Distress ‘A Woman In Labor Is Considered Critically Ill’ (Shabbos 129a)

Dishonest Discount

Posted on: February 7th, 2013

Avrumi perused the signs posted on the bulletin board of his yeshiva. He had seen most of the notices before, so he glossed over them quickly. Then he saw a new sign posted by the office: "We have arranged a 10% discount for our talmidim at the local seforim store. Please register at the store to get your discount card."

The Shliach Tzibbur And Ya’aleh V’yavo

Posted on: February 6th, 2013

Question: What should someone do if he forgot to say Ya’aleh V’yavo in Shmoneh Esreh?

Benefiting From A Non-Jew’s Work On Shabbat

Posted on: February 6th, 2013

If you yourself may not perform a melachah, you may not ask a non-Jew to perform it for you. This is true both for biblically prohibited acts, melachot de’oreita, and rabinically prohibited acts, melachot de’rabbanan. This applies even if the non-Jew was instructed before Shabbat to perform the melachah on Shabbat.

Prayers For The Government

Posted on: January 31st, 2013

Question: Is it proper to recite prayers for a non-Jewish government during davening?

Minor Seller

Posted on: January 31st, 2013

A group of fifth-grade boys was playing ball in the park one afternoon. Yosef zoomed into the park on his rollerblades, with a broad smile on his face.

Daf Yomi

Posted on: January 31st, 2013

Neighbors To The Rescue ‘He May Tell Others: Come, Save For Yourselves’ (Shabbos 121a)

Muktzah On Yom Tov

Posted on: January 31st, 2013

There is also an additional category of muktzah, applicable mainly to food on Yom Tov, known as muktzah mechamat hachana, which means muktzah because one had no intention on Erev Yom Tov to eat such food on Yom Tov.

Missing Money

Posted on: January 24th, 2013

"We're flying to Israel tonight for a month to visit our children who live there," Mr. Hirsch told his neighbor, Mr. Feiner.