Halacha & Hashkafa

“Even if many years pass before the lender demands the loan, the borrower remains obligated to repay it. We do not say the lender forgave the loan [Choshen Mishpat 98:1].

In a Jewish marriage, is cooking and cleaning primarily the woman's job?

Mr. Brayer thought for a minute. "I'm happy to charge it to your credit card," he said, "but I'm concerned about ribbis."

Saying a shorter version of Kabbalat Shabbat would hardly be unprecedented or a scandalous reform.

The Lady Of The House “One Says the Blessing on the Wine First” (Berachos 51)

Should a person be comfortable or uncomfortable davening in an airport or on an airplane? And should he act conspicuously or inconspicuously?

If two of you are of the same opinion, the case is effectively decided!

Shehakol Bread? ‘One Recites a Blessing on the Primary Food’ (Berachos 44a)

Is there anything wrong with playing violent video games? Does the answer depend on whom the video game wishes you to fight or kill or how gory the violence is?

A Vicious Cycle ‘Many Different Kinds Were Set Before Him’ (Berachos 41a)

After listening to both sides present their case, Rabbi Dayan said, “The sale of defective merchandise is void from the beginning.

May one use data derived from unethical research (an extreme example of which would be data from Nazi research that used human test subjects instead of lab rats and caused unimaginable suffering)?

The issue here is the close connection between the dayan and his constituent and the question of whether his judgment will be affected by this relationship.

A Two-Way Street? ‘Joining Geulah To Tefillah Is Preferable’ (Berachos 30a)

Conventional discussions about the depletion of natural resources are full of empty cliches, which, for consecutive generations, have turned out to be false.

Is It Proper...? Should we try to preserve Yiddish as a living language in America or Israel?

No Cell Phones, Please! ‘A Kerchief Designated For Storing Tefillin’ (Berachos 23)

The amount of time machine matzah spends in the oven should give us serious pause.

The two thought the request was unfair, especially since Reuven later got someone else to pay him $10, so they went to Rabbi Dayan to get his opinion.

Is It Proper...? Should a person think highly of himself?

Mr. Chovel interjected, "But beis din is not halachically authorized nowadays to adjudicate cases of bodily injury!"

What About Ma’ariv? ‘The Bridegroom Is Exempt From Kerias Shema’ (Berachos 16a)

Should a person feel guilty for using an English ArtScroll Gemara (as opposed to struggling with the original Aramaic)?

He had an hour until his next appointment, but there wasn't much he could do meanwhile. It didn't pay to go home. He took out his Gemara and began learning Daf Yomi.

A Night-Day Dilemma ‘When One Reads Shema’ (Berachos 8b)

Should a person lend any significance to his dreams?

"It feels wrong to work all day with non-kosher food," replied Mrs. Fleishman. "Are you sure it's allowed?"

A Glorious Return ‘Tam V’nishlam’ (Niddah 73a)

How should a person regard behavior by a tzaddik that seems very strange (for example, living in solitude for the last 20 years of one’s life as the Kotzker Rebbe apparently did)?

When there is an apparent mistake, there is a mitzvah of hashavas aveidah to alert the store manager or staff to the error.