Q & A: Learning Torah In Israel

Posted on: June 21st, 2002

QUESTION: My son is enrolled in one of the major yeshivot in Israel. Though he is learning very well, I am extremely tense at all times. My question is: In times of danger like today, is it proper to allow him to continue learning there? Would it not be possible for him to learn elsewhere with the same results?Name withheld by request

This Week's Luach

Posted on: March 1st, 2002

New York City
CANDLE LIGHTING TIME
Feb. 1, 2002 ? 19 Shevat 5762
4:53 p.m. E.S.T.

Questions and Answers

Posted on: February 15th, 2002

QUESTION: How do we celebrate the minor, insignificant holiday of Tu B'Shevat?

This Week's Luach

Posted on: February 15th, 2002

New York City candle-lighting time and more.

When Religion Comes Between Husband And Wife

Posted on: July 11th, 2001

Dear Rebbetzin Jungreis:Last year, I read your book, "The Committed Life," and ever since, nothing has been quite the same for me.

The Readers Respond: Lack Of Consideration

Posted on: July 4th, 2001

Special Note: In last week's column I wrote about the very painful situation in Israel, but as the tragedy keeps escalating, I once again feel impelled to share some thoughts.

Q & A: Moment Of Silence

Posted on: June 29th, 2001

QUESTION: I saw an item recently in the Jewish Press where a group of rabbis met with elected officials to promote a 'Moment of Silence' in public schools. What is the halachic basis for this type of prayer?Shlomo FeivelsonCoconut Creek, FL

Tragedy Within A Tragedy

Posted on: June 29th, 2001

So many images keep crowding my mind. Images that do not allow me to rest or feel at peace.

Q & A: A Mohel’s Dilemma

Posted on: June 22nd, 2001

QUESTION: May a mohel perform a bris for a non-Orthodox couple who adopt a Gentile infant whom they wish to raise as Jewish?No name pleaseLos Angeles, CA

Dilemmas Of The Kollel Wife (Conclusion)

Posted on: June 20th, 2001

Special Note: Several weeks ago, I published a letter from a young kollel wife who wrote of the conflict that she was experiencing in trying to be an akeres habayis - wife and mother, and at the same time a breadwinner for her family.

An Opportunity Lost In Silence

Posted on: June 13th, 2001

Special Note: I am interrupting the sequence of my columns regarding Kollel wives to comment on the events that have unfolded during the past few days.

Q & A: Women Counting Sefirat Haomer (Conclusion)

Posted on: June 13th, 2001

QUESTION: In my wife's family, women count Sefirat Haomer. This is something that I have not seen in my own family, although they are quite observant. As a newly married couple, we are quite confused.Please discuss this matter and explain.No name pleaseToronto, Ontario

‘The Kollel Wife’ (The Readers Respond)

Posted on: June 6th, 2001

Special Note: A few weeks ago, I published two letters - one from a Kollel wife, the second from a young woman who was aspiring to become one.

Q & A: Women Counting Sefirat Haomer

Posted on: June 6th, 2001

QUESTION: In my wife's family, women count Sefirat Haomer. This is something that I have not seen in my own family, although they are quite observant. As a newly married couple, we are quite confused.Please discuss this matter and explain.No name pleaseToronto, Ontario

Lack Of Consideration (Conclusion)

Posted on: June 1st, 2001

In last week's column, I published a letter from a young family who had started life as secular Jews and later became ba'alei tshuva.

Q & A: Netilat Yadayim (Conclusion)

Posted on: June 1st, 2001

QUESTION: Does one wash one's hands in the bathroom with soap and water, or by pouring [fresh] water from a vessel with handles three times on each hand alternatingly? I have heard it said that a vessel is used only in the morning.A ReaderNew York, NY

Lack of Consideration

Posted on: May 30th, 2001

Dear Rebbetzin Jungreis: My husband and I are the proud parents of six children, bli ayn hara. We are Yeshivishe people and live on a modest, tight budget.