Tag: Beit Shammai
Q & A: Tu B’Shevat: The Hidden, The Revealed
Question: Why is Tu B’Shevat, known as the New Year for Trees, in the middle of the month and not at the beginning of the month – like all other New Years?
Pesach Bernstein
(Via E-Mail)
The Limits Of Chinuch (Part III)
Question: Are there limitations to the mitzvah of chinuch?
Is Beit Shammai In Ascendency?
Way back in the "good old days" in Jerusalem, before the Jews were exiled, singles looked forward to the 15th day of Av, known as Tu B'Av. On this day, unmarried girls and boys had the opportunity to pair off and become couples. The girls, all dressed in white and in a way that none could tell who came from wealth or poverty, would dance in front of the young men, who would then choose the one who caught his eye and marry her.
Q & A: Hachana (Part I)
QUESTION: Is it halachically permissible to pack on the Sabbath or Yom Tov for a trip to be taken on the next day?Moishe HalberstamBrooklyn, NY
