Daf Yomi
He Might Extinguish It
‘The Best Way of Performing the Mitzvah’
(Pesachim 103b)
Can An Unconscious Person Give Shaloch Manos?
The family suddenly realized that giving on his behalf while he was sedated may not have counted, so they called Rabbi Dayan and asked him.
Is It Proper…? Should a lawyer defend someone in court whom he thinks is...
Should a lawyer defend someone in court whom he thinks is guilty? What if the man is truly despicable (e.g., a child killer)?
Daf Yomi
Hashem's House Is No Different
(Pesachim 94a)
Can You Fire A Teacher Without Warning?
The Gemara then says that certain people – including teachers, shochtim, doctors, and mohalim, whose malpractice cannot be undone – do not need to be warned before being fired since they’re considered to have already been warned.
Is It Proper…? Is there anything wrong with taking an animal from the wild...
Is there anything wrong with taking an animal from the wild and confining it to restricted living quarters. In other words, are zoos “kosher”?
Daf Yomi
Hashem’s House Is No Different
“Everything Except ‘Leave’”
(Pesachim 86b)
Can You Use Your Neighbor’s Air Space?
In some cases, a neighbor can object so that the protrusion doesn’t establish a chazakah (permanent rights) should he ever want to build there.
Is It Proper…? Should a frum Jew believe the sun goes around Earth if...
Should a frum Jew believe the sun goes around Earth if the Rambam says it does?
Daf Yomi
Location! Location!
‘On and Off His Forehead’
(Pesachim 77a)
Collector’s Bill
As Shimon put the $20 bills in their compartment, he noticed that one had a star in the serial number. He recognized it as a 2017 $20 bill Federal Reserve Star Note worth over $30 as a collector's item!
Is It Proper…? Is it important to keep kids (who are old enough to...
Is it important to keep kids (who are old enough to come to shul) at their seats for Kerias HaTorah (as opposed to letting them play outside)?
Does She Deserve A Refund?
The sale is valid since the food is essentially of the same type, and most people are not particular how an animal is raised.
Daf Yomi
Against The Tide?
‘How Do We Roast the Paschal Sacrifice?’
(Pesachim 74a)
Is It Proper…? Is it ever appropriate to get drunk?
Is it ever appropriate to get drunk?
Daf Yomi
Blood On His Hands!
‘It’s Praiseworthy for the Sons of Aaron That They Walk in Blood…’
(Pesachim 65b)
Can A Person Change His Will?
Ohr Chadash could very much use the additional funds, replied Mr. Klein. But I’m not sure it would be ethical to change the will at the expense of Toras Yisrael. I think it best for you to consult a halachic authority.
Is It Proper…? Should a Jew avoid living in Germany? What about doing business...
Should a Jew avoid living in Germany? What about doing business there?
Daf Yomi
Mazal Tov!
‘They Recited Shema Yisrael’
(Pesachim 56a)
Is It Proper…? Should a parent encourage a child who wants to join the...
Should a parent encourage a child who wants to join the U.S. Army?
Daf Yomi
Are We There Yet?
“I Don’t Work on Yom Tov [Sheni]”
(Pesachim 52a)
When You Lose Envelopes Full Of Money
It's good you trust me, said Yosef. Otherwise you could claim the envelopes had less money in them and refuse to pay the full amount.
Is It Proper…? In retrospect, which group of Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto were...
In retrospect, which group of Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto were correct – those who favored fighting the Nazis or those who opposed doing so?
Daf Yomi
Spoiled And Rotten?
‘A Loaf Went Moldy’
(Pesachim 45b)
Mummy Business
Mr. Aboudi contacted some of his Egyptian counterparts to procure a mummy. That evening, he shared with his chavrusa, Mr. Landau, that he was currently trying to acquire a mummy.
The Secret Of The Listening Parent
When we are stressed and under pressure, we often parent out of emotion. We just want to get through the moment and forget the long term goal of raising children with soul.
Is It Proper…? Should parents name their child after an ancestor if that ancestor’s...
Should parents name their child after an ancestor if that ancestor's name sounds strange to modern ears (an extreme example would be “Yenta”) and the child may later feel awkward sharing his or her name with others?
Daf Yomi
A Matter Of Ownership
‘Here Too [It Means] Of Your Own’
(Pesachim 37b-38a)
Is It Proper…? Is it appropriate to invite yeshiva bachurim to one’s Shabbos table...
Is it appropriate to invite yeshiva bachurim to one’s Shabbos table if one has a teenage girl at home?
Daf Yomi
Chametz On Shabbos Erev Pesach
(Pesachim 32a)
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