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Compromised, Immune: Are Rulers Exempt from Prosecution?
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman March 14, 2024 The Associated Press reports: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether former President Donald Trump can be…
Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline
Clean Hands Doctrine March 14, 2024 Q If I have to leave the table during a meal, must I repeat netilas yadayim upon returning? A Following a hesech hada’as (mental disengagement), one…
Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Pekudei
Press Release March 14, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Micha Cohn They made bells of pure gold, and they put the bells among the pomegranates on…
Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline
A Shvacheh Cup March 7, 2024 Q Are disposable cups suitable for kiddush or havdalah? A Disposable utensils are a relatively new product, and much has been written about their…
Displaced Persons, Part II: Are Unimplanted Embryos People?
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman March 7, 2024 Our previous article cited a number of halachic authorities that permit the destruction of extrauterine embryos (embryos created in…
Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Vayakhel
Craft Fair March 7, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yehonoson Dovid Hool One of the four shomrim (custodians) in the Torah is the shomer sachar…
Displaced Persons: Are Unimplanted Embryos People?—Part I
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman February 29, 2024 AP News reports: The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law,…
Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline
Posthaste February 29, 2024 Q May I mail something on a Friday if I know that the Postal Service will transport it on Shabbos through a reshus harabim? A One…
Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Ki Sisa
The Great Leap Forward February 29, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yosef Greenwald The Mishnah (Megillah 6b) says that in a leap year like this…
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