The Gerald & Karin Feldhamer OU Kosher Halacha Yomis This Column is dedicated in memory of: Rav Chaim Yisroel ben Reb Dov HaLevi Belsky, zt’l Senior OU Kosher Halachic Consultant from 1987-2016 Q. I work in the city and…
1. ONE TIME PENALTIES If the lender issues an interest-free loan but stipulates that there will be a one-time late fee if the loan is not satisfied by a certain date, one would not be subject to the classical Biblical…
Rav Yosef Greenwald Shulchan Aruch (O.C. 671:7): · The minhag is to light Chanukah candles in shul with a beracha just like at home. The problem: · The Gemara states (Shabbos 21b) that the obligation is “Ner…
Performing Mitzvos Under Duress Rabbi Micha Cohn [This post is for educational and enrichment purposes only; not a final halachic decision.] An elderly woman lives alone. Years before, she had a fire in her home, and is still…
By Rav Yosef Greenwald The terrible tragedy that occurred in Pittsburgh left us all with a sense that we are not as safe as we’d like to be. Many people want to increase the security of our public institutions. To…
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Am I permitted to speak during netilas yadayim or between netilas yadayim and hamotzi? While a person washes one’s hands it is forbidden to speak until one makes the blessing al netilas yadayim (Drashos HaTzlach, 4:22). The bracha applies to the mitzvah of washing and there should be no interruption…
Highlights of a shiur by Rav Yosef Greenwald וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם רְאוּבֵן אַל תִּשְׁפְּכוּ דָם הַשְׁלִיכוּ אֹתוֹ אֶל הַבּוֹר הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר בַּמִּדְבָּר וְיָד אַל תִּשְׁלְחוּ בוֹ לְמַעַן הַצִּיל אֹתוֹ מִיָּדָם לַהֲשִׁיבוֹ אֶל אָבִיו. And Reuven said to them, “Do not…