Rav Yosef Greenwald, Rav of K’hal Dexter Park Question: A gift package of food is delivered to someone’s office. Assuming it’s for him, the person eats it. Afterwards, he discovers it was meant for the office next door. Does he…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman July 20, 2023 The AP reports: A Texas man who went missing as a teenager in 2015 after last being seen walking his dogs in Houston has been found alive, his family…
A Fruitless Blessing July 13, 2023 Q When reciting a bracha acharonah on cookies and grapes, I forgot to insert al ha’eitz for the grapes. Must I make another bracha? A When reciting the bracha mei’ein shalosh, all applicable phrases…
Getting You Nowhere Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald July 13, 2023 You shall not bring guilt (lo sachanifu) upon the land in which you are, for the blood will bring guilt upon the land;…
Rav Baruch Fried Question: If a man appoints his wife to serve as the apotropus of his estate and, after his death, the children say that they don’t need or want her to serve in that capacity, can they relieve…
Rav Baruch Fried Question: If someone passes away suddenly and leaves behind a considerable estate, who is in charge of that estate according to Halacha? Answer: If there are adult children, they take over the estate. If the children are…
Rav Baruch Fried Question: One of the people who is considered by halacha to be unable to participate in commerce is a “cheresh”. I have a business partner who is deaf and hears through a cochlear implant. Does he have…
Rav Baruch Fried Question: A man becomes intoxicated on Purim. The next day, he comes to shul and finds two papers in his shtender. One of them is a signed contract for a business deal that he doesn’t remember making.…
A Blast from the Past Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Yitzchok Weg July 6, 2023 In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, there shall be a holy convocation for you; you…
Wait Loss July 6, 2023 Q I ate potatoes from a cholent and was careful to avoid the meat. Must I wait six hours to eat dairy? A There are two reasons for waiting between meat and dairy: The meat…