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Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline

Text Evasion February 1, 2024 Q A non-Jewish coworker approached me to discuss some questions he had about the Bible. How should I handle this? A You should try your best to avoid such conversations. Chazal forbid the teaching of…

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Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline

Snowman: Abominable? January 25, 2024 Q May one build a snowman on Shabbos? A Clean rainwater is not mukzteh, whether it fell before or on Shabbos (Mishnah Brurah 338:30); most poskim apply this to snow as well. But R’ Moshe…

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Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Beshalach

Trivial Pursuits  Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Yitzchok Sorotzkin    January 25, 2024   Hashem said to Moshe, “Behold—I shall rain down for you food from heaven; let the people go out and pick each day’s portion on…

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Quack Attack: Folk Medicine or Fake Medicine?

Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman January 25, 2024 AP reports: A New York midwife who gave nearly 1,500 children homeopathic pellets instead of required vaccinations has been fined $300,000, the state’s health department announced this week. Jeanette…

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Bava Kama, Perek 9

Daf 94 - A Thief's Teshuvah R' Yitzchok Silver, mechaber, Sefer Sha'arei Mishpat Daf 95 - Stealing Real Property R' Yitzchok Silver, mechaber, Sefer Sha'arei Mishpat Daf 96 - Yiush and Shinui R' Yitzchok Silver, mechaber, Sefer Sha'arei Mishpat Daf 97 - Borrowing without Permission…

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Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline

Social Decline January 18, 2024 Q I gave my credit card to a tzedakah collector, but the charge was declined, so he requested cash instead. Am I obligated to give it to him? A If you have cash, you must…

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You Can Say That Again, Part II: Plagiarism in Halacha

Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman January 18, 2024 Our previous article introduced some basic Torah perspectives on plagiarism; here, we cite additional discussions of plagiarism and consider some questions about the necessity of citation in particular scenarios.…

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Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Bo

A Mitzvah in Hand  Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Chaim Weg    January 18, 2024   You shall safeguard the matzos, for on this very day I will have taken your legions out of the land of Mitzrayim……

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You Can Say That Again: Plagiarism in Halacha

Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman January 11, 2024 AP News reports: Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday amid plagiarism accusations and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say unequivocally that calls on…

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Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline

Into the Mix January 11, 2024 Q What bracha is made on cholent? A In general, when determining the bracha of a dish that has multiple components, if one is the ikar (main component) and others tafeil (secondary), making a bracha…

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