Doc Fee Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald September 21, 2023 “He found him in a desert land, and in the wastes of a howling wilderness; He encircled him, He made him comprehending…” Dvarim 32:10…
On Bended Knee September 21, 2023 Q When we fall to the floor on Yom Kippur during the Avodah and Aleinu, why is something first placed on the floor? A The Torah (Vayikra 26:1) forbids hishtachava’ah (prostration) anywhere other than…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman September 21, 2023 Two very different cities, Bnei Brak and New York, are currently experiencing a rat crisis: The city of Bnei Brak is facing a distressing predicament as rats infest its…
Sounding (during) the Shofar September 14, 2023 Q I used the bathroom during tekias shofar. Should I make the bracha of asher yatzar immediately or wait until the tekios are completed? A Generally, one should say asher yatzar right after…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman September 14, 2023 The Washington Post reports: Robert Withington thought he hit the lottery when he found a bag of about $5,000 in cash in the parking lot of a Connecticut bank.…
Bracha On Sight Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Yitzchok Weg September 7, 2023 The Shulchan Aruch says (O.C. 600:2) that we recite shehecheyanu at kiddush on the second night of Rosh Hashanah, as on the…
Flee, Fly! September 7, 2023 Q My outdoor garbage bin is inundated with flies and bees. When I deposit a garbage bag and close the lid, I’m trapping insects inside. May I do so on Shabbos? A Tzad (trapping a…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman September 7, 2023 The Associated Press reports: Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and some of his top lieutenants were presumed dead in a plane crash that was widely seen as an assassination…
Boundless Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yitzhak Grossman August 31, 2023 Accursed is one who moves the boundary of his fellow... Dvarim 27:17 This curse upon the masig gvul refers to an issur in Parshas Shoftim:…
Seeing Eye August 31, 2023 Q My neighbor’s property was vandalized. My surveillance camera captured the scene, so he is asking me to turn over the footage to identify the culprit. Am I permitted to show him the video? Must…