Past the Graveyard May 26, 2022 Q While driving to work, I sometimes take a route that passes two Jewish cemeteries. Do I make the bracha twice? A Chazal instituted that one recites a bracha upon seeing Jewish graves (Shulchan Aruch…
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Rav Yehoshua wolfe Question: I was summoned to a din Torah and my friends tell me that I need to find a good to’ein. Is this correct? Answer: According to U.S. law, everyone has a right to legal…
Rav Dovid Grossman Question: Reuven received a hazmanah from bais din but he is uncomfortable appearing in person. Is he allowed to send a to’ein to present his claims for him without him being there? Alternatively, can he submit his…
Rav Dovid Grossman Question: Two parties had a dispute and went to a Rov for mediation. Ultimately, he was not successful and the dispute is headed to a din Torah. Since this Rov is already familiar with the details of…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman May 20, 2022 In the previous article, we noted that the Torah discussion of abortion comprises two closely intertwined questions: the theoretical and conceptual question of the basis and rationale for…
Ordered Pair May 20, 2022 Q When I put my tzitzis back on after bathing for Shabbos, do I make a bracha? If not, what if I change to a different pair? A The Rama (O.C. 8:14) writes that one…
Family Business Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Yechiel Biberfield May 20, 2022 When you make a sale to your fellow (amisecha), or purchase from the hand of your fellow, do not aggrieve one another. Vayikra…
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Rav Yehoshua Wolfe Question: There are two batei din in town and the two parties cannot agree on which one to go to. Is there any other solution? Answer: The Mishnah speaks about a type of bais din…