Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman February 10, 2022 The New York Times reports: It is widely regarded as the world’s most potent spyware, capable of reliably cracking the encrypted communications of iPhone and Android smartphones. The…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman February, 3 2022 The Lakewood waste transfer facility The Township of Lakewood plans to build a new “municipal solid waste transfer facility.” The proposed 300 tons per day (not to exceed)…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman January, 27 2022 Auction house Sotheby’s Dubai has unveiled a diamond that’s literally from out of this world… Sotheby’s calls the 555.55-carat black diamond—believed to have come from outer space—“The Enigma”… Sophie…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman January, 20 2022 In the previous article on the changing of conditions affecting the level of danger posed by house fires, we discussed the rulings of the Gemara and the Rishonim; in…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman January, 13 2022 The New York Post reports: At least 19 people were killed—including nine children—when the city’s deadliest fire in more than 30 years tore through a Bronx apartment high-rise Sunday…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman January, 6 2022 In the previous article, we considered the applicability of the halachos of fraud to insider trading, from the perspective of the popular understanding that the problem with insider trading…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman December 30, 2021 CNBC reports: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi scoffed Wednesday at the idea of banning congressional lawmakers and their spouses from owning shares of individual companies, despite the possibilities for conflicts…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman December 23, 2021 Several months ago, we noted having heard that in reaction to the current social and political climate, some Orthodox Jews have begun carrying firearms for protection.[1] Gun ownership…
May societal standards be enforced by sanctioning offenders’ children? Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman December 16, 2021 A girls’ school in Brooklyn, Bais Yaakov D’Chassidei Gur, recently suspended several students due to their parents’ affiliation with…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman December 10, 2021 A letter to The Yeshiva World complains of “The Demented Deluxe Donut Craze”: I went to a local store and asked for a dozen of their upper-end donuts…and…