Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman January 30, 2025 In this article, we continue to consider halachic perspectives on controversial animal husbandry practices. Beak trimming The Sheivet Halevi (R’ Shmuel Wosner) writes that it is obvious that trimming…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman January 23, 2025 AP News reports: Every year the U.S. egg industry kills about 350 million male chicks because, while the fuzzy little animals are incredibly cute, they will never lay eggs,…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman January 16, 2025 AP News reports: Pregnant New Yorkers will be entitled to at least 20 hours of paid leave to attend prenatal medical appointments under a law that took effect Wednesday.…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman January 9, 2025 AP News reports: The oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments sold for more than $5 million at an auction on Wednesday. Sotheby’s said the 155-pound (52-kilogram)…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman January 2, 2025 AP News reports: Meat from fin whales caught for the first time in nearly 50 years off Japan’s northern coast fetched up to more than $1,300 per kilogram (2.2…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman December 26, 2024 AP News reports: Rescue crews pulled two women from rubble several hours after a Russian missile struck a medical clinic in southern Ukraine, killing nine people and wounding 22…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman December 19, 2024 Arutz Sheva reports: Minister of Heritage Amichai Eliyahu met with British author and journalist Douglas Murray on Tuesday evening in Jerusalem. During the meeting, the minister surprised Murray by…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman December 12, 2024 AP News reports: President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman December 5, 2024 In our previous article, we cited R’ Moshe Feinstein’s teshuvah on the permissibility of playing ball (in an unspecified sport) in light of the danger involved.[1] In another teshuvah,…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman November 28, 2024 The Jewish Telegraph Agency (JTA) reports: Sam Salz’s first taste of NCAA Division I football came during a kickoff—known in football as a “special teams” play. For most football…