A major theme of the recent elections and nominations for Supreme Court Justices has been the assertions that the leading candidates are “not qualified” due to deficiencies in temperament and character. Back in 2016, a feud erupted between rivals for…
Halachic considerations of residences in risk prone areas In the wake of the recent Hurricane Florence, and reports of residents who remained at home and did not follow orders to evacuate, we explore in this article the halachic considerations…
Chain of Custody: Whose Child Is It? By Rabbi Yitzhak Grossman On Apr. 23, 2018, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool, England removed ventilatory support from toddler Alfie Evans, who had an undiagnosed neurodegenerative disease and was in a “semi-vegetative…
Lodging Complaints: The Case of the Blighted Bungalow What blame does a bungalow's borrower bear? Rav Yosef Greenwald When Rosh Hashana falls early in September as it does this year, many bungalow denizens leave the mountains well before summer’s end. The vacated…
Mi Ya’aleh V’har Hashem? Ascending the Har HaBayis in Our Time By Rav Yosef Greenwald On Tisha B’Av this year, 1440 Jews reportedly ascended Har HaBayis. Prime Minister Netanyahu says Knesset members can now visit Har HaBayis, lifting a three-year…
By Rav Shlomo Cohen Serious and painful injuries can be caused while playing sports. A game of football can end in concussions from a strong tackle and a boxer or wrestler can suffer even worse injuries. The question is, can…