Rav Yonoson Hool Let us begin with a story. Mr. Cohen is taking his family on a trip to the local safari park. He rides, uneventfully, with his family through the park. At one point Mr. Cohen gets out of…
Rav Yitzchak Grossman Shlit”a, Dayan and Lecturer at the Bais HaVaad Reading the Correspondence of Others Parshas Shelach contains the tragic narrative of the spies sent to survey the Land of Canaan. While their task was to observe and to…
Halachos of Tefillas Haderech I had just started out on a business trip and recited Tefilas Haderech, and then my boss called to cancel the trip. Am I obligated to travel a parsah out of the city so that the bracha should not be a bracha…
Halacha and Minimum Wage Regulation / By Rav Yitchak Grossman, Rosh Chaburah, Senior Lecturer Greater Washington Community Kollel and Dayan at The Bais HaVaad Increasing the minimum wage is in the national debate again. In this article, we consider the…
Eating Food Cooked with Meat or Wine Vinegar During the Nine Days Beginning Rosh Chodesh Av until after Tisha B’Av (the Nine Days) the custom of Ashkenazim is not to eat meat or drink wine, in remembrance of the destruction…
Halachos of Tish B’Av On A Year of Nidcheh By Rabbi Eliezer Gewirtzman This year, the 9th of Av falls out on Shabbos, where Tisha B’Av is deferred until Sunday. Numerous shailos arise as a result of this, several of…
May I Purchase a New Tallis or Pair of Tefillin During the Three Weeks? The bracha of Shehecheyanu is made when one purchases a talis gadol, if the tzitzis are attached (Shulchan Aruch OC 22:1 and Mishna Berura 22:1), just as Shehecheyanu is recited when purchasing new garments. Since Shehecheyanu is not recited during the Three Weeks,…
By: Rav Dovid Grossman, shlit"a; Rosh Bais HaVaad Many business owners are matzliach in building up a successful business and find themselves able to add employees as the company grows. Often a time, due to some economic reality, a company…
May One Get engaged During the Three Weeks? Yes, one may get engaged throughout the entire Three Weeks including Tisha B’Av. Prior to Rosh Chodesh Av (excluding the fast of 17 Tammuz), a formal meal may be served as well. From Rosh Chodesh Av until Erev Tisha B’Av,…
How Does Halacha Relate to Rent Control Laws? By Rav Yitzchak Grossman Question My tenant's lease expires in a couple of weeks, and I have given him notice to vacate upon its termination. He responded that Chazal have instituted various…