Going Public Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald January 28, 2021 …And they went for three days in the desert, and they did not find water. Shemos 15:22 The Gemara in Bava Kama states that…
The Lost Ledger Harav Chaim Weg January 28, 2021 Q My local grocery extends credit to their regular customers, and I take advantage of this from time to time. Whenever I have extra cash, I pay down my debt. They…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman January 28, 2021 In the first article in this series on prioritization of scarce medical resources, we mentioned R’ Avraham Sofer-Abraham’s belief that physicians follow a rule of first come, first served,…
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First to Fast Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Yitzchok Weg January 21, 2021 And every firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die… Shemos 11:5 It is customary for firstborns to fast on Erev Pesach.…
Seizure Salad Dayan Daniel Dombroff January 21, 2021 Q In my yeshiva, lunch is served after Mincha. My Shemoneh Esrei tends to run long, and some of the lunch items are often gone by the time I arrive. May I…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman January 21, 2021 Technology executive Alan Levine has a provocative proposal: Let the ultra-rich and influential skip the line for COVID-19 vaccines? Hear me out…Have the wealthiest and most influential Americans donate…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman January 14, 2021 The previous two articles in this series set forth the basic rules established by Chazal and the poskim for the prioritization of scarce medical resources and lifesaving help in…
Knot Allowed Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald January 14, 2021 Q Last Shabbos night, while trying to untie my shoes, I mistakenly knotted them (an X over an X). Not knowing whether I was allowed to untie them, I slept in my…