Green with Envy June 11, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yosef Greenwald You shall not covet your fellow’s house. You shall not covet your fellow’s wife, his manservant, his maidservant, his ox, his donkey, nor…
Going Green June 11, 2024 Q I purchased flowers and other plants in honor of Shavuos. May I transfer them from one vase to another on Yom Tov? A Plants that were designated for decorative use before Shabbos or Yom…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman June 6, 2024 Before sending the jury off to deliberate, the judge in The People of the State of New York vs. Donald J. Trump read them 46 pages of jury instructions.…
Priestly Presumptions June 6, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yitzhak Grossman They gathered together the entire assembly on the first of the second month, and they established their genealogy according to their families, according to their…
Half Note June 6, 2024 Q I observe the second half of sfirah. May I play music during the second half at the wedding of someone who keeps the first? If so, may I buy a new suit for the…
The Gift of Gab May 30, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yosef Greenwald Speak to the Bnai Yisrael and say to them: When a man will express a vow to Hashem regarding the valuation of…
Where Does the Time Go? May 30, 2024 Q I am flying tomorrow from Australia to the US. I will cross the halachic dateline en route, so I will go back in time, departing on Wednesday but arriving on Tuesday.…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman May 30, 2024 Israel Hayom reports: Following the initial reports of Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister’s helicopter crash and up until the official declaration of their death, despite the…
Meat Packing May 23, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yitzhak Grossman When you make a sale to your fellow or make a purchase from the hand of your fellow, do not aggrieve one another. Vayikra…
Cracked Wheat May 23, 2024 Q May a very small roll be used for lechem mishneh? What about a challah or matzah with a partial break? A The mitzvah of lechem mishneh is fulfilled by reciting hamotzi on two challos…