Meseches Eiruvin- Perek 3
Daf 26 - Understanding Eruvei Chatzeiros Rav Chaim Weg; Rosh Kollel Zichron Gershon Daf 27 - Do Manufactured Jars Need Tevilah? Rav Chaim Weg; Rosh Kollel Zichron Gershon Daf 28 - The Proper Beracha On The Pits Rav…
Meseches Eiruvin Perek 1
Intro Part I Harav Noach Isaac Oelbaum, Rov, Khal Nachlas Yitzchok in Queens, NY Daf 2- Intro Part II - Mechitzos Harav Noach Isaac Oelbaum, Rov, Khal Nachlas Yitzchok in Queens, NY Daf 3- Intro Part III -…
Whether Vain: The Story of Tu B’Av
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman August 5, 2020 The Mishnah relates: Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel said: There were no days as joyous for the Jewish people as the fifteenth of Av and Yom Kippur, on which…
May a Jew Keep His Business Open on Shabbos? Part 3
Rabbi Daniel Dombroff, Rabbi Shmuel Honigwachs, and Rabbi Yosef Kushner Question: We are familiar with different types of famous cases of ha’arama (halachic loophole) and “heter mechira” cases, such as prozbul, heter iska, selling chametz, and heter mechira of…
Courting Disaster: The Judge’s Duty of Dauntlessness
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman July 29, 2020 On July 19, a man knocked at the door of the New Jersey home of U.S. District Judge Esther Salas. When the door was opened, he fired multiple shots,…
Q&A From the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline
Insect Aside July 9, 2020 Q: A large hornet’s nest on my neighbor’s roof has brought terror, and several stings, to my children. I asked the neighbor to deal with it, but he only sprayed it, to no avail. After…
THE LAW OF RETURN
The Ketzos (354:4) writes that the only way something not in one’s physical control can be considered birshuso is when it is held as a pikadon, in trust, on his behalf. Even if a sale was rendered null and void…
POSSESSING THE DISPOSSESSED
An item that is lost or stolen remains the property of its owner. Were he to retrieve it, he would not require a kinyan to regain ownership. Nevertheless, it is outside of his control—aino birshuso. The Gemara (Bava Kama 69b)…
TAKING STOCK OF CHAMETZ
Adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yosef Greenwald May one own shares on Pesach in a public company that owns chametz? At the heart of this issue is the halachic view of corporations and stock ownership, and whether shareholders, who…