Dedicate the Daily Scholarship and Activities of the Bais HaVaad
Daf 1 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 2 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 3 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 4 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 5 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad…
Under(age) Oath May 8, 2025 Q My twelve-year-old son pledged money to tzedakah. Is his pledge binding? If so, is it subject to hataras nedarim? A In general, a katan (minor) cannot effectuate a chalois (change of halachic status). But with…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman May 8, 2025 Various news sites have picked up an old story about the Pope donating a Lamborghini he received from the manufacturer to charity: Back in November 2017, Pope Francis was…
Nixed Blessing May 8, 2025 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Ari Stauber In the fourth year, all its fruit shall be sanctified to laud Hashem. Vayikra 19:24 The Gemara (Brachos 35a) attempts to derive the obligation…
Counting on Command May 1, 2025 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Chaim Weg …She must count seven days for herself, and afterward she may be purified. Vayikra 15:28 In this pasuk, the Torah instructs a zavah…
Out for the Count May 1 , 2025 Q I will be undergoing surgery during Sfirah and will probably miss counting that day. Should I count even now without a bracha? A The reason one counts without a bracha after…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman May 1, 2025 The Associated Press reports: Hours after Pope Francis’ death was announced, Israel’s Foreign Ministry posted a short message on X: “Rest in peace, Pope Francis. May his memory be…
Daf 13 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 14 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 15 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 16 - The Fish Worm Controversy R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 17 - Copepods…
Blood Type April 24, 2025 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Ze'ev Granek Do not make your souls abominable by means of any creeping thing; and you shall not make yourselves impure through them, lest you…
Against the Grain April 24, 2025 Q I invited a not-yet-observant Jewish acquaintance to our seudah on the Shabbos after Pesach, and he brought an expensive bottle of whiskey that was chametz she’avar alav haPesach. Rejecting his offering would presumably have…