Dedicate the Daily Scholarship and Activities of the Bais HaVaad
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman October 12, 2023 In recent years, there have been several incidents in which Jews in Yerushalayim spat on the ground upon seeing a Christian priest wearing a cross or when passing a…
Unter Dem Tisch September 28, 2023 Q I have little room in my sukkah. May I sleep under the table? A The Mishnah (Sukkah 20b) records the story of Tavi, Rabban Gamliel’s slave, who would sleep in the sukkah…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman September 28, 2023 The Associated Press reports: Supposed aliens landed in Mexico’s Congress…Mexican journalist José Jaime Maussan presented two boxes with supposed mummies found in Peru, which he and others consider “non-human…
Doc Fee Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald September 21, 2023 “He found him in a desert land, and in the wastes of a howling wilderness; He encircled him, He made him comprehending…” Dvarim 32:10…
On Bended Knee September 21, 2023 Q When we fall to the floor on Yom Kippur during the Avodah and Aleinu, why is something first placed on the floor? A The Torah (Vayikra 26:1) forbids hishtachava’ah (prostration) anywhere other than…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman September 21, 2023 Two very different cities, Bnei Brak and New York, are currently experiencing a rat crisis: The city of Bnei Brak is facing a distressing predicament as rats infest its…
Sounding (during) the Shofar September 14, 2023 Q I used the bathroom during tekias shofar. Should I make the bracha of asher yatzar immediately or wait until the tekios are completed? A Generally, one should say asher yatzar right after…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman September 14, 2023 The Washington Post reports: Robert Withington thought he hit the lottery when he found a bag of about $5,000 in cash in the parking lot of a Connecticut bank.…
Bracha On Sight Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Yitzchok Weg September 7, 2023 The Shulchan Aruch says (O.C. 600:2) that we recite shehecheyanu at kiddush on the second night of Rosh Hashanah, as on the…
Flee, Fly! September 7, 2023 Q My outdoor garbage bin is inundated with flies and bees. When I deposit a garbage bag and close the lid, I’m trapping insects inside. May I do so on Shabbos? A Tzad (trapping a…