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Meseches Nidah Daf 29-35 Cognitive Dissonance: Following Conflicting Rulings Defining "Normal" in Halacha The Nature of Childbirth The 1,2,3 Dynamic of Zeeva Undoing A Zeeva Kabbalas Tumah: A Kaleidoscope Seven Complete Days
Reciting a Beracha upon seeing Royalty By Ariel Ovadia Recently, a gala fundraising dinner was held in New York by the Orthodox Jewish community, to benefit President Trump’s upcoming election campaign. When the president arrived, a participant rose to the…
TRADING SPORTS EQUIPMENT Reuven lends Shimon a basketball with the understanding that Shimon will lend him a bike later in the day. Since a bike is significantly more valuable than a basketball, can we consider Reuven to be “collecting” ribbis…
There is a wet snow falling on Shabbos, and I am concerned that my front steps and walkway will freeze over and become very slippery, am I permitted to put down salt on Shabbos? In general, it is forbidden to…
Parshas Chayei Sara Highlights of a shiur by Rav Yosef Jacobowitz .גֵּר וְתוֹשָׁב אָנֹכִי עִמָּכֶם תְּנוּ לִי אֲחֻזַּת קֶבֶר עִמָּכֶם וְאֶקְבְּרָה מֵתִי מִלְּפָנָי I am a stranger and a resident among you; give me a grave property among you, that…
Is vending machine change up for grabs? By Rabbi Yaakov Rappaport, Dayan for the Bais HaVaad We use vending machines for all kinds of purposes, whether to buy a soda, coffee or snack, or even a newspaper or lottery ticket.…
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Rav Yosef Jacobovitz Yitzchak brought Rivka home and saw a special blessing in Rivka’s mitzvah of hadlakas neiros, similar to his mother, Sarah, in that it was not extinguished from shabos to shabos. What is the minimum requirement as a…
Meseches Nidah Daf 22-28 Daf 22- Rav Shlomo Zalmen's Patent Daf 23- An Unusual Sighting Daf 24- Classifications of Tumah Daf 25- Tumah Disparities Daf 26- Husbandly Offerings Daf 27- Husbandly Offerings Daf- 28- The Essence of Sfaykos
Ribbis Haircuts Two bachurim rotate cutting each other’s hair. However, one gets a simple haircut (“over the top”), and the other requires a styled haircut (scissor/tapered cut). Would repaying the simple haircut with a fancy haircut be considered a ribbis…