Dedicate the Daily Scholarship and Activities of the Bais HaVaad
Text Evasion February 1, 2024 Q A non-Jewish coworker approached me to discuss some questions he had about the Bible. How should I handle this? A You should try your best to avoid such conversations. Chazal forbid the teaching of…
Snowman: Abominable? January 25, 2024 Q May one build a snowman on Shabbos? A Clean rainwater is not mukzteh, whether it fell before or on Shabbos (Mishnah Brurah 338:30); most poskim apply this to snow as well. But R’ Moshe…
Trivial Pursuits Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Yitzchok Sorotzkin January 25, 2024 Hashem said to Moshe, “Behold—I shall rain down for you food from heaven; let the people go out and pick each day’s portion on…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman January 25, 2024 AP reports: A New York midwife who gave nearly 1,500 children homeopathic pellets instead of required vaccinations has been fined $300,000, the state’s health department announced this week. Jeanette…
Daf 94 - A Thief's Teshuvah R' Yitzchok Silver, mechaber, Sefer Sha'arei Mishpat Daf 95 - Stealing Real Property R' Yitzchok Silver, mechaber, Sefer Sha'arei Mishpat Daf 96 - Yiush and Shinui R' Yitzchok Silver, mechaber, Sefer Sha'arei Mishpat Daf 97 - Borrowing without Permission…
Social Decline January 18, 2024 Q I gave my credit card to a tzedakah collector, but the charge was declined, so he requested cash instead. Am I obligated to give it to him? A If you have cash, you must…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman January 18, 2024 Our previous article introduced some basic Torah perspectives on plagiarism; here, we cite additional discussions of plagiarism and consider some questions about the necessity of citation in particular scenarios.…
A Mitzvah in Hand Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Chaim Weg January 18, 2024 You shall safeguard the matzos, for on this very day I will have taken your legions out of the land of Mitzrayim……
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman January 11, 2024 AP News reports: Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday amid plagiarism accusations and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say unequivocally that calls on…
Into the Mix January 11, 2024 Q What bracha is made on cholent? A In general, when determining the bracha of a dish that has multiple components, if one is the ikar (main component) and others tafeil (secondary), making a bracha…