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Woman's Rites December 7, 2023 Q From what kind of work should women refrain while the chanuka lights are burning? A The Shulchan Aruch (670:1) cites a Minhag that women refrain…
Terror Triage: Should Injured Terrorists Be Patched or Dispatched?
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman December 7, 2023 Four days after Hamas’s Shmini Atzeres massacre, Ynet reported: Following Ynet’s report that terrorists are hospitalized in public hospitals…
Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Vayishlach
Laws of War Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yitzhak Grossman November 30, 2023 And it came to pass on the third day, when they were in…
Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline
Finger Painting November 30, 2023 Q I was painting on Friday. I cleaned the paint from my hands, but I see now that a tiny spot remains on one fingernail.…
What’s Mine Is Mine: Does a Sale Include the Unknown?
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman November 30, 2023 Business Insider reports: In 2011, Randall Atkins, a former Wall Street banker, bought a mine outside of Sheridan, Wyoming,…
Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Vayeitzei
Means Testing Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yehonoson Hool November 23, 2023 Whatever You will give me, I shall repeatedly tithe to You. Bereishis 28:22 The…
Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline
Beyond Repair November 23, 2023 Q I obtain broken electronic devices and refurbish them for resale. I could boost profitability by replacing certain external features to give a device the…
Part II—Battle Over Draft Protection: Should Yeshiva Students Be Conscripted?
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman November 23, 2023 In our previous article, we noted that the Gemara asserts what seem to be three distinct principles exempting talmidei…
Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Toldos
Future Reference Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yosef Greenwald November 16, 2023 Yaakov said, “Swear to me as this day;” he swore to him and sold…
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