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Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline
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)…
Gift Rap: When Does Sonei Matanos Yichyeh Apply?
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…
Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Acharei Mos-Kedoshim
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…
Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Tazria-Metzora
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.…
Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline
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…
Taking a Stand: Should One Rise Before Religious Leaders?
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…
Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Shmini
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…
Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline
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…
Mean Deviation, Part II: When You Don’t Mean What They Mean
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman April 24, 2025 In our previous article, we discussed the permissibility of making a statement that is intended to appear to others…
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