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RABBI YAAKOV KLASS, rav of Congregation K’hal Bnei Matisyahu in Flatbush, Brooklyn, is Torah Editor of The Jewish Press. He can be contacted at yklass@jewishpress.com. RABBI GERSHON TANNENBAUM, rav of Congregation Bnai Israel of Linden Heights, Boro Park, Brooklyn, is the Director of Igud HaRabbanim – The Rabbinical Alliance of America.
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By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Deliberate Humiliation ‘Take Care of My Father’ (Gittin 75b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Viewing Competency “A Deaf Person Able to Speak” (Gittin 71a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Completing An Assignment ‘A Get May Be Written And Given Even 100 Times’ (Gittin 63b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
In The Aftermath Of The Betar Massacre ‘Forty Se’ah Of Tefillin Casings Were Found…’ (Gittin 57b-58a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Splitting Grains? ‘Mixed Untithed Produce’ (Gittin 47b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Futures ‘A Matter As Of Yet Non-Existent’ (Gittin 42b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
A Signature Dispute ‘Signing…For Tikun Olam’ (Gittin 34b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Presumption of Life? ‘The Husband Was Elderly Or Ailing...’ (Gittin 28a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Painting Tefillin Straps Black ‘He May Go Over The Letters With A Pen’ (Gittin 20a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Last Will and Testament ‘A Deathbed Request Is Considered Sealed And Delivered’ (Gitin 14b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Repulsive And Disgraceful ‘The Holy One…Does Not Cause Mishaps To The Righteous’ (Gittin 7a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
The Impropriety Of Flattery ‘They Flattered King Agrippas’ (Sotah 41b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
The Burning Of Kever Yosef ‘Alongside Shechem’ (Sotah 32a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Incurring Lashes? ‘On That Day Rabbi Akiva Expounded’ (Sotah 27b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
A Special Syllabus ‘As One Who Is Exempt, But Nevertheless Does’ (Sotah 21a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
The Stepfather in a Kesuba ‘He Was the Stepson of Kenaz’ (Sotah 11b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
A Hot Air Blower ‘Whoever Eats Bread Without Wiping His Hands…’ (Sotah 4b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Reburial In Eretz Yisrael ‘If One Finds Three [Corpses]…This Is A Graveyard’? (Nazir 64b-65a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
A Matter Of Health ‘He Who Rounds The Corners…’ (Nazir 57b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Delaying A Funeral To Honor A Deceased A Nazir may Defile Himself For A Mes Mitzvah (Nazir 47a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Curling Pei’os ‘Hair Of A Nazir’ (Nazir 42a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Normal Consumption ‘Leave Aside Babylonian Kutach’ (Nazir 36b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Like Father, Like Son ‘A Man Is Obligated To Train His Son’ (Nazir 29a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
A Distressful Situation ‘No Lashes Are Administered’ (Nazir 23a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Facing The Consequences ‘Uncleanness Is Retroactive!’ (Nazir 16a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Que Sera, Sera? ‘He Daubed Him With Mud’ (Nedarim 89b-90a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Truth Or Consequences ‘Consecrating The Non-Existent’ (Nedarim 85b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
The Most Favorable Of …Times ‘Annulling Vows For The Sake Of Shabbos’ (Nedarim 77a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
The Day He Heard ‘One May Seek Revocation Of A Confimation’ (Nedarim 69a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
‘Older’ By A Month ‘…Until The Beginning Of Adar’ (Nedarim 63a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
The Plucked Apple ‘…Which Cannot Become Permitted’ (Nedarim 58a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Going Public ‘From A Wealthy Roman Lady’ (Nedarim 50a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
This Land Is ‘My’ Land ‘[If The Vow Was Imposed] In The Seventh Year…’ (Nedarim 42b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
My Plate, My Food ‘My Loaf Is Forbidden To You’ (Nedarim 34b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Not As An Asmachta? “An Asmachta [In Beis Din] Does Acquire” (Nedarim 27b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Ulla’s Murderous Companion ‘Yes! Cut Him Even Deeper’ (Nedarim 22a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
An Enduring Text ‘If One Vows By The Torah...’ (Nedarim 14b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Casting A Doubt ‘Shall We Say [They] Are Not Valid?’ (Nedarim 5a-7a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
The Honor Of Reading The Kesubah ‘Witnesses Sign Only After Reading…’ (Kesubos 109a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Twice Promised “Such And Such [I Give My Son]…” (Kesubos 102b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Seller’s Remorse ‘He Sold Because He Ostensibly Needed The Funds’ (Ketubbot 97a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
The Debt Lives On ‘The Orphans’ Mitzvah To Repay Their Father’s Debts’ (Ketubot 91b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Ramifications Of A Printers Error ‘The Note Holder’s Burden of Proof’ (Kesubos 83b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Oh My, It’s Copper! ‘…And One Who Is A Coppersmith’ (Kethubboth 77a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
The Heiress? ‘Determining The Daughter’s Status’ (Kesubos 68b-69a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
A Woman Of Valor ‘Would That He Listen To Me…’ (Kesubos 63a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Her Children, Her Whim ‘Kesubas Bnin Dichrin’ (Kesubos 52b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
The Wedding Day Fast ‘He Accepts A Ring On Her Behalf’ (Kesubos 47a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
A Confession ‘Payment For Humiliation And Depreciation’ (Ketubbot 41a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
An Auto Accident ‘All Agree That They Are Exempt’ (Kesubbos 35a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
The Threat Of Death ‘Sign or Else…’ (Kesubos 19a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Tethered To The Mother ‘If She Is Fit, Her Daughter Is Also Fit’ (Kesubbos 13b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
A Joy And A Blessing ‘Rejoicing All Seven Days’ (Kesubbos 4b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
An Explosion In The Trench ‘With A Glowing Hot Knife’ (Yevamos 120b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Life Before The Printed Word ‘A Revi’is Of Blood’ (Yevamos 114a-b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Mitzvah Or Kinyan? ‘Both Shall Have Intention At The Same Time’ (Yevamos 102b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
A Kohen Of Choice ‘A Deaf-Mute, A Mentally Challenged Person, A Minor…’ (Yevamos 99b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
A Posted Picture Saves The Day ‘In Order To Avoid Igun…’ (Yevamos 88a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Reward And Punishment ‘Masser Rishon For The levi’im’ (Yevamos 86a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Fetal Immersion? ‘The Fetus Is A Limb Of Its Mother’ (Yevamos 78a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
No Fault Lines ‘…His Father And Mother Were In Prison…’ (Yevamos 71b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
The Daughters Are Mine, The Sons Are Mine ‘Grandchildren Are like Children’ (Yevamos 62b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
The Decree Of 1587 “Two Kabs Of Dinars Were Given…To King Yanai” (Yevamos 61a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Ever Vigilant ‘When Unworthy, One’s Number Of Years Is Reduced’ (Yevamos 50a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Where Frequency Matters ‘We Forbid Haircutting And Laundering’ (Yevamos 43b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Informing The Decision ‘Found To Be With Child’ (Yevamos 35b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
The Ban Of The Communities ‘Impaired Chalitzah’ (Yevamos 26b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Law-Abiding Citizen ‘That Which Is Crooked Cannot Be Made Straight…’ (Yevamos 22a-b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
For Appearance’s Sake ‘Shammai Did Not Follow Their Own Ruling’ (Yevamos 13b 14a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Being Overly Burdensome My Sabbaths Shall You Observe’ (Yevamos 6a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Chatzitzah And Its Applications ‘Greater Stringency Applies To Hallowed Things…’ (Chagiga 20b-21a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
A Role Reversal ‘Return, O Wayward Sons…’ (Chagigah 15a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
An Astonishing Miracle ‘Why Bring the Infants to Hakhel?’ (Chagigah 3a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
A Blast At A Funeral? “R. Hamnuna Came To Daramutha…” (Moed Kattan 27b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Untimely News ‘A Mourner Is Forbidden To Wear Shoes…’ (Mo’ed Katan 20b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Discretion ‘Vendors Of Fruits And Clothing…May Sell In Private’ (Mo’ed Katan 13b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
An Outcast ‘He Shall Dwell Outside His Tent’ (Moed Katan 7b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Pondering A Kapandria “It Should Not Be Used As A Shortcut” (Megillah 29a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
The Gender Factor ‘Where There Is Loss Of Work… Three Are Called To The Torah’ (Megillah 22b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Hallel On Purim? “Its Reading Is Its Praise” (Megillah 14a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Ancient Cities, Ancient Walls (Megillah 3b-4a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Birchas Kohanim On A Fast Day ‘Because of Intoxication…’ (Taanis 26b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
A Siyum Validates It ‘Thereupon The Decrees Were Annulled’ (Ta’anis 18a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
A Unique Challenge ‘Tithe, You Shall Tithe…’ (Ta’anis 9a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Pidyon Haben In The Afternoon? ‘…The First Reads Hallel Out Loud’ (Rosh Hashanah 32b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
The Shofar On Shabbos ‘Rosh Hashanah That Fell on Shabbos’ (Rosh Hashanah 29b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Sanctified For Now And Thereafter ‘In Front of the Sun or Behind It?’ (Rosh Hashana 23b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
An Art Collector’s Dilemma! ‘Rabban Gamaliel Had The Form Of Various Moon Shapes…’ (Rosh Hashanah 24a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Appreciating His Infinite Mercy ‘I Am He Before The Person Sins…’ (Rosh Hashanah 17b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Hillel’s Innovation ‘The Second Month Of Solomon’s Rule’ (Rosh Hashanah 2b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
A Woman’s Oneg Yom Tov ‘You Shall Call The Shabbos A Delight’ (Beitzah 34b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Altered States ‘Examining A Bechor Is Not The Same’ (Beizah 27a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Reckoning Time ‘Three Festivals, Even Out Of Order’ (Beizah 19b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Belaboring The Point ‘Since It Is Permitted When Necessary, It Is Permitted Even When Not Necessary’ (Beitzah 12a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
A Consequence Of Our Exile ‘Guard The Custom Of Your Forefathers’ (Beizah 4b)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
What A Difference A Day Makes ‘Rav Rules: First Sukkah, Then Zeman’ (Sukkah 56a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Full Or Abridged? ‘One Is Obligated To Recite Hallel’ (Sukkah 48a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Lulav, Sukkah, Shofar ‘Beautification is Not an Obstruction’ (Sukkah 37a)
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
A Grafted Esrog ‘Passul When Missing Even a Tiny Bit’ (Sukkah 34b)
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