Do Women Require A Pruzbul?
What about the bank account for the kids, which is in my name? asked Mrs. Guttyor. My pension also is in my name. What if it were a Jewish-owned bank?
Chol HaMoed: An Oxymoron
On Chol HaMoed some work is prohibited and some is permitted. According to some opinions, the work prohibition is biblical; according to others, it’s rabbinical.
Can A Dayan Lie?
What are you going to do? Rabbi Dayan's son asked him. You're outnumbered, but it seems ridiculous that the ruling should follow two kollel students against you!
Daf Yomi
Honoring A Father’s Wishes
‘ He shall give it to whom he has trespassed.’
(Bava Kamma 40b)
Pesach: Putting Pressure
In its crudest sense, d’chak refers to “pushing” somebody out of his spot with the intention that somebody else will take his position; in that case, the main intention is not to hurt the one who is pushed away but to benefit the one who replaces him.
Uh-Oh – Wrong Mattress. Who Pays?
If the seller knew the buyer's intent to move, the seller is responsible for returning the merchandise. If not, the buyer is responsible for returning defective merchandise when he could have checked before distancing it, but seemingly not for mistaken merchandise.
Daf Yomi
Chametz On Shabbos Erev Pesach
(Pesachim 32a)
Is It Proper…? Should a person feel guilty for using an English ArtScroll Gemara...
Should a person feel guilty for using an English ArtScroll Gemara (as opposed to struggling with the original Aramaic)?
Borrowed Car Is Damaged – What Next?
During the night, there was a thunderstorm. Strong winds broke a large branch off a tree nearby. The branch fell on Ari’s car, damaging it significantly and breaking a car seat.
Daf Yomi
Nekudot In The Sefer Torah
‘Why Is There A Dot Over The Vav?’
(Menachos 87b)
Praying For The Sick
Question: During Kriat HaTorah, many congregations recite a general prayer for ill people. What is the source of this custom? Also, in many congregations, instead of the gabbai announcing each name, all of the shul’s members are asked to silently say the name of the ill person to themselves while the gabbai remains quiet for several moments. Is this proper?
Daf Yomi
Facing The Consequences
‘Uncleanness Is Retroactive!’
(Nazir 16a)
Chametz Cookies
"Tonight is Bernie's birthday," Jeremy said to his friend, Adam. "We're planning a surprise birthday party for him. Would you like to join?"
Accept My Tears
We are coming close to the holy judgment day and we must make sure that we enter that courtroom as clean and as clear as possible.
Daf Yomi
Treifa Cow’s Milk?
‘A Toldah Of Dash’
(Shabbos 144a)
Jewish Law Sheds Light on the Status of Hunter Biden’s Laptop
There is a whole section of the Talmud devoted to that sort of thing.
Visiting The Sick On Shabbat And Weekdays (Nedarim 39b)
If the sick person is thrust into a situation where he is compelled to face his sickness head on, we who are not yet sick can encourage him by facing it with him.
Daf Yomi
For Whom The Bell Tolls
‘Royal Children May Go Out With Bells’
(Shabbos 66b)
Daf Yomi
Appreciating His Infinite Mercy
‘I Am He Before The Person Sins…’
(Rosh Hashanah 17b)
Mourning, Excessive Mourning, And An End To Mourning
The Talmud notes that when the Beit HaMikdash was destroyed for the second time, there was an increase in the number of ascetics within the Jewish community, who decided to limit themselves by not eating meat or drinking wine. Rabbi Yehoshua asked them why they restricted themselves in this way.
Daf Yomi
A Joy And A Blessing
‘Rejoicing All Seven Days’
(Kesubbos 4b)
Expanded Vocabulary
The Italians enjoy their pasta, the Eskimos live in the snow, and we thrive with prayer!
Daf Yomi And Agadita – Roots And Uproots
One can’t help but speculate about what happened in Israel on October 7, which led many people around the world to conclude that they were safe only as far as they could get away from Israel and Gaza...
Daf Yomi
A Special Syllabus
‘As One Who Is Exempt, But Nevertheless Does’
(Sotah 21a)
Is It Proper To Adopt If You Have Biological Children?
Knowing that this family provides the adopted child with a stable, loving home, permeated by Torah values, and with the full love and support of the older children, I could not imagine why someone would think it improper.
Is it proper to stay up all night Shavuos if you won’t be able...
Since the minhag of Klal Yisrael has been to stay up all Shavuos night and learn Torah in preparation for our yearly reacceptance of the Torah, it is definitely proper to fulfill the minhag.
Compromise!
"Fine & Feder Furniture" had been a landmark in the shopping center for decades. The two partners had opened a small store thirty years before and now ran a humongous showroom. Rumors were circulating of a breakup in the partnership, though, due to developing mistrust.
K-Cup Teshuva
In the physical world, we are often warned that smoke kills before fire. In the spiritual world too, the spiritual smoke generated by our sins is more noxious and damaging than even the sins themselves.
Is it proper to casually sit on the floor (say, to play with one’s...
Just the other day, I got down on the floor to play with my 5-year-old grandson. I noticed his joy (unexpressed, of course) that we were now on the same level, and I, on his turf.
The Kittel: When And Why?
Some authorities teach that one should not clean one's kittel after Pesach. This is because the wine and matza stains on one's kittel from the Pesach Seder – proof of one’s devotion to mitzvot – will serve well on one's behalf on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur.
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