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Question: If a person was ill on Shabbos and unable to go to shul to hear Keri’at haTorah, must he have someone read it to him in shul upon his recovery? Sincerely, Isaac Greenberg

News & Views

ZOA Applauds Bill Improving Title VI Protections for Jewish Students

By Zionist Organization of America

This legislation is crucial to ensuring that the rights of Jewish students to a safe and welcoming campus environment are fully protected by Title VI of the Civil Rights

Chodesh Tov/Rabbi Hanoch Teller

Jewish Practice In The U.S. Military (VI)

By Rabbi Hanoch Teller

The Air Force’s defense was that the Constitution only protected a genuine religious law; not a personal preference. Wearing a yarmulke, they argued, was not the law.

Ask the Rabbi

Q & A: HaGomel And Air Travel (Part VI)

By Rabbi Yaakov Klass

Question: I am very appreciative and, if I might add, flattered that you answer and publish many of my questions. Due to your superior knowledge, I am always confident when I send in a question that I will receive a proper response. I wonder if you could address whether one should say Birkat HaGomel after flying even though flying is statistically safer than driving. Also, do women say HaGomel as well or only men? Menachem