Meseches Chulin Daf 101- 107 Daf 101 Daf 102 Daf 103 Daf 104 Daf 105 Daf 106 Daf 107 … [Read more...]
Halachot of Daily Living
Laws Related to Berachot These are some Berachot which fall in the middle between the two categories mentioned last week– that is – they aren’t clearly obligatory or not obligatory, and it is questionable if they can count as part of the 100 Berachot or not: Amen in response to the blessing on an Aliya to the Torah, or on the Berachot of the Haftarah: On the one hand, the … [Read more...]
Ribbit: Matters of Interest
GIVING THE LENDER AN ALIYAH David, the Gabbai in shul in charge of giving out the Aliyot, happens to owe money to Moshe, another member of the shul. May he offer Moshe an Aliyah? May he offer him Shelishi or Maftir? If an acquaintance of the Gabbai, to whom he owes money for a loan, happens to be praying in the shul one day, may the Gabbai show gratitude by … [Read more...]
The Crown Jewels Part 1: Who is responsible for stolen collateral?
By Dayan Yosef Greenwald I was recently walking in Midtown Manhattan and I passed by a famous bank. Outside of the bank was a glass display case with a beautiful collection of jewelry, including necklaces, watches and earrings that were obviously worth millions of dollars. I discovered that the jewelry was actually the crown jewels of a European royal family. The country was … [Read more...]
ואכלת ושבעת וברחת
Adapted from a Shiur by Dayan Dovid S. Englander Eat and run Paul Guadalupe Gonzales likes eating. Paying, less so. Last May, Gonzales went on date to a California restaurant. He ordered lavishly for himself and his date. When they finished eating, he said he needed to retrieve something from the car. He left and didn’t return. The stunned and shamed woman paid the entire … [Read more...]