Goral in Monetary Halacha Parasha & Halacha Shiur Summary on Parashat Bo by Rabbi Chaim Naftali Partners that want to split up a partnership into equal parts, with all the property being of equal stature, the Halacha is that they cast lots – a raffle – to ensure a fair process. The Halacha is that once one lot was picked (i.e. Reuven was assigned to Lot A, … [Read more...]

Summary of Parasha & Halacha Shiur on P. Va’Era, by Rabbi Ariel Ovadia The Pasuk says, that when the Barad (hailstones) hit Mitzrayim, פרעה  called Moshe and begged him to remove this harsh plague. Moshe answered that he will pray to Hashem when he leaves the city. Rashi explains that Moshe couldn’t pray in the city because it was full of idols. The Terumat … [Read more...]

  Notes from a Parasha & Halacha Shiur on Parashat Shemot by Rabbi Yehoshua Sova In our Parasha, Batya, daughter of Pharaoh, finds Moshe and asks his sister whether she should fetch an Egyptian nursemaid for him, to which the sister refuses. The Midrash writes that the reason she refused was because Moshe Rabbenu would grow up and speak to the Shechina, and it is … [Read more...]

  Summary Parasha & Halacha Shiur for Parashat VaYehi By Dayan Dovid Grossman shlit”a, Rosh Bet HaVaad The Ramban and R’ ‘Ibn Shou’ib write (as does the Midrash) that we learn from Yaakov’s actions in our Parasha that there is an obligation to uphold the will of the deceased – מצוה לקיים דברי המת. The Maharsham (ח"ב סי' קכ"ד) writes that we see that it is a … [Read more...]

The financial obligation of honoring parents is on who? Rav Yechiel Biberfeld We find in this week’s Parasha praise for the ‘Tzedakah’ of Yosef for supporting his father, Yaakov Avinu, all the years in Mitzrayim. Was it a charitable act or his obligation as a son? ·       There is a debate if the costs of Kibbud Av are borne by the son or the father. ·       The … [Read more...]