HaRav Yishai Natan - I rent an apartment from a fellow Jew, and the rent is due on the first of each month. I often forget to pay on time, or for different reasons I end up paying a few days late. When I mentioned this to someone, he suggested that I may have been transgressing the issur of Bal Talin each time this happened. Is he correct? Am I over the averah of Bal … [Read more...]
The Betty Crocker Mix-Up
In yeshiva we have two Betty Crocker pizza makers, known as “Betties” — one for halavi and one besari. Someone accidentally put eggs and cheese into the besari Betty. The question is whether the eggs may be eaten, and whether the Betty has to be thrown out. After verifying that the Betty was not used for meat within the last 24 hours - eno ben yomo, and that it didn’t have … [Read more...]
Halachot of Shavuot
חג השבועות - HaRav Yishai Natan - There aren’t many unique mitzvot associated specifically with Shavuot. There’s no mitzvah of eating matzah, no sukkah, and no other specific actions unique to the holiday. Eating Cheescake is not a mitzva. The only unique mitzvah of Shavuot is simchah, rejoicing on the Yom Tov. Still, we are going to discuss some of the … [Read more...]
Parashat Behar – Heter Iska
What Is a Heter Iska? Maggid Shiur: HaRav Yishai Natan … [Read more...]
Parashat Emor – LaD Ba’Omer
LAG or LAD B’omer? Maggid Shiur: Rabbi Yishai Natan … [Read more...]