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Halachot of Daily Living
Laws related to Berachot When does the day begin for the counting of one hundred Berachot? Does one begin counting from sunset, when the Halachic day begins, or does one begin counting from the morning? Poskim, such as the Mishna Berura (46:14), include the Beracha of HaMapil (which is recited at night before going to sleep) as one of the beginning Berachot of the day, in … [Read more...]
Ribbit: Matters of Interest
Corporate Gifts Many startup businesses are created through an agreement in which an investor provides funding with a Heter Iska contract. May the business owner send the investor annual corporate gifts, or an extravagant Mishloah Manot on Purim? Poskim disagree whether the restrictions of Avak Ribbit apply to parties of an Iska partnership. Some permit these gifts as … [Read more...]
A Joyous Feast
Eating Bread in the Se’udat Purim A Parasha & Halacha Shiur Summary, Parashat Vayikra by Rabbi Ariel Ovadia The Rambam writes that the obligation of “Mishte” – a feast – on Purim is to eat meat and prepare a “proper Se’uda (meal)” according to what one can afford and drink wine etc. The expression “A proper Se’uda” would seem to imply that one must eat bread as in … [Read more...]
One Dollar, One Vote?
The (Putative) Hegemony of the “Billionaire Class” By: Rav Yitzhak Grossman, Dayan at the Bet HaVaad The central theme of the presidential campaign of self-described “democratic socialist” Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is a scathing denunciation of what he considers the outrageous influence of money in politics: “This great nation and its government belong to all of the … [Read more...]