Worth the Trip: Traveling and Preparing for a Mitzvah By: Dayan Yosef Greenwald … [Read more...]
Humane Society
Tza’ar Ba’ale Hayim – Causing Distress or Pain to an Animal Dayan Yonatan D. Hool The Halacha forbids one from causing any unnecessary pain or distress to an animal. There is a debate whether this prohibition, known as “Tza’ar Ba’ale Hayim”, is a Torah prohibition or a rabbinic prohibition. The Tana’im, cited in the Gemara Bava Metzia[1] argue about this point: … [Read more...]
Lag Ba’Omer Q&A
Rav Moshe Pinchasi Q: Do we say Tahanun on Minha before Lag Ba’Omer? A: No. Although the early Poskim [1] only mention omitting Tahanun on the morning of Lag Ba’Omer, and some later Poskim also underdstood that from the Shulhan Aruch and Rama [2], still, the custom is not to say Tahanun on Minha preceding Lag Ba’Omer [3]. Q: What do we celebrate on Lag Ba’Omer? A: Maharam … [Read more...]
Parashat Ahare Mot – Kedoshim
AHAREI MOT-KEDOSHIM Open the Door: Laws of Yihud By Rabbi Eytan Aviv … [Read more...]
Netillat Yadaim Q&A
By Rav Moshe Pinchasi [1] Holding the Bread with a Napkin Q: Is one allowed to hold the bread with a napkin to avoid having to wash Netillat Yadaim? A: If one cannot easily find water for Netillat Yadaim, the Shulhan Aruch rules according to the Rambam and allows one to wrap his hands with a napkin to avoid touching the bread and not have to do Netillat … [Read more...]