Daf Yomi
His Father Gave The Ring
‘What About A Worker Toasting The Produce And Eating?’
(Bava Metzia 89a)
Nostalgic Anticipation
Rabbi Wein recounts that they imparted to his generation the need to appreciate being part of the eternal people and the responsibility it entails. He also speaks of our need to pridefully convey those messages to our progeny.
Pride And Joy
Perhaps it may be somewhat of a heretical question, but supposing G-d had a wallet, whose picture would be in it? Who could be deemed the Pride and Joy of the Master of the world, as it were?
Owning Chametz Stocks On Pesach
In any case, added Chaim, I assume that if you have a share in the chametz, you can include it in mechiras chametz.
I don’t think I can simply sell my stocks the way I sell the liquor that I own, objected Mr. Krumbein.
The Consolation Of Bats
Just as the bat can navigate through the darkness by utilizing echolocation, so too must we learn how to navigate the darkness of exile using the ‘echolocation’ provided for us by the Torah and our leaders.
Daf Yomi
Tethered To The Mother
‘…If She Is Fit, Her Daughter Is Also Fit…’
(Kesubbos 13b)
How Should We Commemorate Tisha B’Av – After October 7th?
Our thoughts now must be directed to those families who are still suffering, whose loved ones are still in captivity, and to our brave soldiers who are fighting for our very existence – and to the hope that we are nearing the end of our galut when the Jewish people will be redeemed with the coming of Mashiach.
Daf Yomi
Incubator Chicks
'These Are The Living Things You May Eat'
(Chullin 42a)
Daf Yomi
Are We There Yet?
‘I Don’t Work On Yom Tov [Sheni]’
(Pesachim 52a)
Daf Yomi
Treifa Cow’s Milk?
‘A Toldah Of Dash’
(Shabbos 144a)
Marshmallows, Money, And Mazal: When Patience Pays – And When It Doesn’t
One major criticism of the Stanford Marshmallow Experiment is that it presupposes that the child trusts the adult conducting the experiment to actually deliver the promised reward.
Is It Proper…? Is it appropriate to invite yeshiva bachurim to one’s Shabbos table...
Is it appropriate to invite yeshiva bachurim to one’s Shabbos table if one has a teenage girl at home?
Yes, But…
Hapeh is based on the fact that the person who qualifies the statement is the sole source of the unqualified statement and the court has therefore no choice but to believe her.
Do We Dehumanize The Other?
The Hebrew word chamor stems from the root, chomer, which means material matter. The Egyptian is a slave to his desires and thus servitude and chomer are metaphysically equivalent.
How Late May One Eat the Purim Se’udah?
Many authorities rule that it is preferable to continue the meal after nightfall as a way of acknowledging the semi-festive character of the next day, i.e., Shushan Purim.
The Secret Of The Listening Parent
When we are stressed and under pressure, we often parent out of emotion. We just want to get through the moment and forget the long term goal of raising children with soul.
Daf Yomi
Not Wanted – Dead Or Alive
‘A Mouse That Fell Into A Cask Of Beer’
(Avoda Zara 68b)
Is It Proper To Go To A Baseball Game During The Three Weeks?
Many poskim hold that since the music at a baseball game is incidental, one may attend a baseball game during the Three Weeks.
Kapparot – Venerated Custom Or Controversial Practice?
The long lines and rushed atmosphere typical of erev Yom Kippur Kapparot gatherings frequently lead to invalid slaughter and render the chickens, which are later distributed to the poor, as non-kosher.
Daf Yomi
Pondering A Kapandria
“It Should Not Be Used As A Shortcut”
(Megillah 29a)
Can Rabbis Force Someone To Keep Halacha By Punishing His Family?
The Rema adds that a beis din may even decree "not to circumcise his child or bury him until he divorces his wife."
Relatively Honest
"It means that the disqualification of relatives as witnesses is a procedural issue, not a question of honesty," explained Rabbi Dayan.
Daf Yomi
K’vod Ha’brios
‘Excluding Where He Was Preoccupied’
(Shavuos 18b-19a)
Mugged En Route
On the way to the store, though, Mr. Davis was accosted by two thugs, who beat him and forced him to hand over his wallet, which contained over $500. The thugs fled and were not caught. Mr. Davis required medical attention for his cuts but fortunately had no lasting injury.
Ice Cream Partners
If a time was set for the partnership – for example, until the end of August – you must stay until that time and then you may dissolve the partnership.
Halacha and…Shaking Hands (Part I)
Question: Is there any halachic rationale for men to shake hands with women?
Who Gets Treated First?
The doctor has precedence. A king does not have precedence over a doctor who can save the lives of many others.
Borrowed Costume
"My son dressed up as a lion last year," exclaimed Mrs. Kahn. "We bought this great costume. It was so realistic!"
Kulo Pikadon
If you would explicitly arrange not to accept liability for the money, but rather to invest Shimon’s money in a CD and give him at the end of the year whatever you receive back from the bank, replied Rabbi Dayan, you would not need a heter iska.
Prime Time Prayer
Prayer is always an avenue to God. But in the month of Elul, the last month of the Jewish year, and during the ten days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, God lends a particularly sympathetic ear.
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