According to the United States National Diabetes Statistics Report (2020)[1], in 2018 there were 26.9 million people of all ages (8.2% of the US population) with a diagnosis of diabetes, including 210,000 children and...
Category - Orach Chaim
Yossi Sprung
Is It Shabbos Today? (Part 1)
“So that your generations will know that I caused the B’nei Yisrael to live in Sukkos when I took them out of the land of Mitzrayim…” (Vayikra 23:43) It is well-known that Hilchos Shabbos are set aside for Pikuach...
Do You Smell That?
Continuing our exploration of Hilchos Brachos in the setting of sensory deficits or disturbances, this week’s essay will discuss whether a person with an impaired or absent sense of smell may recite Birchos haRei’ach...
Rabbi Yossi Sprung
