Fasting Pills on Shabbos Erev Tisha b’Av [We are interrupting the discussion of Mumin and Kohanim as this essay is particularly relevant this week. We will return to that topic next week.] There is a growing...
Measuring is one of the Issurim d’Rabbanan that Chazal forbade on Shabbos. The Rishonim are divided as to how to define this Issur. According to most opinions, it is considered “Uvdin d’Chol” – an activity...
This essay will discuss the fascinating Halacha of eating fish and milk together, though the focus of the discussion intriguingly does not relate to Halachic minutiae but to whether the Halacha exists at all! Does this...
Recently, a scandal at Asuta Hospital in Rishon l’Tzion attracted public attention. Genetic testing of a fetus conceived through in vitro fertilization led to the shocking discovery that there was no genetic...
Vayigash 5781 And the sons of Shimon: Yemuel, Yamin, Ohad, Yachin, Zohar, and Shaul, son of the Canaanite woman. (Bereishis 46:10) Who was “Shaul, son of the Canaanite woman”? Chaza”l reveal that he was the son born to...
Beshalach 5780 “See that Hashem has given you the Shabbos; that is why He gives you on the sixth day a two-day portion of bread. Let every man remain in his place; let no man leave his place on the seventh day.” (Shemos...
Skin wounds and pressure sores can pose a risk to life to the elderly or those in long-term care due to their lowered immunocompetence, impaired circulation, and general weakness. The same wound that would render a...
Certain medical conditions or trauma can rob a person of the ability to speak. This impacts not only interpersonal communication and relations but also interactions Bein Adam laMakom as speech is an integral part of so...
A Choleh sheYesh Bo Sakana is permitted to eat forbidden foods (if there are no alternative options) because Pikuach Nefesh sets aside all the Mitzvos in the Torah. This raises two questions: is there any element of sin...
Tetzaveh-Zachor 5780 “You shall make them linen breeches to cover their nakedness; they shall extend from the hips to the thighs. They shall be worn by Aharon and his sons when they enter the Tent of Meeting or when...
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