And Hashem formed the man of dust from the earth, and He blew into his nostrils the soul of life; and man became a living being. (Bereishis 7:2) The bond between the body that is created from the “dust of the earth” and...
The following words of the Rambam (Hilchos Talmud Torah, 1:8) are well known: Every man of Israel is obligated in Talmud Torah – whether he is poor or rich, whether his body is healthy and whole or afflicted with...
This week’s essay will discuss a fascinating Sugya related to the rapidly approaching fast of Yom Kippur, yet a fundamental topic in and of itself. Preparation is an intrinsic part of every Mitzva. For example, building...
Toldot 5780 “And the children agitated within her, and she said, ‘If so, why am I thus?’ And she went to inquire of Hashem.” (Bereishis 25:22) In recent years, prenatal ultrasound imaging (as well as other advanced...
בשלשה עניינים עיקריים חמור תשעה באב משאר הצומות (צום גדליה, עשרה בטבת, תענית אסתר וי”ז בתמוז): בשאר הצומות מתחילה התענית מעלות השחר, ותשעה באב מהלילה. בשאר הצומות מעוברות ומניקות אינן מתענות, מה שאין כן בתשעה באב...
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And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said unto him: ‘My son’; and he said unto him: ‘Here am I.’ And...
פרשת ויקרא – שבת הגדול תשפ”א אחת ממצוות ליל הסדר היא המצוה מדרבנן של ארבע כוסות, שהלכותיה מופיעות בתחילת פרק ערבי פסחים במסכת פסחים (קי”ז ע”ב). רש”י (שם) מבאר, שמצוה זו נתקנה כנגד ארבע...
One of the more complex questions in the Halachos of Pikuach Nefesh on Shabbos arises when the danger is neither obvious nor immediate. A person encounters a potential risk that, under certain circumstances, could...
Many Halachic issues are impacted by disturbances of any of the five senses – vision, hearing, taste, smell, and touch. Impaired vision or hearing raises fundamental questions about the Mitzva obligations of the blind...
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