Vayera 5781 And she said, “Who is the One Who said to Avraham, ‘Sarah would nurse children’? For I have borne a son in his old age!” (Bereishis 21:7) In the not-too-distant past, breastmilk was the only available source...
Shmini 5779 “To distinguish between the impure and the pure, and between the creature that may be eaten and the creature that may not be eaten” (Vayikra 11:47) Glycerin is a very common ingredient in the modern food and...
Lech Lecha 5781 This is My covenant which you shall keep between Me and you and your offspring after you: Every male among you shall be circumcised. (Bereishis 17:10) One of the fundamental principles of Mitzva...
Glycerin is a very common ingredient in the modern food and drug industry. The food industry commonly uses it to thicken, stabilize...
במספר מאמרים בעבר, עסקנו בהרחבה בסוגיא עמוקה: כיצד להתייחס להלכות הנובעות מהנחות יסוד מסויימות במציאות, שעל פי הידע בימינו, המדעי והרפואי, מתגלה שהנחות אלו אינן נראות נכונות. הדיון עסק הן בשאלה כיצד יש לפרש את דברי...
Ki Tisa 5779 “Every first issue from the womb is Mine; and all your livestock that produce a male, that which emerges from an ox or a sheep. That which first emerges from a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb, and if...
In last week’s essay, we discussed the Halachic challenges faced by women with disabilities related to immersion in a Mikva. Aside from the practical challenges of entering and exiting the Mikva using a...
מצוי הדבר שאיש צוות נדרש לעבוד במשמרת בבית החולים בליל הסדר, וראינו צורך לבאר כיצד ינהג. אם הוא יתחיל את הסדר כסדרו, לא תמיד הוא יספיק לערוך את כולו, ולפעמים יצא שכרו בהפסדו. לכן עליו לתכנן את זמנו ולהעריך כמה זמן יש לו...
Fever is a common but nonspecific symptom associated with many diseases and can be associated with infection or other conditions. The Halachic classification of a person with a fever has broad ramifications, but the...
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