Ki Tisa 5781 As cold temperatures continue to push across most of the United States and Israel, this week’s essay will focus upon the important Halachic question of activating heating systems or appliances on Shabbos...
Vayikra 5779 “If a person will sin and will hear the sound of an oath, and he is a witness – either he saw or he knew – if he does not testify, he shall bear his iniquity.” (Vayikra 5:1) This Posuk teaches that a person...
סדרת מאמרים פרק הקדמה במהלך השבועות הקרובים נקדיש מספר מאמרים לאחד הנושאים החשובים בתקופתנו: הזקנה. ההתפתחות הרפואית בדור האחרון, וידע וחינוך לאורח חיים בריא, הביאו לגידול מתמיד בתוחלת החיים בעולם המערבי. אנשים ונשים...
לשיעור בעברית The past several essays have tackled an important question: When Chaza”l made enactments that were a product of their understanding of reality (the “Metzius”), and that reality appears to have changed...
Vayeira 5780 “Hashem appeared to him in the plains of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance of the tent in the heat of the day.” (Bereishis 18:1) Rashi explains that Hashem appeared to Avraham for the purposes of...
In hospital environments, it is common for people to stay awake throughout the night. Medical and nursing staff are frequently required to work overnight shifts, ensuring continuous patient care and the ability to meet...
Vayigash 5780 They went up from Egypt and came to the land of Canaan, to Yaakov their father. And they told him, saying, “Yosef is still alive”, and that he is ruler over all the land of Egypt; but his heart rejected...
בשבוע שעבר עסקנו בשאלה האם על חולה שיודע שלא יוכל לצום יותר משני צומות בתוך עשרה ימים, לבחור לצום את צום גדליה או את יום הכיפורים. כפי שלמדנו, שאלה זו קשורה לנושא הלכתי משמעותי – מידת החובה שיש על האדם להימנע לפני זמן...
Mishpatim 5780 “An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, a foot for a foot.” (Shemos 21:24) Chaza”l famously explain that this Pasuk refers to monetary compensation for physical injury. The Gemara in...
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