Tzav 5780 “If he shall offer it for thanksgiving, he shall offer with the thanksgiving offering unleavened loaves mixed with oil, unleavened wafer smeared with oil, and loaves of scalded fine flour mixed with oil.”...
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...
פרשת קדושים תשע”ט האם יש מצווה לרופא להציל אדם לאחר ניסיון התאבדות? לֹא תַעֲמֹד עַל דַּם רֵעֶךָ (ויקרא יט, טז) החובה להצלת חיים נלמדת ממצוות עשה של “השבת אבידה”, הנדרשת גם להשבת גופו, וכן מפסוק זה...
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...
פרשת שלח תשפ״א “And the Bnei Yisroel were in the desert, and they came upon a man “M’koshesh” wood on Shabbos.” (Bamidbar 15:32) “Rav Yehuda said in the name of Shmuel: The M’koshesh [was put to death because he]...
Chapter 1 – Hakpada on Minhagim Pesach is a time of abundant Mitzvos and Minhagim. Some of these customs were enacted to minimize the risk of eating Chametz, and others were established for different reasons. The...
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לשיעור בעברית Recently, the world was transfixed by the news of a 57-year-old American, David Bennett – who underwent an experimental surgery at the University of Maryland Hospital. Terminally ill with heart failure and...
פרשת תצוה-פורים תשפ”א ימי הפורים מתקרבים, ועמם היינות והמשקאות המשכרים. במאמרנו נעסוק בהלכה שאינה מפורסמת דיה – האיסור על הוראה בזמן שכרות, ואפילו שכרות קלה ביותר. נדון בכמה היבטים של הלכה זו, ובין היתר נדון האם...
As opposed to most other professions, the very nature of the physician’s career seems to interfere with Hashem’s Hashgacha of the world. We believe in Hashgacha Pratis: “No man bangs his finger below (in this world)...
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