Age-related speech disorders[1] can lead to stuttering, swallowing syllables, and mumbling. These issues raise Halachic questions with regards to Mitzvos that are performed through speech, such as Kiddush. When elderly...
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Rabbi Yosef Sprung
When Is a Patient “Too Old” for Organ Transplant?
The subject of “Kedima” (priority), for medical treatment is extremely complex. We have discussed it in several essays in the past. This essay will examine the age criteria for receiving an organ transplant, focusing in...
האם יש מצוה לכבד כהן סומא או נכה?
בימינו, כשאין לנו בית מקדש, ההתייחסות לנושא מומים בכהנים נראית חסרת משמעות. אך בימים עברו, היה זה ענין חשוב במיוחד, משום שהתורה דורשת שכהן אינו מוכשר לשמש בכהונה אלא אם כן אין בו שום מום. אנו כמובן מצפים ליום שבו יבנה...
Young Man, May I Sit Here?
In many shuls, people have assigned or fixed seats, and seats are even “sold” for an annual or monthly fee in some communities. In places where seats are not sold, people nonetheless have a “Makom Kavua” where...
Please Move Your Trees
Environmental allergies are common and affect up to one-third of the world’s population. A wide variety of allergens can cause the symptoms that characterize allergic reactions, including tree, grass, and weed pollen...
Mrs. Kohen’s Dilemma
Although we consider all people to be Tamei Meis today, Kohanim are still prohibited from coming into contact with a Meis. In addition, a Kohen may not cause his son to become Tamei, even if he is a minor, even a one...
