Tetzaveh 5779 “You shall place the Mitznefes on his head and put the crown of sanctity upon the Mitznefes” (Shemos 29:6) One of the common sha’alos in Hilchos Tefillin is: if a person has a bandage on his head (due to a...
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Pikuach Nefesh vs. Shmiras haMitzvos
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Hashem’s Decree & PGD
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Paternity Testing and the Adulterous Wife in Halacha
Naso 5779 “If a man’s wife will go astray and commit a treachery against him.” (Bamidbar 5:12) Paragraph In this week’s Parsha, the Torah outlines the laws of the Sotah – the woman whose husband suspects her of being...