Devarim 5779 The Rambam (Hilchos Ta’anis 1:3) rules that the obligation to observe a Ta’anis Tzibur (public fast) is a Mitzvas Aseh (affirmative commandment) of the Chachamim and an institution of the Nevi’im. However...
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Rabbi Yosef Sprung
Is it Permissible to Perform Activities That Are Forbidden on Shabbos Using Ones Mind?
Beshalach 5779 ‘Hashem said to Moshe, “Behold – I shall rain down for you food from Heaven; let the people go out and pick each day’s matter on its day, so that I may test him, whether he will follow my Torah or not...
Praying for the Terminally Ill to Die
Behaalotcha 5779 “And Moshe cried out to Hashem, saying, Please G-d, heal her now” (Bamidbar 12:13) This Posuk in this week’s Parsha is the source for the age-old custom to pray for the speedy recovery of someone who is...
The Halachic Status of Conjoined Twins
Bamidbar 5779 “You shall take five shekels each, according to the headcount…” (Bamidbar 3:47) The Gemara in Menachos (37a-b) records a fascinating discussion between Rebbi and Pleimo regarding a child born with two...
Pikuach Nefesh of the Community and Individual
Achrei-Mos 5779 “You shall observe My decrees and My judgments, which man shall carry out and live by them, I am Hashem.” (Vayikra 18:5) R’ Yishmael, R’ Akiva and R’ Elazar ben Azarya were going on a journey and Levi...
מדידת חום כהגנה מוירוס הקורונה בכניסה לבית החולים בשבת
פרשת אחרי מות-קדושים תש”פ “להבדיל בין הטמא ובין הטהור, ובין החיה הנאכלת ובין החיה אשר לא תאכל” (ויקרא יא, מז) מצוה זו שבפרשתנו אוסרת על הכשלת אדם מישראל בכל סוג של מכשול, החל ממכשול פיזי, דרך מכשול...
