Yisro 5780 “And Moshe brought the people forth from the camp towards Hashem, and they stood at the bottom of the mountain”. (Shemos 19:17) Matan Torah was an extraordinary event of Divine revelation, an otherworldly...
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Rabbi Yosef Sprung
Halachic Measurements and Technology: Man vs. Machine
Trumah 5780 “Exactly as I show you – the form of the Mishkan and the form of all its vessels – so shall you do.” (Shemos 25:9) The Gemara in Bechoros (17b) discusses whether a human being is capable of acting with...
Shinui and Shabbat: Knuckles, Thimbles, and Left Hands
Vayakel – Pekudei 5780 On six days work may be done, but the seventh day shall be holy for you, a day of complete rest for Hashem; whoever does work on it shall be put to death. (Shemos 35:2) One of the...
Birchas haGomel & COVID-19
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.”...
Self-Endangerment and Participation in Coronavirus Vaccine Trials
Tazria – Metzorah 5780 Pharmaceutical companies and academic institutions around the world are rushing to develop a vaccine for COVID-19. As in previous vaccine trials, the development of the vaccine is taking...
Showering on Shabbat after Working with Infectious Patients
Emor 5780 For six days labor may be done, and the seventh day is a day of complete rest, a holy convocation, you shall not do any work; it is a Sabbath for Hashem in all your dwelling places. (Vayikra 23:3) One of the...
