The initial essay in this series discussed the Machlokes between the Rosh and Rambam regarding the application of the principle of “Hitiru Sofan miShum Techilasan” to soldiers who leave the Techum to save lives. The...
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Rabbi Yosef Sprung
Shabbos “Speech”
“And Hashem E-lokim formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul (Targum Onkelos – l’Ruach M’malela – a speaking spirit)” (Bereishis 2:7)...
“Leisheiv baSukka” Without Eating
The Gemara (Sukka 46a) teaches that “one who enters a Sukka recites a Bracha – Asher Kid’shanu b’Mitzvosav v’Tzivanu Leisheiv baSukka”. There is no limit to how many times one may recite this Bracha each day; one should...
To Fast at Home or To Eat in Shul?
In a previous essay[1], we discussed the question of a Choleh who is restricted to fasting once in ten days. Should he fast on Yom Kippur or Tzom Gedalia? That discussion focused on the important Halachic question of...
Rabbi Yosef Sprungאמירת סליחות מקוצרת לרופא
משולחנו של רב בית החולים שלום הרב שפרונג, רציתי לשאול, מאחר שאני עובד במשמרת הבוקר בבית החולים, ומתחיל לעבוד מאוד מוקדם, אין לי אפשרות להישאר בכל הסליחות, וגם ביחידות אני יכול לומר רק חלק מהסליחות. מה החלק בסליחות הכי...
Abortion in Halacha – Part 3: Teratogenic Therapies
This is the final essay in our series on termination of pregnancy. The initial essay discussed whether abortion is permissible when the mother’s life may be endangered, and we reviewed the two approaches of the Rishonim...
