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A Rebbe’s Retirement

A Rebbe’s Retirement Severance Pay By: Rav Baruch Meir Levine After being a rebbe for over 20 years at a local elementary school, a rebbe is retiring at the end of this year. The administration was financially very supportive over…

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Halachos of Daily living

Eating Food Cooked with Meat or Wine Vinegar During the Nine Days Beginning Rosh Chodesh Av until after Tisha B’Av (the Nine Days) the custom of Ashkenazim is not to eat meat or drink wine, in remembrance of the destruction…

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Ribbis: Matters of Interest

TIPPING FOR DELAYS Fischel has been tutoring Dan, a local Jewish boy. Dan’s father arranged to pay Fischel at the end of the year. However, at the end of the year Dan’s father experienced a cash flow shortage and asked…

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When Your Poor Speech Is on the Rocks

Rabbi Chaim Weg Gemara in Eirichin–kal vechomer: If there’s loshon hora on sticks and stones [less severe]; surely on people [more severe]. Question: Rashi [Shelach] says that the meraglim [less severe] should’ve learned from Miriam [more severe]. Answer-they were expected…

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A Belated Tisha B’Av

Halachos of Tish B’Av On A Year of Nidcheh By Rabbi Eliezer Gewirtzman This year, the 9th of Av falls out on Shabbos, where Tisha B’Av is deferred until Sunday. Numerous shailos arise as a result of this, several of…

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Back Out Camping:

When your summer plans change part II Rabbi Boruch Meir Levin, shlit”a;  Dayan Bais HaVaad When parents wish to opt out of a camp they enrolled their child in, the first thing to do is try and determine if the…

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