Craft Fair March 7, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yehonoson Dovid Hool One of the four shomrim (custodians) in the Torah is the shomer sachar (paid custodian), who is responsible if the item in his…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman February 29, 2024 AP News reports: The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law, a decision critics said could have sweeping implications for fertility…
Posthaste February 29, 2024 Q May I mail something on a Friday if I know that the Postal Service will transport it on Shabbos through a reshus harabim? A One may not have a non-Jewish worker who is paid for…
The Great Leap Forward February 29, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yosef Greenwald The Mishnah (Megillah 6b) says that in a leap year like this one, there are no differences between Adar Rishon and Adar…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman February 22, 2024 In secular American society, it has been the norm since the twentieth century for men, as well as women, to receive and wear wedding rings. But engagement rings have…
Youngster’s Last Stand February 22, 2024 Q I work in a retirement home, where certain elderly residents walk past me several times a day. Must I stand up for them every time? A The Torah (Vayikra 19:32) commands, “Mipnei seivah…
Clothing Arguments February 22, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Zev Leff You shall make vestments of sanctity for Aharon your brother, for glory and for splendor…and they shall make the vestments of Aharon, to…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman February 15, 2024 The Times of Israel reports: Protests broke out in Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh, with hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jews blocking roads and clashing with police. The demonstrations were sparked by…
Restrained Barberism February 15, 2024 Q I own a barbershop. Occasionally, a nonreligious Jewish patron asks me to cut off his peyos, and it would be awkward to refuse. How should I handle this? A It is forbidden for…
Rules of the Road February 15, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yitzhak Grossman You shall make the planks of the Mishkan…ten amos the length of each plank, and an amah and a half the width…