18 Feb Kasruth Questions Of The Week
Does every store that is under the OU have a mashgiach temidi? Every retail food establishment that is under the OU has a Mashgiach Temidi. Meaning, every restaurant, whether Fleishig or...
Does every store that is under the OU have a mashgiach temidi? Every retail food establishment that is under the OU has a Mashgiach Temidi. Meaning, every restaurant, whether Fleishig or...
With the writing of this article, amazingly we have already been learning the new cycle of Daf Yomi for seven weeks! In two weeks, with the help of Hashem, the...
In Shmos 21:35 we learn about a scenario regarding an ox that gores another person’s ox and the second animal dies. The gemara in Bava Kama 4a says that the...
Delineating the various religious manuals delivered at Har Sinai, the Torah mentions the luchot or tablets containing the Ten Commandments, and a Sefer Torah containing the word of God and...
RAGE THERAPY A man walks into a bar. He calmly orders a drink and proceeds to abruptly pick up his glass and hurl it at the shocked bartender. After a moment of...
In his opening comment on the parsha, Rashi points out (quoting the tana’im) that the correct location of the Sanhedrin is in the Beis Hamikdosh. The particular room (known as...
I. ALL THE KING’S HORSES When you give someone food, it shouldn’t be broken. Sometimes a slice or section of food is considered prepared but generally speaking, in halachah, a piece...
Parashat Mishpatim begins with the law of the “Ebed Ibri,” or indentured servant. The situation of “Ebed Ibri” is one where a thief is caught but does not have the...
Dear Rabbi and Shira, Thanks for your column. I look forward to reading it each week in The Jewish Vues. Here is my issue. At what point should a person start...
Almost a decade ago, a mispalel of K’hal Nachlas Yitzchok - under the leadership of Horav Sekula shlit”a, pondered over an idea: “How can we engage yeshiva boys to spend...