23 Mar CHAMETZ IN GARBAGE CANS
When we prepare for Pesach, we get rid of all of our chametz, either by selling it or destroying it. However, what about chametz in your garbage can? Is that...
Shabbos Times for Mar 14, 2025 | 14 Adar, 5785 | Parshas Ki Sisa | Candle Lighting Time: 6:43 PM | Havdalah (72 min): 8:13 PM
16 Mar VACCINE SELFIES
It has become trendy to post a picture of yourself receiving a Covid vaccine. This was particularly true in Israel, where people received vaccines earlier than those in America, but...
09 Mar SHABBOS SHOES
I. Shabbos Clothes We greet Shabbos and spend the entire day clean and proper, dressed in fine clothes. Do we also need to wear fine shoes that we have designated for...
02 Mar HOW MUCH HOLIDAY PREPARATION?
I. Thirty Days Before A Holiday Holidays are much like other things in life in the sense that the more you put into it, the more you get out of...
23 Feb AN AMBIGUOUS KIDDUSH HASHEM
We like to think that a Kiddush Hashem, a sanctification or glorification of G-d’s name, is perfectly good. It is the ultimate expression of religious virtue. In reality, this is...
16 Feb IS THERE A MITZVAH TO REJOICE IN ADAR?
I. No Mention of Adar The Gemara (Ta’anis 29a) famously says that when Adar begins, we increase joy. While this saying is often quoted, standard codes omit it. Rambam (12th cen.,...
09 Feb YAHRTZEIT BOARDS AND DIGITAL DISPLAYS
When I was young, it was common for synagogues to have large boards with plaques containing the names of the deceased and small light bulbs that were turned on for...
02 Feb WHEN TO SAY BA-MEH MADLIKIN
In the recently published issue of the Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society (no. 75), Rav Avraham Yeshaya Cohen writes about the impact of praying alone (during Coronavirus) on the...
27 Jan WALKING ON GRAVES
Graveside funerals, or visits, often generate crowds around a grave, forcing people to search for space to stand. Are you allowed to step on someone else’s grave for a service...
20 Jan RECHARGING PHONE: YOM TOV SHEINI OR SHABBOS?
I. A Time to Recharge The latest issue of the Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society (RJJ Journal), under new editorship, is devoted to Coronavirus questions. One article contains short, translated...