29 May My Leniency & Your Stringency
The complex nature of halachah leads to multiple opinions on various issues — expert judgment often varies. We expect that two scholars who legitimately disagree still respect each other’s right...
The complex nature of halachah leads to multiple opinions on various issues — expert judgment often varies. We expect that two scholars who legitimately disagree still respect each other’s right...
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INGREDIENTS: 8 skinless and boneless chicken breasts, cut thin Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper All-purpose flour, for dredging 6 tablespoons margarine 5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice 1/2 cup dry white wine – Sauvignon...
The mishna in Avos, Perek Gimmel, mishna ches says that if one forgets his learning it is as if he is chayev misa (capital punishment.) The gemara in Menachos says...
Parshat Naso showcases the phenomenon of a Nazir as the symbol of “Chumra” or Halachik stringency. By abstaining from drinking wine and from overindulgence in personal etiquette he guards himself...
I. MARRIAGE, ANNULMENT AND MARRIAGE In 1516, two brothers in Tripoli, Lebanon (not Libya) married their children to each other — a nine-year old girl named Yakuta to her first...
INGREDIENTS: 1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted margarine 4 extra-large eggs 2 cups sugar 3/4 cup cocoa powder 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1 tsp. vanilla Vanilla Soy ice cream DIRECTIONS: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9x13 baking dish. Melt...
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I. BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU SAY Looking through sixteenth century responsa from the Mediterranean region, I saw something strange that I have not seen in any other time and place. Many...
In the Haggada we say, “Had Hashem brought us before Har Sinai and not given us the Torah that would have been enough.” What exactly would we have gained by...