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  • Wake Up!

    In our Parasha, Dina gets kidnapped by Shechem, and her brothers Shimon and Levy come to the rescue. The Bet Yosef[1] brings a machloket Rishonim regarding a case in which a girl was kidnapped by Goyim, if one may violate the Shabbat in order to save her. Of course, everyone agrees that if there is […]

  • Q&A – Folding laundry on Shabbat, Yashan

    May one fold laundry on Shabbat? Regarding regular clothing from the washer/dryer (as opposed to clothing from a dry cleaner/laundromat that have creases, and thus have different Halachot), many poskim permit one to fold laundry if the intention is to just keep the house looking neat and clean. However, if the intention is to lessen […]

  • Gid Hanashe and The Spiritual Fight Throughout History

    “Therefore, the children of Israel should not eat the displaced tendon/sinew (גיד הנשה)”. the Torah commands us to refrain from eating Gid Hanashe, not merely as a reminder of Yaakov Avinu’s fights with the Angel of Esav, who is the Yetser Hara, the evil inclination; but as a message for the future: the spiritual damage […]

  • The Great Mask Debate

    At a certain synagogue in the city, the board met for one of their usual meetings. Amidst the discussion, the question was raised as to the requirement of wearing a mask in the synagogue. Some of the representatives were extremely careful to wear a mask in public, and they demanded that others in the synagogue […]

  • Weekly Q&A – Interruptions during amidah, biking on Shabbat, exercising on Shabbat

    May one who prays Amidah assist his son who doesn’t know what to say at the Tefillah and is hinting for help? Although one isn’t allowed to hint during the Amidah just like he isn’t allowed to do so during the Shema, if one is interrupted in any way he may stop and hint as […]

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