Pioneers of the Periphery: Olim of the South Got that pioneering spirit? You’re invited to help build Israel’s periphery by planting roots in southern soil with Nefesh B’Nefesh.
Posted on: June 13th, 2013
Judaism → Halacha & Hashkafa"I saw an advertisement for group swimming lessons during the summer," Mr. Leiner said to his wife. "I think it would be good for our Pinchas."
Posted on: June 13th, 2013
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaRabbeinu Tam Tefillin ‘Transgressing Bal Tigra’ (Eruvin 100a)
Posted on: June 6th, 2013
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaAccording to biblical law, once an area has been converted in to a reshut hayachid by enclosing it with a halachically acceptable eruv, one may carry inside the enclosed area. But according to rabbinical law, it is simply not enough to enclose an area in which one wants to carry with an eruv. This alone will not permit carrying from the home into the street or vice versa. Neither will it alone permit carrying from a condominium apartment into the lobby or other common areas.
Posted on: June 6th, 2013
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaYidsville had a small but dedicated Jewish community. There was one Orthodox synagogue, led by Rabbi Well, a day school, women's mikveh, kosher butcher shop, pizza store and restaurants.
Posted on: June 6th, 2013
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaElevated Train Tracks And Eruvin (Eruvin 94b)
Posted on: May 30th, 2013
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaWhose Fridge? ‘If the Owner Retains a Holding There’ (Eruvin 85b)
Posted on: May 30th, 2013
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaTradition has it that a bat kol declared that we follow Beit Hillel’s rulings over those of Beit Shammai.
Posted on: May 22nd, 2013
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaSamuel Scherr was a very successful businessman. He also was generous and would share of his wealth with others. In this way, he became the uncle of favor to his nieces and nephews, whom he would frequently shower with gifts.
Posted on: May 22nd, 2013
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaDetached Or Unrelated ‘He Made An Asheirah Tree Into a Ladder…’ (Eruvin 78b)
Carrying, Eruvin And Manhattan
Posted on: May 22nd, 2013
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaOne of the thirty-nine prohibited melachot on Shabbat is carrying an object from a private domain, reshut hayachid, to a public domain, reshut harabim, or carrying an object a distance of four amot, six to eight feet, in a reshut harabim. The Torah does permit, however, carrying within the reshut hayachid itself. The definition of a reshut hayachid and a reshut harabim is crucial, therefore, to the laws of carrying on Shabbat.
Posted on: May 22nd, 2013
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaQuestion: The Midrash notes that the song the Jews sang after they crossed the Red Sea (“Az Yashir”) was unique; its likes had never been heard before in the world. Our Sages even refer to it as a shirah chadashah, a “new song.” What made “Az Yashir” so unique and in what sense was it a “new song”?
Eruvin: Dissenters And Protesters
Posted on: May 17th, 2013
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaIn order to carry from one's home into the street (even when the area is enclosed by a properly constructed eruv), the eruvin ceremony must be performed. This ceremony involves the placing of food in one designated home on behalf of all Sabbath observers in the enclosed area. In order for the eruvin ceremony to be valid, however, it must be performed on behalf of all owners of streets and homes in the enclosed area.
Posted on: May 17th, 2013
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaHymie was visiting Israel and enjoying an afternoon with his grandchildren in the park. After pushing them on the swings and watching them slither down the slides, he went to sit down on a bench in the corner of the park.
Posted on: May 17th, 2013
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaQuestion: On Friday night the chazzan in many shuls ascends the bimah for Kabbalat Shabbos but goes to the amud starting for Barchu. Why?
Posted on: May 14th, 2013
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaSummer Eruvin ‘A Separate Contribution From Each’ (Eruvin 72b)
Posted on: May 9th, 2013
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaQuestion: Is there anything special that one should do on Yom Yerushalayim?
Posted on: May 9th, 2013
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaSpreading the Wealth ‘Giving to Only One Poor Person’ (Eruvin 63a)
Posted on: May 8th, 2013
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaThe purpose of the eruv is to enclose on all sides the area in which one wants to carry, so that it becomes a private domain, a reshut hayachid. If the area in question is a karmelit, a space that qualifies neither as a public domain nor as a private domain, gaps in the eruv structure may be bridged by means of a constructive or symbolic doorway called tzurat hapetach. A tzurat hapetach is made up of two posts, each called a lechi, and a crossbeam or overhead wire called a korah.
Posted on: May 8th, 2013
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaThe winter was over, and the days began to get longer and warmer. The sun shone brightly in clear skies, grass and flowers were blooming, and the trees were producing layers of green foliage.
Posted on: May 1st, 2013
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaQuestion: Upon the birth of a son, common custom is to hold a Shalom Zachor on Friday evening for family and friends. But what about the birth of a girl? Some Modern Orthodox families hold a Simchat Bat on Friday night, but there doesn’t seem to be a source for this in Jewish literature. Are these Jews acting properly?
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