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by R. Gil Student I. Undistinguished Fathers A chazzan who leads the synagogue services represents the community before God, so halakhah asks moโฆ
by R. Ephraim Glatt, Esq. Question: May one get married during Elul or Aseres Yemei Teshuvah? Short Answer: It is permitted (and some say encourโฆ
by R. Eliezer Simcha Weisz ืึฐืึธืกึตืจ ืฉึธืืึธื ืึดืึฐึผืคึธื ึตืื ืึผ ืึผืึตืึทืึฒืจึตืื ืึผ Remove the Satan from before us and from behind us We are now in the montโฆ
by R. Gil Student I. Guests and Leftovers At weddings, we serve a tremendous amount of food. Between the smorgasbord, the different courses andโฆ
by R. Gidon Rothstein Parshat Ki Tetzei Discipline of Words or of Blows Early in the parsha, we meet parentsโ worst nightmare, the ben sorer u-mโฆ
by R. Daniel Mann Question: A not yet fully Shabbat observant Jew regularly drives to (near) my shul because it is difficult for him to walk theโฆ
by R. Gidon Rothstein Jewish tradition differs in many areas from Western culture. One of the most prominent is the issue of communal authority.โฆ
by R. Gil Student I. Ferries on Shabbos There have been times in history when Jewish communities have settled on different sides of a river. Theโฆ
by R. Ephraim Glatt, Esq. Question: When do we start reciting selichos and why? Short Answer: Sefardim begin reciting selichos from the beginninโฆ
by R. Gidon Rothstein Parshat Shofetim Tzedek in Process as Well as Verdict The first verse of the parsha, 16;18, tells us the judges we appointโฆ
by R. Gidon Rothstein How long to wait between meat and milk has been discussed many times, such as in an article by my friend R. Dr. Ari Zivotoโฆ
by R. Gil Student Dreams are a common part of daily life to which the Talmudic Sages attribute great importance. They see in dreams both dangerโฆ
by R. Gil Student Jewish newspapers and magazines bring together communities in multiple ways. They may include family updates โ notices of birtโฆ
by R. Gidon Rothstein Parshat Devarim Two Essential Devarim Points, For R. David Tzvi Hoffmann In his introductory remarks to the parsha (and thโฆ
by R. Gidon Rothstein Parshat Matot Many Roads Lead to Nullification Parshat Matot opens with some laws of nedarim, oaths. Anyone who takes suchโฆ
by R. Gidon Rothstein Parshat Be-haโalotecha The parsha >begins with Hashem ordering Moshe to teach Aharon how to light the Menorah. Haโamek Davโฆ
by R. Gil Student The prayers were originally taught orally, like all Jewish texts other than the Bible. Their publication involved a process thโฆ
by R. Gidon Rothstein Development, Spiritually Over and over, R. Kook turns the Haggadah to questions of growth and development. The examples flโฆ