Why was Halakha more accepting of the blind than the deaf mute? Can we apply the process of acceptance towards the blind to the deaf-mute and the deaf-blind?
This is the conclusion of the series. We end with R Chelouche’s statement of the independence of contemporary rabbis , with done cautionary measures.
Was R Karo ordained by 200 rabbis? How reliable are the traditions recorded by the Hida?
In this discussion we learn that what people consider strict is actually lenient and vice versa. Consequences of s ruling must be considered.
A response to a post by a secretly off-the-Derekh woman. Discussing discrimination against women and the weapon used by those women who do not want to be vocal feminist. This weapon, holding off the mikveh, was invented by Talmudic era women, and a…
September 20, 2016- Lecture at the Congregation Beth Torah in Brooklyn (Syrian). This is part of the weeklong series “How is Judaism Relevant in the 21st century”.
The Israelites were never threatened by the plague. They marked their doors with blood in defiance of their mortal enemy – the Egyptians
One of the most modern contentious issues that baffles so much of the Jewish World today is why we still have a 2nd day of Yom Tov. The reason for 2 day Yom tov’s was the issue with not knowing exactly which day it was outside the land of Israel….
The prohibition of doing work on Erev Pesah stems from the special status of the 14th of Nissan, as the day of the Pesah sacrifice. It stems from the influence of Greek culture and different levels of respect for the temple.
How did we get from three to four questions and from 18 to 19 blessings in the Amidah.
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