Disclosing Problems about Another Person’s Apartment
It is difficult to say that it is categorically forbidden by the laws of lashon hara to inform...
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The Best Way to Spend Money on Israel
According to almost all opinions, there is a mitzva in our times to live in Israel (yeshivat Eretz...
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Burying Wisdom Teeth
There are a few reasons to bury parts of the human body, and we will have to examine...
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Eating Contests
Presumably, one with a Torah-based mindset will react negatively to the idea of such contests (with good reason)....
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Leaving Eretz Yisrael for a Trip
The issue of leaving Eretz Yisrael has been discussed in many contemporary works written since we have been...
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Paying a Debt for a Poor Borrower in Place of the Guarantor
This is a case in which halachic intuition shouts from the outset that it must be permitted to...
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Torah Knowledge for the Non-Observant
Your question is very thoughtful, and the open communication with your cousins is fascinating. We must distinguish...
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Public Acknowledgment of Sin
The gemara discusses the appropriateness of two related steps a person might include in the teshuva process. One...
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Fulfilling a Mitzva without Intention
The gemara discusses the question of whether mitzvot tzrichot kavana (a mitzva is valid only if performed with...
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The Halachic Propriety of Cosmetic Surgery
From both a halachic and a philosophical perspective, there is a significant difference between cases of needless surgery...
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Irresponsible Halachic Responses?
The good point you make is one that we do indeed consider very seriously, both in the responses...
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The Basis for a Meal of Thanksgiving
One of the korbanot the Torah describes is a Korban Todah (sacrifice of thanksgiving). However, the Torah does...
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Cutting Down Fruit Trees for Recreational Purposes
The Torah forbids cutting down fruit trees, which is the strictest application of the concept not to be...
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How Much Water to Use for Netilat Yadayim
There is a huge difference between the basic halacha and the practical application in this matter, and it...
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Selling Property Used as a Shul
Without being presented with the details by the two sides, we must not and will not discuss “Choshen...
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Respectful Disposal of Bread
First, we should mention that if one plans carefully, there should be little unusable sizable pieces of bread...
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Receiving Interest Payments from the Government
We will begin by summarizing a previous response that explains why it is permitted to buy Israeli bonds...
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Removing Hair from Eyebrows
The gemara forbids a man to shave his pubic and underarm hair. If the shaving is done with...
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Inheritance Without Ma’aser Kesafim
We praise not only your willingness to forgo inheritance if halachically required, but also that you are not...
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Netilat Yadayim from a Chipped Cup
The gemara presents some of the rules for the kli used for netilat yadayim, including that it must...
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Animal Experimentation
There is a machloket in the gemara and among the poskim regarding whether the obligation to avoid tza’ar...
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Improper “Table” Manners?
We will first take a look at the “halachic” element and then, perhaps more importantly, try to put...
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Unintentional and Innocuous Deceit
There are different sorts of cases that are included in the broad prohibition of geneivat da’at (deceiving someone)....
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Reflecting on a Socio-Religious Trend
There are a number of crucial halachic and/or social issues in the forefront of rabbinic and community discussion....
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Approach to Kidney Donation
[Let me begin with a little background on the question and answer. After deciding that I wanted to...
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Ma’aser Kesafim from Proceeds of a Damage Suit Settlement
Refuah shleima! It is important to realize the nature of the practice of ma’aser kesafim. Tzedaka is a...
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Receiving Credit Card Benefits on a Purchase for Someone Else
When Reuven gave money to the airline via his credit card based on Shimon’s request, it is indeed...
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Taking Ribbit from a Non-Jew in Israel
The mishna states that it is permitted to lend money to a non-Jew with interest. However, the gemara...
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Returning a Loan Affected by Currency Fluctuation
We cannot respond to the question’s “Choshen Mishpat” elements (i.e., the various monetary claims of the sides) without...
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Paying Earlier than the Payment Plan Prescribed
Actually, the case you are asking about is easier to permit than the one that you assume is...
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