Parashat Hashavua: Paradoxical Communication with One’s Maker
The parasha begins with an apparent contradiction. It says that Hashem spoke to Moshe after Aharon’s two sons were killed, and then, before saying what Hashem said, goes...
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Harav Yosef Carmel
Ask the Rabbi: Unwanted Return of Money
Question : I remembered an old joke and wondered about its halachic implications. Reuven and Shimon walk down the street. Out of the darkness comes a thug brandishing...
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Rav Daniel Mann
Igrot Hare’aya – Letters of Rav Kook: Update for His Father – #212
Date and Place : 4 Menachem Av 5669 (1909), Rechovot
Recipient : Rav Shlomo Zalman Hakohen Kook, Rav Kook’s father
Body : My son wrote to you, especially about some...
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Eretz Hemdah
P’ninat Mishpat: Dealing with Shortcomings of Building Project
(based on ruling 82123 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts) Case : The plaintiff (= pl ) hired the defendant (= def ) to carry out a...
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Eretz Hemdah