Parashat Hashavua: Rachel, Leah, and King David – What Happened? – part II
We begin with ideas from last week. Unity within Am Yisrael has special meaning when Rachel and Leah’s descendants lead the nation jointly. This finds full expression at...
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Harav Yosef Carmel
Ask the Rabbi: Cutting Nails during Shloshim
Question : May a mourner during Shloshim cut his/her nails? Does it depend on the circumstances?
Answer : The short answer is that an avel may not cut his...
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Rav Daniel Mann
Moreshet Shaul: Eretz Yisrael in Halacha and in Sanctity – part I
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 137 [ The piece comes from a response to a letter of Yaakov Shtiglitz (then a student at Merkaz...
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Eretz Hemdah
P’ninat Mishpat: A Contractor’s Leaving the Job in the Middle – part II
(based on ruling 84013 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts) Case : The plaintiff (= pl ) hired the defendant (= def ) to do extensive renovations...
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