Parashat Hashavua: Enlistment in the Time of Yehoshua and David
Some have attempted to prove that Torah scholars are exempt from obligatory war ( milchemet mitzva ) based on Sanhedrin 49a. However, this comes from a flawed interpretation.
That...
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Harav Yosef Carmel
Ask the Rabbi: Cutting Off Threads
Question : On Shabbat, I noticed on my suit a thread that needed to be cut off, which tends to bother me. Was it permitted to cut it...
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Rav Daniel Mann
Moreshet Shaul: Rebirth Through Torah
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 18-19 – from 5700 (1940) There are two scenarios in which a person is considered reborn. One is a...
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Eretz Hemdah
P’ninat Mishpat: Dividing Returns on Partially Cancelled Trip – part I
(based on ruling 84070 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts) Case : The plaintiff (= pl ), who lives in the US, signed up with and paid...
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Eretz Hemdah