Living the halachic process

A series of responsa books written by the rabbis of the Institute for scholars and rabbis from around the world in all areas of Halacha.

Living The Halachic Process I

Living The Halachic Process II

Living The Halachic Process III

Living The Halachic Process IV

Living The Halachic Process V

Living The Halachic Process VI

Living The Halachic Process VII

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Shabbat
part 7

מציג 1-16 מ-16 תוצאות

LED Shoes for Children on Shabbat

The consensus among the poskim is that activating light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on Shabbat is not a Torah-level prohibition,...

Garbage Disposal on Shabbat

First we will investigate your assumption that the sanitation workers perform melacha for individual homeowners on Shabbat. The...

A Child Riding a Bicycle on Shabbat

When bicycles first became popular, many poskim discussed their use on Shabbat. Almost all forbade it, for one...

Use of a Fat Separator on Shabbat

[A fat separator is a regular container, but one which has a spout that comes out from near...

Separating Challa on Shabbat

It is not clear what you mean by “separated some challa,” and the answer to your question depends...

Sending Packages on Shabbat or Yom Tov

There are two main issues to deal with here: whether the service providers are considered doing work on...

Use of a Salad Slicer on Shabbat

The gemara states, according to the explanation of several Rishonim, that cutting certain vegetables into small pieces is...

Using an Hourglass on Shabbat

Chazal prohibited measuring on Shabbat. This prohibition is mentioned in the gemara in Massechet Beitza in the context...

When and How to Cut the Challa

The question of the timing of the cutting of a loaf of bread, roll, etc., is the subject...

Automatic Payment on Shabbat or Yom Tov

Much of this answer is developed at length in a teshuva in BeMareh HaBazak IX:6. We will add...

A Husband Accepting Shabbat with his Wife

A community’s candle-lighting time is not the time that all community members are expected to accept Shabbat. The...

Kabbalat Shabbat of Part of the Community

The Shulchan Aruch rules, based on the Mordechai, that individual members of the community, even those who have...

Lighting Candles When One Needs to Leave the House

We will begin with a discussion of the possibilities and preferences as to what one should/can do when...

Eating before Kiddush

We will begin by examining the halachic indications in a situation in which there are no extenuating circumstances,...

To What Does Havdala Relate?

The Rambam appears to have a clear stance on the matter, as he views Kiddush and Havdala as...

Missing the First Beracha of Havdala

Clearly, the most important beracha of Havdala is the final one, HaMavdil, which speaks about contrasts, especially between...