2016 January

Yoreh Deah Siman 18 Seif 14

  יד אִם לֹא בָּדַק הַסַכִּין וְשָׁחַט בָּהּ, וְנֶאֱבַד אַחַר שְׁחִיטָה, שְׁחִיטָתוֹ פְּסוּלָה; בַּמֶּה דְּבָרִים אֲמוּרִים, בִּסְתָם סַכִּין, אֲבָל טַבָּח שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ סַכִּין מְיֻחָד לִשְׁחִיטָה וּמָקוֹם מְיֻחָד שֶׁמַּצְנִּיעוֹ שָׁם תָּמִיד, בְּחֶזְקָת בָּדוּק הוּא, וְאִם שָׁחַט...

Yoreh Deah Siman 18 Seif 13

  יג שָׁחַט בְּסַכִּין בָּדוּק, וְנֶאֱבַד קֹדֶם שֶׁיִּבְדְּקֶנּוּ, אַחַר שְׁחִיטָה, וְאַחַר כָּךְ נִמְצָא וְהוּא פָּגוּם, שְׁחִיטָתוֹ כְּשֵׁרָה הוֹאִיל וְיָצָא בְּהֶתֵּר, וְזֶה שֶׁנִמְצָא פָּגוּם אֵמוּר שִׁבֵּר בָּהּ עֲצָמוֹת וְלָאו אַדַּעְתֵּהּ, דְּאוֹקֵי סַכִּין אַחֶזְקָתֵהּ   Seif 13...

Yoreh Deah Siman 18 Seif 12

  יב אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁבָּדַק הַסַכִּין קֹדֶם שְׁחִיטָה, צָרִיךְ לַחֲזֹר וְלִבְדֹּק אַחַר הַשְּׁחִיטָה; וְהָנֵי מִלֵּי שֶׁהַסַכִּין לְפָנֵינוּ, אֲבָל אִם נֶאֱבַד, שְׁחִיטָתוֹ כְּשֵׁרָה הוֹאִיל וּבְדָקָהּ קֹדֶם שְׁחִיטָה, וַאֲפִלּוּ שָׁחַט בָּהּ הַרְבֵּה זֶה אַחַר זֶה; וְאִם...

Rav Saadia Gaon, the Convert

  There are many in an attempt to discredit Jewish converts who say things like "according to Jewish law converts are not allowed to be Rabbis, leaders or Judges, a false claim that I believe...

Wishing Merry Christmas in Halacha

Merry Christmas!!smile emoticon Someone asked me about the Halachic parameters regarding saying the phrase Merry Christmas to non Jews, so here you go:It would seem that if the current understanding of the phrase is connected...

A defense of R’ Yosef Mizrachi

  My stance in the R' Mizrachi witch hunt: What he said or rather what he meant to say given his other videos and even this one is that ASSIMILATION along with intermarriage made the majority...

When he said “I AM!”

  A thought crossed my mind,For Christians out there who believe that JC was claiming to be G-d when he said the words: Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was," I am".(πρὶν Ἀβραὰμ γενέσθαι...

Repentance in the Torah (5 books)

Repentance in the Torah (5 books) _____________________________   There is a misconception that the idea of repentance without blood does not appear in the Chumash.   It is true that "empty repentance" does not appear...