Halacha - Laws

Borrowed Costume by Rabbi Meir Orlian “What are your children dressing up as on Purim?” Mrs. Kahn asked her neighbor. “Our whole family chooses a theme,” answered Mrs. Lieber. “My husband also...

By Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow The Gemara in Avodah Zarah discusses the fact that Rabban Gamliel owned pictures of the moon. The images facilitated the questioning of witnesses who came to...

By Rabbi Shmuel Wise Review of Daf Yomi Concepts from Parashas Vayakhel-Pekudei – Avodah Zara Q: What is the status when prohibited material is merely a contributing factor? A: We learned about...

It was Adar, and some of the kids incorrectly took the notion of “Mi’shenichnas Adar marbim b’simcha” to an extreme. One of them had pulled the fire alarm. The...

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman The mitzvah of matanos l’evyonim on Purim is discussed in the Gemara at the bottom of Megillah 7a. The mitzvah is to give at least one...

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman There are four types of people in the world: Those who prepare their mishloach manos many days before Purim; those who prepare the day before Purim;...

By Rabbi Meir Orlian The Shapiros owned an apartment in Yerushalayim, where they often spent the yamim tovim. Their neighbors, the Landaus, were traveling there for the Yamim Nora’im. “Would...