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Weekly Newsletter - 52 Alonim
Bo #95
This week’s article discusses the halachic definition of chatzos: midday and midnight—a concept that appears in this week’s parashah in connection with Yetzias Mitzrayim. How is the time of chatzos defined? Is there a difference between the time of midday and the time of midnight? Is there a distinction between midnight as a virtuous time for prayer and Torah study, and midnight as a halachic time? These questions, and more, will be addressed in this week’s article.
This week’s Q & A will deal with the question of explaining the virtue of prayer at kivrei tzaddikim.
Va’eira #94
This week’s article addresses the issue of prayer in a loud voice. Is the obligation of sounding one’s voice personal, depending on a person’s own hearing ability? What is the difference between prayer and keriyas shema? What are the laws of somebody who is deaf or hard-of-hearing? We will discuss these, and other questions, in this week’s article.
This week’s Q & A will address the question of using electric lighting for Shabbos candles and havdalah.
Shemos #93
This week’s article deals with the Torah prohibition against assault, an issue we meet in this week’s parashah in the “two Hebrew men fighting” that Moshe saw. When is it forbidden to hit others, and when does the prohibition not apply? What is the rule concerning smiting the wicked, and how does this halachah match the narrative mentioned in our parashah? What are the parameters of the prohibition against raising one’s hand against another? We will discuss these questions, and more, in this week’s article.
This week’s Q & A addresses the question of using a plunger to clear a blocked toilet on Shabbos.
Vayechi #92
This week’s article discusses a number of basic questions concerning the prohibitions against taking revenge and bearing a grudge. When are the prohibitions of taking revenge and bearing a grudge transgressed? Are they contingent on a person’s inner thoughts, or do they require a concrete action? Are there instances in which it is permitted to take revenge and to bear a grudge? We will seek to clarify these issues in this week’s article.
This week’s Q & A deals with the question of taking a haircut on the Tenth of Teves.
Vayigash #91
This week’s article will discuss the mitzvah of tocheicha – rebuking. When does the mitzvah of offering rebuke apply, and when does it not? What are the principles the lie at the heart of the mitzvah? Is there a correct ‘method’ of rebuke? These questions, and others, are discussed in this week’s article.
This week’s Q & A addresses the question of women saying Hallel on Chanukah.
Miketz #90
This week’s article continues to discuss the halachic approach to dreams. Can halachic rulings issued in dreams be relied on? Must one comply with instructions given in a dream? What are the laws of vows and oaths made in dreams? Can dreams be of assistance in identifying somebody who died? We will discuss these questions, and more, in this week’s article. This week’s Q & A will discuss
Open | DownloadVayeishev #89
This week’s article opens a discussion of the issue of dreams. What is the halachic approach to dreams? When do we need to be concerned for things we see in our dreams? When does halachah take dreams seriously, and when does it not? How can the different and conflicting sources on the question be resolved? We will begin to discuss these questions, and more, in this first of a two-part series.
This week’s Q & A will address the issue of lighting Chanukah Candles late with a Skype connection.
Vayishlach #88
This week’s article discusses an important and pertinent question of the laws of Shabbos: Is it permitted for somebody who is stringent concerning a particular issue to instruct his friend, who is lenient on the same point, to perform the relevant act on Shabbos? Can somebody who is stringent concerning opening bottles ask his friend to do it? Can somebody who doesn’t rely on the eiruv ask his friend, who does rely on it, to carry out something on Shabbos? These, and related questions, are discussed in this week’s article.
This week’s Q & A addresses the question of pumping up a wheel on Shabbos.
Vayeitzei #87
This week’s article deals with the obligation to honor an older brother. What are the parameters of this obligation? Does it apply to all older brothers, or only to the eldest brother? What about older sisters? Can a parent forego a brother’s honor? These questions, and more, are discussed in this week’s article.
This week’s Q & A discusses the question of whether a child may sleep in his parent’s bed.
Toldos #86
This week’s article deals with the blessing of baruch sheptarani, the berachah recited by fathers upon their sons reaching Bar-Mitzvah. What is the meaning of the blessing, and why is it commonly recited without Shem and Malchus? It the blessing recited for girls? Is it recited by mothers? These, and other questions, are discussed in this week’s article.
This week’s Dvar Torah discussed the question of the liability of the gabbai in cases of theft from a shul.
