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amirah le'akum
9 Tevet 5772

Amira Le-Akum in Pesik Reisha

There is a maklokes haposkim in regards to if amira lakum is muter bmakom hatzrich/mitzvah/etc if what you are telling the goy to do something which for the yid would...

amirah le'akum
22 Kislev 5772

Asking non-Jew to Turn On Lights

Amira l’goy we are sometimes matir l’tzrachei rabbim, for example turning on the lights in a shul. If davening in the shul starts at 8 am and someone got...

amirah le'akum
12 Cheshvan 5772

Power Cut on Shabbos with Babies

Dear Rabbonim Shlita, If the electricity goes out on leil shabbos and a mother is afraid that she won’t be able to care properly for her baby, is that enough...

amirah le'akum
28 Adar II 5771

Colleague to Work on Yom Tov

I work for a frum boss & he of course gives me time off for Yom Tov. Am I allowed to give over my duties to a one of the...

amirah le'akum
27 Elul 5770

Taping Class on Yom Tov

Hi. I’m a college student and this yom tov I’m missing a lot of class time that is important to make up. Can I have a goy tape record the...

amirah le'akum
11 Av 5770

Ordering the Sunday NY Times

May I order the sunday edition of the NY Times? Issues I know of: [1] The Sunday edition actually is delivered on 2 days – Saturday and Sunday. A number of years...

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Laws of Tzedakah Part I: The Basic Obligation
Harav Yosef Fleischman

Even the destitute must fulfill the mitzvah of tzedakah. Although someone without income and reliant on charity is not subject to the...
Laws of Tzedakah Part II: To Whom To Give First
Harav Yosef Fleischman

Recent times have brought something of a revolution in charity giving. Instead of the personal, local giving that was always...
Parshas Vaeschanan – Preservation of the Body
Harav Yehoshua Pfeffer

During the holiday and vacation period, one of the most frequently quoted pesukim is a verse in our Parashah: "Guard yourselves very carefully." However, aside from the timely vacation issues, there are several common questions of keeping healthy that deserve halachic analysis. The parameters of the obigation to maintain good health, and its detail, will be discussed in the present article.