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Notes on Bishul Akum
Introduction: Bishul Akum is related to the concept of Pat Akum but has some differences. Both are Gezerot that we received from […]
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Notes on Pat Akum (Part 3)
Shakh: AlefThe opinion of the Shulhan Arukh and RM”A is that the status of Pat Akum can be rectified if a Jew […]
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Notes on Pat Akum (Part 2)
According to the Rosh: In regards to Pat Akum, there is no difference between the Pat of a Palter (baker) or a […]
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The Double Standards of Gerushin Among Modern-Orthodox Jews
There is a Double Standard in regards to Mitzvot and Hashkafot that exist among the Modern-Orthodox Jews in The United States. The […]
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The Concept of Teshuvah
Teshuvah (תשובה) is the act of reconnecting with Hashem. Some people are not on the highest plane of reality where their holiness […]
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Notes on Pat Akum (Part 1)
The Halachic issue of inter-marriage is something that the sages of blessed memory had to deal with, and they enacted stringencies to […]
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From Pesach to Shavuot
It was 50 days from when the Bnei Yisrael left Mitzrayim (יציאת מצרים) until they received the Torah (קבלת התורה) via Moshe Rabbeinu. […]
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Shabbat vs The Idol of Harvesting
On Shabbat, I heard two Jews conversing on the topic of the stringencies that involve the prohibition of harvesting on Shabbat. One […]
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Counteracting the Negative Energies of Celestial Bodies
Our sages said that the Moon, Mars, and Saturn were affiliated with negative spiritual energy. The celebration of the ראש חודש (against the Moon), […]