In this lesson we will discuss communicating with the dead.

Visiting the graves of ancestors and the righteous.

In this series we will survey the views of the principle poskim regarding photocopying copyrighted texts, copying copyrighted digital texts, songs, and software, and downloading pirated material from the internet.

In this series we will survey the views of the principle poskim regarding photocopying copyrighted texts, copying copyrighted digital texts, songs, and software, and downloading pirated material from the internet.

In this series we will survey the views of the principle poskim regarding photocopying copyrighted texts, copying copyrighted digital texts, songs, and software, and downloading pirated material from the internet.

This evening (Wednesday) is our first class on casting mystical lotteries to decide what to do or what not to do.

The Gaon of Vilna is credited with establishing the method of casting the lottery, and we will examine the sources dealing with this with a view to understanding how the lottery works and what its capabilities are.

The Gaon of Vilna is credited with establishing the method of casting the lottery, and we will examine the sources dealing with this with a view to understanding how the lottery works and what its capabilities are.

The Gaon of Vilna is credited with establishing the method of casting the lottery, and we will examine the sources dealing with this with a view to understanding how the lottery works and what its capabilities are.

Our first class on the Halachot of eating insects.

A simple reading of the Biblical verses prohibiting bugs implies that any and all foods containing bugs are prohibited. More careful analysis of the sources leads to more lenient conclusions. In this course with Rabbi Dovid Fink we will examine the opinions of the great sages of the Talmud down through today’s principle poskim with the goal of understanding the main opinions on what to do about bugs and food.